The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-06-18

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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 un-
| 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 the mission
of the trip-to establish more cor
| dial business relations through
personal cOntact-was accomplish
| ed is conceded by all.
ST think this trip has been the
best we ever had" said Cavour S.
Langdon, president of the Minnea-
polls Civic and Commerce associa-
ton. after spending almost week
in Montana we want our business
men to know it is the unanimous
opinion that with some good rains in
June and early July they need fear
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
&c. 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 rs per cent of
normal crop planted this year, but
the ground has been well soaked and
it will take but little more rain to
insure a fair crop, which is looking
fine now.
lowing 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
tana has enough soft coal to supply
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, ''and 1 never saw con-
ditions more favorable. They may
have failures or poor crops in spots,
but the chances for good average
yield look better than they have for
years. The acreage is between 70
and 80 per cent of normal. Where
winter wheat has been frost killed
the farmers have planted spring
wheat. From numerous sources
learn the wool crop is light this year,
but the price will help materially the
financial situation. There is more
optimism than 1 have seen in Mon
tana in years.
"This tour has put little personal
touch to our business dealings with |
The merchants and business men
whom we met" said w. c. Tubbs of
Wyman, Partridge & Co. 1--WE al
ways have claimed this territory as
rightfully belonging to Minneapolis
and our city as having advantages
over other distributing points for
trade in this territory. A tour of
his kind we owe to the business
men with whom we are doing bust
ness in the territory covered. The
reception that we met with is good
evidence of our claim as the natural
point of anything we
nave to offer to Montana merchants.
Learnings Conditions Needed
sThis tour has been success in
avery way" said M. E. Salisbury OF
he Salisbury & Saterlee company.
1T has given us splendid opportunity
o learn conditions and, to men ex-
ending credits, it is almost absolute
y essential to get on the ground and
earn conditions at first hand.
lave come out of Montana an optim-
st. / believe that l have more faith
n Montana because 1 have seen the
conditions and have learned the
pirit of the people out there"
More Frequent Trips Asked
ct think the tour is the biggest
hing that ever happened" said B.
]. Stimson of the Chevrolet Motor {
ompany. at seems to me they G
ught to be made oftener. The OPP I
[mism displayed all along the line Q
, wonderful Business in sight is U
vonderful. From my standpoint, II
] beyond expectations.
81 think that this trip has been 7
ne most enthusiastic and the most +
lccessful / have made, ever since
lese tours have been started" said b
+. ]. Frey of the Central Supply COM r
any. "This is my sixth trip. II
ave never seen the people of the
0rthwest more optimistic nor have 3
seen better prospects than we have n
ght now. l believe that business |.
in the territory we have
'vered will be beyond our expecta- 2
ons this year" "
Il think this is the best trip Min r,
sapolis ever has had" said Paul r. O
cMfchael. OF Winston Harper Fish q