The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-06-17
MINNEAPOLIS MEN
ARE FOR MONTANA
BIG TRADESMEN RETURN TO
TWIN CITIES EXPLOITING
TREASURE STATE
Concensus of Opinion Is That Mon
tana Is a Great State and Well
Worth Establishing Cordial Trade
Relations With; Credit Men OPP
tiniistic.

The seventh annual trade tour
Of Montana under the auspices OF
the Minneapolis Civic and Com
merce association, the largest in
membership and the longest in
mileage of any annual tour yet I'M
dertaken, proved an unqualified
success. Practically every man ta-
king the trip returned to Minnea-
polls imbued with optimism over
prospects in Montana and with
faith in the courageous qualities OF
her citizenship. That h mission
of the trip-tO establish more COR
dial business relations through a
personal contact-was accomplish
ed is conceded by all.
81 think this trip has been thu
best we ever had" said Cavour S
Langdon, president of the Minnea
polls Civic and Commerce associa
ton. after spending almost a weel
in Montana we want our business
men to know it is the unanimous
opinion that with some good rains IL
June and early July they need feal
nothing from the result of their trade
in Montana"
Trip Enjoyable
"The trip has been very enjoy
able" said H. M. Puffer of the Puff
fer, Hubbard Manufacturing com
pany. "Great optimism is shown by
the people all through the state OF
Montana. There are good prospects.
All parties on the trip seemed to put
in their best efforts to please not
only the members of the party but
the people in all communities which
we visited"
Montana is a great state" said
G. l.. Atwood, president of the Bank
ers' National bank, "and while she
has had two bad years the people are
not discouraged. Iowa, South Da-
kota and Minnesota have had their
short crops, in years past, and Mon
tana will come back. Owing to high
prices of seed and scarcity of labor
there is only about IS per cent of a
normal crop planted this year, but
the ground has been we'll soaked and
it will take but little more rain to
insure a fair crop, which is looking
fine now.
"Owing to the shortage of feed,
herds of cattle have been reduced,
but they have an abundance of good
grass that will soon put them in ex-
cellent condition. While the wool
crop is not quite equal in quality and
quantity of former years, the price is
so much more that the proceeds will
be much greater. The high price of
coal in the east has stimulated acti-
witty in coal development and Mon
L-- - Z-4ff n0n1 ~ nI1nnIu
the northwest for hundreds of years.
Good Yield Forecast
''This is the third year in success
sion that 1 have visited Montana at
this time of year" said George F.
Orde, vice president of the Midland
National bank, land I never saw con-
ditions more favorable. They may
have failures or poor crops in spots,
but the chances for a good average
yield look better than they have for
years. The acreage is between rs
and 80 per cent of normal. Where
winter wheat has been frost killed
the farmers have planted spring
wheat. From numerous sources 1
learn the wool crop is light this year,
but the price will help materially the
lluduCldl 0lLudLlOAs IhClC 10 h1OlO
optimism than I have seen in Mon
tana in years."
"'This tour has put a little personal
touch to our business dealings with
the merchants and business men
whom we met" said w. G. Tubbs of
Wyman, Partridge e Co. eve al
ways have claimed this territory as
belonging to Minneapolis
and our city as having advantages
over other distributing points for
trade in this territory. A tour of
this kind we owe to the business
with whom we are doing bust
in the territory covered. The
reception that we met with is good
evidence of our claim as the natural
point of anything we
have to offer to Montana merchants"
Learnings Conditions Needed
"This tour has been a success in
every way" said M. E. Salisbury of
The Salisbury & Saterlee company.
1T has given us splendid opportunity
% learn conditions and, to men ex-
ending credits, it is almost absolute
essential to get On the ground and
conditions at first hand. /
lave COUl6 OuL VI MUuIdud du UpIlm-
st. I believe that 1 have more faith
n Montana because l have seen the
and have learned the
spirit of the people out there"
More Frequent Trips Asked
ST think the tour is the biggest
hing that ever happened" said B.
]. Stimson of the Chevrolet Motor
;ompany. cit seems to me they
'ught to be made ~oftener. The OPP
imism displayed all along the line
s wonderful. Business in sight is
wonderful. From my standpoint, it
5 beyond expectations"
81 think that this trip has been
be most enthusiastic and the most
uccessful 1 have made, yer since
hese tours have been started" said
). J. Frey of the Central Supply COM
any. "This is my sixth trip. /
ave w see the people of the
orthwest more optimistic nor have
seen better prospects than we have
light now. I believe that business ]
onditions in the territory we have
will be beyond our expecta-
.ons this year" '
81 think this is the best trip Min T
eapolis ever has had" said Paul r. {