The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-10
BRIChT OUTLOOK
FOR CITY IN 1915,
CONDITIONS eOoD
Permanent Growth Assured
by Encouragement Given
to Valleys Fine Wealth
of Agriculture.


grow in the main streets OF Hamilton
in 1918. Aud the failure OF grass 70
sprout there In not due TO the lanlI 0t
fertility Of Bitter Root soil, but "thsre's,
a reason
business conditions" sAid w. o.
Fisk. manager OF the Valley Nsrcau-
tile company, last week. "ArO eAltsfacs
tory. Though we have had many Az
appointments and apparent setbAcis,
we are coming out OF the ashes"
Grass never will grow IN the stres4D
OF Hamilton.
II was predicted once, but
Hamilton IL coming baCk--"out o. me
ashes"--but tho city IL not knilolRO
on foundations laid by the b0Osnefss
whose destiny IL determined by thu
caprice OF small group Of dislnterese-
ed men.
Based on Real nsssursss.
THE foundation OF the new Hamil.
ton IL a large surrounding area of IL
most productive soil In the nation. I'VE
have the agricultural resources heg0sg
said II. II. Spaulding, president Of ~
chamber of commerce, and, We have
real crops here when other valleys IS
the state have crop failures. Tho ~
ganization Of the RavAlt county farm
bureau viii be Of great service In -.
vcioping the surrounding resources.
Secretary Shoudy Of the chamber q
commerce, In speaking Of the work q
tho organization, SAyk t6nf1ll1
the chamber OF ca. vi a lX ily 81 NJ
the direction Of Bringing the bulInNss
men Of THE city into closer touch ana
CO. operation with the farmers.
| To Develop Rssoursss.
"The chamber of commerce." MI.
Shoudy says. "is working for 4 pertna-
nent development Of Hamilton and the
surrounding section through the only
sure method. II seeks TO build UP tho
farm interests, confident that every
Improvement of the farming conditions
means an Improvement In the condition
OF every resident OF the city It - NOT
mainiy seeking to advertise the posi-.
Utilities OF the valley, M tho possibtll-
ties are already widely known. but
rather to develop more efficiently tho
lactual resources here. ff
'nrhe chamber Of commerce In Beek-
ling to furnish Il business ,ontco TOR
farming activities as well ~ FOR mt
lnicipal welfare. The organization has
lover rs farm members who through the
rural activities committee are conduct.
Ing what amounts to n farmers chan,s
Der Of commerce. Plans are under way
which will aid the farmers In drawing
adequate help during the season OF IN
Dor shortage,
! Farm eureau valuable.
"The organization Of a county farm
bureau IL considered by tho chamber 81
commerce to be enc Of tho most bone.
fetal enterprises for the year Of l0l&
and To that organization tho Ohambci
has given It's most hearty co-operatlon
A complete canvass Of the resources Of
the valley Is now being made and the
, resulting compilation viii be OF scrvics
! to the business men of Hamilton n
} well as the farmers,
! Conditions Prove Cass.
/ The change OF conditions In Ilamll
. ton during the past few years and tn
I fact that business is good" and WI
c become better as time goes on. Ii tn
= best proof Of Hamilton's resources. TIL
y city was built to accommodate severn
~ hundred sawmill employees and tn
- built on monthly payroll VI mar
I thousa nds OF dollars. In twinkIin
: the sawmin closed down, the payro
stopped-but Hamilton kept right OF
OF course. establishments were neces
, sary, bu; they were made and. accord
: ing to the bankers of the city. condi
tions are very satisfactory. Deposit
in the three banks are close 10 the mil
: lion mark and In some seasons OF tn
= year the deposits run conSiderAbl
. over 81 ,ooV, oOO and yet there IL no pay
Is roll in the city. .......s p-ra4fgy
Community Singing Hsips.
The community singing Is develop
r, Ing ii unity of spirit in the city. Evel
q other Sunday afternoon nonSt,
G crowds fill the Grand theater to.sslr
q the grea, songs and hymns, Of The n,
\, ton, The result Us happy oae. =
a cordins to Charles Hoffpan. one
p, the leaders In the movement. for II
;, found that more friendly spirit !
!. cooperation Is being engendored, I,
!. value OF which to the city Ii beyoi
- computation
20 Along with the cooperation Of q
:, citizens of the city the farm bufei
~ will with the aid of d county agel
81 shortly to be appointed. create spi
a .of cooperation between the citizens
" Hamilton and the farmers and ranc
Iers. 8 TF
r With the Bitter Root valley fur1tio
or ing the land. the climate f0yntsht
n the wonderful weather along with I
ce promise of community co-operstt
m and the farmers sowing. the largl
- iacreage on record, business Sooese. -
in Hamilton for 1915.