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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31

the jobs. At Neihart a tremendous
operation is being staged by the Ameri-
can Zine and Refining company in the
Old Silver Dyke property. Recent pic
lures of that operation in the Tribune
would Indicate that it is one of magni-
tude and will create much wealth in
many forms for this locality of Mon
tana. The work of the American Zinr
and of the Neihart Consolidated Silver
Mining company bring memories to
Neihart Of % years ago when the camp
was in it's glory.
Of course. the outstanding thing of
the year to US here in Great Falls was
the discovery by Gordon Campbell in
March, 1922, of oil in the Kelvin Sun
burst district. This discovery was fol-
lowed by a campaign of drilling which
proceeded all summer and fall and now
is only halted by cold weather. 1t now
seems fairly sure that one township at
least is proven land, with two or three
more considered possible oil bearing
grounds. This successful drilling in
tnat region has led to prospecting for
OH III various places north of Great
Falls, and the fact that oil exists in
the SWeetgrass arch at Kelvin has led
all OIL men to believe that it is pres
ent elsewhere IN this arch. which lies
between the Belt mountains and the
Canadian line.
With this discovery of oil. and the
consequent drilling and development,
large sums of money were spent for
leases, for surveying. for the hauling
OF materials. erection of buildings, for
every sort of possible expense which
could happen in this sort of develop
ment. Naturally, no one knows how
much money has been spent but those
VINO are connected with the industry
and should know. they believe it to be
many millions of dollars. This money
has spread itself in endless ways until
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margin for the wheat grower.
1t is unnecessary 10 comment at
length on the BENEFITS that will be
realized from the discovery of oil in
northern Montana. Huge sums of
money already have been expended in
development and the next year neces-
sarily will see such OUTLAWS materially
increased. Production is substantial
" begun and the proceeds next year
inevitably will increase in volume.
There is every indication that northern
Montana's oil population now is only a
fraction of what it will be before the
end of another year.
The outlook for 1923 is good. con-
sidered from every angle. New indus
tries other than oil are in the offing.
There is prevalent a spirit of conf
dence that in itself will count for a
great deal. New people. new homes.
new wealth, business and agricultural
expansion may reasonably be expect
ed as products of the new year.
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themselves and of the condition of their
environment; of their profits and of
their losses. 1t is a time to measure up
the successes of the passing year and
to plan hopefully and energetically for
the new.
In retrospection. 1922 can be de-
scribed as one of general improvement
in Montana. For one thing. Il fair crop
was harvested and the prices received
have been, il not all that was desired.
at least fairly good. A great deal of
new wealth was thus produced and
many obligations satisfied. Yet prices
this year are probably as high as can
be expected for sorne time to ONE
The major agricultural achievement
in the year 1922 was the cover of
the sheep industry from the depression
of 1921. In the spring of that year it
seemed that the business was ruined.
Ewes were selling in the neighborhood
of $500, and few bidders. One year
later the price of breeding ewes had
more than doubled. as had the price of
wool. The tone is confident and the
future seems bright. If present condi-
tons keep up in that industry the hard
years Just past will exist only as a
memory and nothing more.
Mining Revived; Oil Discovered
This year also marked the return of
profitable conditions in the mining in
Of the state. Butte, Great Falls
and Anaconda are operating at as near
as the lack of labor win per-
nit. The conditions now in those three
plants of the Anaconda Copper Mining
company is eye of too many jobs for
the men rather than too many men for
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stock, while those who have acquired
land do not know as yet whether they
are wrestling the bear or the bear is
wrestling them"
My personal opinion. founded on ex-
p%erience in the northwest extending
over about 40 years, is that in a large
number of cases companies and lndivl-
duals who have acquired lands will
ultimately take no losses, but will make
some profit if they adopt a broad and
progressive policy in handling the land.
During the initiation period in some
cases credits were extended that had in
them the element of potential loss at
the time of their making.
The Montana Development ~associa-
ton, through educational work, has, in
my opinion, accomplished great things
for the unirrigated areas. The returns
this year on farms that were properly
summer titled have been most excellent.
In 1923 the state will have SO large an
increase of properly prepared ground
that the returns should be considerably
better than the current year.
The great problem is to bring people
back to the land to take the place of
those who have left the farms for the
railroad, factory and other occupations.
This repopulating will undoubtedly be
slower than it was when Uncle Sam
made a present of the land. However.
the price at which these lands were
acquired is so low per acre that the
better places ought to find occupants
as agricultural conditions the nation
improve. Further help in re-
settling these lands is afforded by the
advertising campaign which the three
great railroads have announced.
Figures such as Professor NJ. T.. Will
son gave at a recent luncheon in Great
Falls, convince me that it is q matter
of method and man and hat as the
success of the progressive farmers is
made known others win follow in their
line.
We know that the Indebtedness of
average settler in Montana IS small
compared with the indebtedness of the
priced lands in the more favored
and there are good grounds
for the belief that Montana will come
agriculturally during the next few
Others will undoubtedly speak of the
of the state, but /
add that the oil development and
expansion of the mining and manu-
featuring interests Will provide a better
ocal market for dairy and poultry prod
acts as well as other products of the
,arm.
My belief is that Montana has BETTER
in sight for 1923 and one of the
great assets of the state is the character
If the citizenship that has been bpilt up |
through these difficult pioneer days.
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Business activity is the great lode
stone that attracts population. Give
me any community that is alive ana
busy and | will show you people in all
walks of life flocking to it, to share
in some part of that trade or activity.
Montana as 4 state has resources
that make her the envy of her sister
states. Rich in all those things that
make for permanent prosperity and
growth. she needs only the population
to make the development OF these
great resources possible.
What are some of those basic factors
that act as barometers for the bust
ness future of the next six months or
year? One thought arises Immediately
in all our minds. Oil. Oil. The magic
word stirs the f%urtherest boundaries
of our imagination. No longer do we
consider its presence as that of a wild
eat promotion. The discoveries of the
last year have proven conclusively that
the coming season will see the real
opening up of one of the biggest and
most profitable oil fields of the con-
tinent. Great Falls is the natural heir
to this new wealth creator. 1t is the
logical center of operations for all ac-
t~iyities in the field. The presence OF a
fine refinery assures us of n distrlbu-
tive market. And, best of all, OIL ac-
tivity brings people who have purcilas-
ing power and this means more than
anything else
Soil Backbone of Wealth.
While the discovery and develop
ment of our oil resources is opening up
a new field of wealth, we should be
that in the last ANALYSIS, it is
the farmer who makes the real pros
perity in any community or region. The
soil is the backbone of all wealth. 1t
is the safety valve of a country's pros
Any country without well-de-
veloped agricultural resources is as
unstable as the existence Of a coral
reef IN the Pacific ocean. The last
four or five years have been a crucible
into which we have thrown Gil Of our
material in order to extract the
product. 1t has been a sur
vival of the fittest and nature has
no favorites. Those who could
not make the grade pave passed on.
Those who are left represent the able
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1928 Will Reward
Those Who Have Had
Faith In Montana
BY w. r. STRAIN
President Strain Brothers Store.

Undoubtedly the year 1928 will be
a boon to those Of northern Montana
who so patiently strived TO maintain
their business during the last few years
of depression. The bright prospects
centering around Great Falls are not
few. The immense development which
looks certain in the oil industry in the
new-found fields of Kelvin and Sun
burst, Genou and Choteau, will I'M
doubtedly mean the immigration to our
city of large numbers Of people seek
ing desirable investments.
1t has often been said that there is
always none waiting to be placed in
conservative new ventures. The easing
of the eastern money market and the
confidence that has been regained by
bankers and investment firms of the
east would Indicate that some of this
money will be available for investment
in northern Montana. The situation
as affecting employment is becoming
reversed and in a general way is be-
coming one of scarcity of labor.
The immense stores OF various ma
terials accumulated during the time of
the war are now more or less de-
Melted and the business man is having
q hard time to find a surplus of this
material in eastern markets. 1t will.
therefore. be necessary that many of
these stocks be %repIenished, and in the
ren~lenishment of them 1t Will become
necessary to employ the use Of 2 great
number Of products which our locality
produces.
Owning Your Own Home
n,,;no n recent visit to New York
Cfty The head of one Of the leading
Insurance companies OF America IN
formed the writer of a system OF
} loanine Of money to private individuals
on their homes, one OF the greatest
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31
Montana's Bad Years
of Extreme Drouth
Belong to the Past
BY GEORGE n. STANTON
President of the Stanton Trust G Saw.
inns Rapk

Any person with the right spirit al
ways is sure that when things go
wrong n year they will be corrected
the next. Conditions here have consis-
tently improving for several years. but
this winter we are using the next
year phrase again, and certainly with
more justification than in the past.
Everything combined to give ample
reason for the belief that 1923 will
probably see industry not only restored
but built beyond n point ever before
attained in northern Montana. Agri-
culture has not for a number of years
had a prospect as bright as at present.
In addition to the slump in prices
after the close of the war. Montana
suffered by far the worst drouth ex-
perienced since in the states agricuI-
tural history. There is no reason to
believe that it ever will be repeated.
Extreme weather conditions. it is well
established, go in cycles, if they ever
recur. We are looking ahead to n
succession of seasons of which some
will be better than others, but our per-
iod of extreme drouth is behind us.
Out of the resent drouth has come
benefits that will reflect their influ-
ence for all time on Montana agricul-
ture. Lessons learned in the northern
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Great Falls TO See
Increased Prosperity
Within Six Months
BY FRED A. FLlGMAN
President Paris Store.

1t is easy to wave ones hand and
with a forcerul gesture make the
broad statement that conditions are
going to be fine for the coming
spring. The effect of such a state
ment is truly contagious. The bust
ness man. however, who believes in
his own mind that we are going to ex-
perience a period of substantial pros
perity for the coming spring, does so
only after a careful reflection and
analysis of those basic factors which
make possible the freer and easier
movement of trade in any community.
| firmly believe that the coming six
months will bring such a period of
prosperity. I believe that the natural
signs are all pointing to the growth of
Great Falls that viii be made possible
by this increased business and pros
perity that is bound t. take place.
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ings bank, etc. Tt has always been our
| policy in the institution with which
am associated to pay all our co-work-
ers a remuneration which will enable
them to live Comfortably and decently
and as good citizens of the
ity.
1t makes little difference whether
we look Mt it from the point of view
of the merchant or of the community,
One must not take it for granted that
prosperity is coming and accept the
fact as something already accomplish
ed. On the contrary we must all put
our shoulders to the wheel and work
for the best interests of the entire
community. The principles that build
a successful institution should be APP
piled in the building of Il prosperous
community. Too many business leaders
fail to realize that success in business
depends upon the ability to make the
people swear by you instead of swear
ing at you. The same priciple can be
applied to the prosperous growth of
any community. This growth, in order
to be stable must render a mutual
benefit to all.
We will need the whole hearted sup
port of the. people of Great Fails if
we are to really build upon the pros
porous foundations that will be laid
during the coming year. Every man,
and child in the city must show
by their support and actions that they
are helping Great Falls to become a
bigger and better city. 1t is an easy
matter than to be real optimistic. Our
analysis show what the actual funda-
mental conditions are. With the pros
poets of stabilized prices, better land
values, good crops, oil, and easier
money conditions, we can look forward
to a splendid pear. Now, altogether
Lets 1o,o
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conditions are very promising Mt this
time. and the prospects for a greater
development and growth of our city is
before lis. Men representing virtually
every line Of business in Great Falls
have been heard to speak in an opti-
mistic way that we are on our way to
prosperity. Inquiries coming to the
club from outside sources are of the
type that show keen interest in Mon.
tana and her opportunities. Many of
these people are planning to visit us
next year and look the situation over
for themselves. AS one party asked
u, Tell Us about your oil activities
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part of the state in 1919 and 1920 and
the result of the scientific surveys la
ter made in that territory may be ac-
cepted as fairly good insurance that
lack of moisture never again can re-
duce yields as it did before. From
the drouth, too, largely came the i'm
petus given the growing of corn, a crop
that promises to grow into a value that
is as yet far from appreciated over
the state. When we pause and con-
slider the progress made in growing
corn in the last three or four years it
is entirely reasonable to believe that
this crop will occupy a dominant posi-
ton within a few seasons.
Much progress has been made in the
last year in stabilizing business and
agriculture. To illustrate the truth of
this it is only necessary to say that
business and agriculture both are in a
better way than was the case one year
ago. The sheep business is fully re-
covered, cattle are steadily regaining
their former position and prices and
production costs are becoming SO ad-
justed that there will be a greater
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though this may prove advantageous to
the farmer, as prices have recently
increased materially.
The result of this situation has been
loss to those who loaned on cattle and
applies both to the dryland and the
irrigated districts.
The inability of the railroads to fur
nish cars has been a contributing cause,
the grain farmers due to the low prices
received for their products, and this
sheep paper and the acquiring of a large
amount of land by investors in farm
mortgages. Those who lost on sheep
and cattle have, of course, ascertained
their loss through the sale Of the live
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31
More Than Normal
Increase in Business
Expected During
BY L. e. JONES,
Secretary merciaf Club.

Prediction for more than a normal
increase in business in Great Falls
during 1923 is based on:
Statements of men in virtually every
line of business declaring that we are
'oyer the hump
Additional inquiries received from
many states.
Larger tourist travel according to
reports OF Montana Commercial Club
secretaries.
Increased wholesale and retail bust
ness.
The huge advertising campaign of
the northwest.
Increased Oil activity.
A larger Commercial club member
ship.
Next year. we predict at least a nor
NAL increase of business in Great
Falls. Indications of better business
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City to Enter Period
OF Greater Activity,
Says Sam Stephenson
BY SAM STEPHENSON
President First National Bank

am very confident that the city
Of Great Falls is about to enter into
a period Of great prosperity and /
shall not be surprised if we shall wit
ness here in the early spring greater
activity than we have experienced in
a long term of years.
Great Falls is the center of a very
large territory. The livestock bust
ness is being rapidly rehabilitated.
Within another year. the men engaged
in the sheep business will all be in a
prosperous condition, and I am very
hopeful of the future of the cattle
business. Agriculture in northern
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Montana S Citizenship
Of Quality That Will
Win Greater Things
BY J.. w. WHEELER
President, Capital Trust & Savings
Bank. St. Paul, Mimi.

The very severe business depression
Montana has been experiencing has
been due to causes we'll known.
The primary causes are:
First, the unprecedented decline in
the price of cattle and sheep. Unfor-
tunately. the weather conditions in
creased the overhead at the same time
the price was declining.
Second, the unfayorable return to
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est. but they don't mean much. For
instance, ~'entangling alliances" is Il
phrase handed down from a time when
our pocketbooks were not involved.
were not then an exporting nation.
Congress and the administration at
Washington control our foreign rela-
lions and there are many evidences that
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Montana Climbing
Upward Grade to
Greater Prosperity
BY S. S. FORD

Vice President Great Falls National
Bank
The ending of the old year and the
beginning of the new is always a time
for men to pause and take stock of
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portion of our society who are capable
of real wealth production.
The recent talk before the CONNER
cial club by NJ. L. Wilson, ~agronomist
of the State college, was one of the
has come to my knowledge. The sur
that Mr. Wilson has just completed
shows what is possible from Montana
lands if they are properly farmed by
the right kind of people. He has shown
us that the soil is as fertile as any
soil in any land. The success of grain
crops ard profitable farms will de-
pend upon the kind of men who settle
the country and their ability to adapt
themselves to Montana type of farm
ing. We are fortunate in having as a
nucleus a group of men and women
who have been through the mill and
have come out on top. They are the
real refined product and it will be from
such as these that increased purchas-
ing power will reflect itself in every
channel of trade.
The cycle Of fortune is pointing to a
successful season for the sheepman.
the cattleman and the farmer. The
price of wool is high and stable. The
price of cattle is on the upward move.
Combined with these price factors, we
know that the livestock men are well
supplied with hay to take them
through the season in nice shape. /
feel that our farmers are going to
have another bumper crop. And when
We have Il crop it is Il pleasure to
know that our crops are of the finest
I,,e - z~l Is,w 4Eo GtDhncf rnn~1
iums. Montana dry land wheat is the
finest that comes into the market. Our
oats are of the richest in food values.
Our alfalfa and hay produce strong
bones as we'll as beef in our cattle.
Our industrial situation is rosy. The
smelter is working at full capacity,
thus giving employment to more than
a thousand men. The railroad shops
employing more men at a better
wage than they have done for several
years. New industries coming into
town will give more opportunities for
TO men who come to
Great Falls to look for work. AT the
present time, there is hardly a mar in
who has not a job, or who could
get one if he wanted it. These
men are all getting good wages that
hIlHUit tIeIl W ii!iuiSt III al lt" vi TIE
after they have supplied
themselves with all of the necessaries
Of life.
Better Road Help
I am glad to see the continuance of
Ill of our good road programs. Every
cent of money spent legitimately and
wisely in the good road building of
his part of the country will come back
us a hundred fold. Trade moves
regular channels and these
must be kept open if the
.rade is to move free and easy. Every
rood road means new roads coming
nto or through Great Falls, bringing
more money to our business and pro-
%essional men which in turn continues
n the general process of circulation.
I have laid stress on purchasing
,ower and its effect ON trade and
business. I am a firm believer in good
wages. No community can be busy if
he workers are only getting enough
which to exist. The margin be-
ween the cost of their food and shell
and their income represents the
margin that finds its way to the mer-
liant, the doctor, the dentist, the saw
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-03-08
Roosevelt a Bird Lover.

Roosevelt's first appearance in the
editorial columns of New York news
paper was probably that in the Eve
ming Post of February 25, 1878. Roose-
welt was then sophomore at Har-
ward, eighteen years old. The Evening
Post devoted long editorial to the
question whether the English sparrow
had been benefit or a pest. It men
toned a recent discussion of the SUBJ
ject at an pathological club in Cam
bridge, Mass, saying: "Mr. Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr., of this city, gave the
birds credit for doing some good, but
thought that they often ate the buds
of fruit trees, and he says that in
Egypt they are wasteful ,devourers Of
grain In Roosevelt's "An Autobiog-
raphy" good deaf is noted of his
pathological interests during these
years; these interests, of course, per-
sisted throughout his life.