Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-21
new SETTLERS
ARE ALREADY
BUSY AT WORK
Newcomers From Idaho Haul
ing Lumber for New Homes
Near Cascade.

! The families moved from southern
/ Idaho to the Chestnut valley irrigated
lands near Cascade, arriving there
Wednesday, are already at work i'm
proving their new homes and promise
to make good on their first season,
according to e. G. Leedy, general agri-
cultural development agent Of the Great
Northern railway, who is in Great
Falls
Only the heads of the families ar
rived but there is much work being
DONE" said Mr.. Leedy, who has had
reports from G. w. Lincoln. member
of his department. "Mr Lincoln tells
me that the teams brought from Idaho
are hauling the lumber to the tracts
of the settlers and the homes and
necessary buildings are going up quick
ly. They have brought some fine seed
potatoes and their new crops will go
in soon. | am enthusiastic in support
ing the colonization plan. having fol-
lowed each step as it was arranged
by the field workers of the railway.
All Good Farmers
''These people have all made good
farmers in the southern Idaho lands
They know how to raise good potato
and beet crops and how to use the
water They will make good. I am con-
fident. and will have good effect on
the entire valley.
The difficulty has been with the
eastern farmer that he does not know
how to use water in irrigation and
has actually been averse to irrigating.
1t has taken most of them from three
to five years to learn how to handle
their new lands. and it has been an ex-
pensive lesson for them
."IhpSe npon1p have NOT had tho on
portunity to get the right start on the
high priced Idaho lands. | think we
are fortunate in getting them as set
tiers at this time"
Montana Ranks Second |
Montana now ranks second of the /
northwest states in the number of in |
luiries that come to the railway depart
nent Of the possibilities Of settlement,
according to Mr.. Leedy.
There has been pronounced in
crease in the interest in Montana dur
ng this year over the last two years.
said Mr.. Leedy. The people who left
he state during the first bad years
ire coming to feel that Montana isn't
'uch bad place after all. It's begin
hing to look pretty attractive to them
md they are telling their friends.
Expects Many Settlers
II look to see great many pro-
pective settlers visit the state under
he homeseekers rates this summer.
There will be an appreciable amount
# dealings in Montana lands. Many
racts will be sold this summer, the ,
ettlers taking advantage of the pre-
ent low level of values.
"Most of our settlers will be farm !
rs on rented farms of the middle |
.est. They are successful farmers but l
hey can't get their start in the area !
t high price land. They will put in .
heir crop this spring and then when
hey have little time they will be a
,ming west to look things over, perhaps
buy land. Then they will go back to T
arvest their crop and to return ready b
'r work in the early spring Of 1923. a
Situation Promising
If Montana has good crop this :
ear as 1t promises to be, the move I
ent to the state next year is going =
} be very good :, :,
i don't want TO overstate the stu
ION but it does look very promising" {
MIR. Leedy will make Great Falls :
$ headquarters for few days. to
ave for Cascade Saturday.