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Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-22
Highway Commission
to Meet Forestry
Officials in Helena

Special to The Tribune.
Helena. Feb. 21.--Members of the
state highway commission will meet
in Helena Wednesday afternoon, for
the consideration of number of mat
ters which are before it. including the
recommendation to the United States
forestry service in the matter of con-
struction of public highways within
forest reserves during the coming
season and to decide upon which. Of
ficials of the forestry service will be
in Helena February 25.
Commissioner II. A.. Templeton. of
Great Falls. will arrive in Helena
Wednesday forenoon. returning from
Salt Lake, and Commissioner Henry
Good will come in from Kalispell.
Highway Commissioner
George W. Lanstrum here.
A delegation from Lincoln county
is in the city and will appear before
the commission Wednesday to ask for
action in the matter of highway con-
struction between Rexford and Libby.
The delegation consists of w. NJ.
Cady, state representative from Lin
coin county. and County Commits
sioners J. W. Croft of Troy. William
Raymond of Libby, and c. T. Young
Of Eureka.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-22
STATE FAIR BOARD
CALLED BY DAVIS
To CONSIDER PLANS
Fixing of Dates and Deciding
Protest Will Come Before
Members.
To The Trih,lne

Special to The Tribune.
Helena, Feb. Members of the
executive board Of the Montana state
fair will meet in Helena. Saturday,
February %, at 10 q. n. for the pur-
pose of considering plans for the 1922
fair which will he suhsaitted by Sec
rotary of Agriculture Chester G. Davis.
The meeting was called by telegraph,
Tuesday, by Mr.. Davis and acceptances
have already been received from all the
members of the board which is com
posed of James Griffin, Chinook; John
G.. Howe Stevensville: Augustus Vaux,
Sidney; James Keown, Livingston; c.
n. Arnett Bozeman, and John NJ.
Power, Helena.
To Fix Dates
Mr.. Davis will present a tentative
plan for the consideration of the board
which will also be asked to fix the
dates for the next fair as between two
proposed weeks, September 1-16, and
September $3.50. Some time ago Mr..
Davis sent out queries to leading ex-
hibitors, county advisory board mem
bers, county agents and friends of the
fair as to their views regarding the
better of the two weeks. Replies to
these show a decided preference for
the later dates upon the grounds that
the farmers will then be more nearly
free from their fall work, that agri-
cultural exhibits will be better matur-
ed and that there will be more money
in the rural sections than upon the
earlier dates.
AS to the weather conditions 3. T.
Moore, acting SECRETARY of the fair,
has made compilation of weather
conditions for those weeks since 1900
and this shows very little difference
between the two. The tabulation shows
the latter week to have possessed a
little more wind than the earlier week
and the mean temperature to have been
on degree colder.
Ryerse Program
A complete reversal of the amuse-
ment program will be proposed for the
boards consideration.
The board will be asked to pass
finally upon protest filed by Ravalli
county upon the award Of the recent
fair in the county collective section on
variety of grains. In this GalIatin was
awarded first, Ravalli second and Cas-
cade third. The protest will not affect
Cascades award.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-22
ADVISE creation
Of 10.520 ACRE
IRRIGATION SYSTEM
Estimate Lewis and Clark
Project Would Cost $780,
900 for Construction.

Helena, Feb. 21.-For the purpose
of irrigating thousands of acres of land
near Helena. the creation Of the Silver
Irrigation district has been recommend
ed by the state public. service commits
sion in lengthy report filed Tuesday
with the clerk of the district court for
Lewis and Clark county. A detailed
estimate of the cost of construction is
given in the report, showing total Of
$3.50, 900, or an average cost an acre
of S47.1O for the land actually irri-
gated
The state irrigation commission
Tuesday approved the recommendations
of the engineers.
The petition for creation of the dis
rrict filed in May, last year, included
more than $4,000 acres, but the engi-
neers of the state commission find il
unfeasible to irrigate all these lands
and had revised the plans to incude
only 1O,52O acres, of which 1850 acres
are actually irrigable under the pro-
posed system. The land lies III two
units. one lying about eight miles north
of Helena, and the other near Silver
station, Is miles from the capital city.
Two reservoirs are to be built to
conserve the flood waters of Canyon
creek and its tributaries, according to
the plan of irrigation. One of these
will require a dam 154 feet high. to be
built by the hydraulic process. This
constitutes the principal item of cost.
The other reservoir will utilize natur-
al lake bed requiring no dam. The
canals are relatively short and easy to
build, according to the report.
Big Reservoir
In the investigation of this project
by the state commission. eight different
reservoirs were surveyed and 90 miles
Of canal lines were run out in order to
determine the most feasible plan for
the district. The report discusses in de-
tail all matters of construction, as we'll
as questions of water supply, climate,
soil, crops, markets, transportation and
The soil the report saws.
was found to be quite fertile and the
water supply ample to fill the reser-
voirs. 1t is estimated that the lands
when properly irrigated will be worth
from 500 to S1OO an acre.
One point emphasized in the report
s the necessity of proper colonization
IF the lands when irrigated At present
there are 50 land owners, with only
20 1amllleS lVln2 on the land. 1T IS
pointed out that the district when ir-
rigated should make farms ans homes |
'or 100 families. The addition of IA
families and the increase in taxable |
property from such development, it is
aiken, will mean much to the commu- |
1ity.
Main Canal /
The main canal will divert water
rom Canyon creek at the Van Cleve
'snch and carry it distance of II !
niles to Silver station where a system |
If laterals will distribute the water /
,ver the upper end of the project. |
Water intended for the lower unit will /
'e dropped into Silver creek and car
1ed to the northwest corner of Helena
'alley, where lower will distribute it |
,ver the lands in that section. A high
inc canal from Little Prickly Pear |,
reek will serve 1000 acres near Sill
'er and above the main canal
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-22
kiwanians Granted
Special Rates to
Meeting in Butte

A special rate Of a fare and half
for kiwanis club meeting to be held
in Butte next Saturday has been grant
ed by the Great Northern railway, it
was announced Tuesday By ]. S. Book,
general agent. Tickets will be sold
on the certificate plan. an attendance
of $50 being required to make the re-
duced rate applicable. Sale dates are
February "A and 25, with the return
fixed for February 26
This special rate is an instance.
Agent Book stated, Of newly inaugural
ed conditions under which reduced fares
are given. Until now convention at
tendance has been fixed at $50 be
fore rate was granted. but in many
cases the number ia now fixed at 100.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-22
THREAT Of STRIKE
FORCES PRODUCTION
IN BELT MINES
Merkie Coal Company Working
Night and Day Shifts With
16O Men.
10 The Tribune.


Belt, Feb. 21.-The prospect of
coal strike the first of April has re-
suited IN a boom in the coal mining
business of this town. All mines in
Belt are going full time at present.
and the Merkle Coal company has both
a night and day shift .sat work. The
mine is now employing 16O men which
is the largest force ever used by the
present company. and more men are
being put on as fast as openings are
available. During the first two weeks
of February the payroll for the
Merkle mine alone has amounted to
around $1,000 day, or $4,000 for
the half month. The production that
has gone over the modern tipple OF
this mine is averaging close to 800
tons per day or almost 5000 tons per
week. This coal is all being taken
by the Great Northern railroad and
stored in anticipation of its needs in
case of a miners strike in April.
The east side mines in Belt are
also increasing their production, due
to the continued cold weather and the
sustained demand for domestic coal.
Brodie & Son, johnson & Calone and
the Millard mines are all busy. as is
the newly organized Highwood Coal
Coal company. This mine is building
dump chute at the tracks of the
local Great Northern, and also new
tipple at the mine, which is located
about mile below Belt on the east
side of Belt creek. \ standard gauge
track is soon to be put in the mine.
new cars installed and production
greatly increased The east side coal
has a reputation for being high
class domestic coal and it is thought
there will be little trouble in dlspos-
ing of it in large quantities.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-22
COLONIZATION PLAN
MEETS OBJECTIONS
Of COMMISSION
Davis Not Satisfied With Ar
rangements for Purchase
and Sale on Shields River.
Special to The Tribune.

Helena, Feb. 21.-Report upon the
feasibility of the Shields river coloniza
ton project in the Shields river valley
in Park county has just been made BY
Commissioner of Agriculture Chester
G. Davis under the authority of the aei
creating the state department of agri
culture. and is favorable in some par
ticulars and unfavorable in others.
The report is made upon the appliea-
ton of the Shields River Colonization
corporation for an examination and GER
tification of facts of land proposed for
settlement. irrigation resources and
Approximately 10000 Acres
The land proposed for settlement is
owned by Jordan & Robertson, of
Minneapolis. consisting of approxim-
ately 1O,S0O acres lying in strip
approximately s1a miles long and from
one to three miles wide, extending from
two to 10 miles north Of the town OF
Wilsall, Park county. 1t includes in
whole or in part 10 sections in town
ships and north. ranges 8 and
east. Montana principal meridian. has
an elevation of approximately 500
feet at the lower end and $500 feet
at the upper About $500 acres are
susceptible of irrigation.
Secretary Davis finds that the land
is suitable for agricultural purposes.
with adequate water rights; its loea-
ton. with reference to public roads.
markets and shipping facilities is ia
vorable and in its intent the plan is
favorable to settlers. but its arrange
ments for purchase and sale are not
such as to entitle it to favorable con-
sideration under the subdivisions Of the
law relating to purchase and sale.
As to these Objectionable features
the report reads:
Objects to Payment Plan
''Since the contract between the
Shields River Colonization corporation
and the owners of the land proposed
for settlement calls for complete pay
ment within 10 years, the terms of
payment offered to the settlers are
not on the amortization plan. Since
the complete payment to the owners of
the land must be made within 10 years
and title remains with the original
owners during that time. the Shields
River Colonization corporation is not
in position to give satisfactory assur-
ance to the commissioner that the
plan Of colonization adopted will not
be changed to the detriment Of the
homeseeker.'
The report of the commissioner was
issued after investigations made at his
by two other departments of
the state, report on the agricultural
nature of the land having been made
by the agricultural experiment station
of the University of Montana after
a careful soil and typographical survey,
and the report on the irrigation re-
sources having been made by the irri-
CATION department of the Montana pub
Tic service commission.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-22
Board Overrules
Meagher Officials
on Railway Crossing

Helena, Feb. 21-The state rail
road commission Tuesday overruled
the board of county commissioners of
Meagher county by setting aside an
order to compel the Chicago, MiIwau-
kee and st. Paul railway company to
ling. The railrad company appealed
from the county board on the ground
that the cost of building new cross
ing was excessive and out of proper
ton to the necessity. The commits
sion held that the cost had nothing to
do with the matter. but that the ques-
ton was one of safety only 1t found
that the present crossing was much
county board and granted the railway
safer than the one ordered by the
companys appeal.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-22
Stock Market
as seem by
Bulls q Bears
Reported by H. B. Lake Co.

New York, Feb. 21.-There was some
further strength imvarious departments
Of afternoon dealings. United States
Steel made new high price for the
year. The rails, generally speaking
were in good demand during most of
the session. Certain specialties were al
so taken in hand and moved forward.
The Iron Age, in its weekly review,
maintained slight increase in the per
centage OF operations at most Of the
steel centers with good inquiry for
pig iron the outstanding feature. Call
money was again somewhat firner with
higher renewal rate than for some
time past but it is the opinion in most
quarters that this question will prove
temporary. The railroad stocks seem
to be in more favor and there was evi-
dence today of shifting of bullish
efforts to this group. Then again, some
people were inclined to look upon the
upward movement in steel and the rails
as an effort to facilitate selling else
where.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-22
Chicago Market
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago. Feb. 21.-Although wheat
scored a new high price record for the
season, the market declined most Of the
time, chiefly on account of a prospec-
tive breakup Of the drouth in the south
west. closing quotations were unsettled,
! 70 Us cents net lower, with May
$1.44s to $145 and July $126A to
SI.26as. Corn gained % to / cent and
oats finished unchanged to nc lower.
In provisions, the outcome was the
same as yesterday to 81 down.
General expectance of rains in Kan
sas and other states that for a long
while have been without adequate
moisture, gave an advantage from the
start to sellers of wheat. The fact that
tomorrow would be holiday acted
holdings. For the time being, fresh up
turns In Liverpool quotations were vir
tually ignored here. About the middle
or the session, however, a leading crop
expert gave publicity to a comprehen-
sive report indicating severe deteriori
tory from Texas to Nebraska inclusive.
Ih1s report brought about a temporary
rush OF buying that lifted the market
to the highest level OF the day. A ma
Jorlty OF traders, nevertheless, prefer
REQ to avert the risk of rain and of any
unforeseen contingencies while bust
ness was Interrupted tomorrow Late
dealings, therefore, were at a material
setback from the top prices reached
Active export call was largely re-
sponsible for the corn market making a
new high price record for the present
crop. Shipping demand for oats was
relatively slow.
Provisions advanced with hogs, but
reacted later as a result of selling
which appeared to be for New York
account. Prior to the increased selling.
lard had attained the highest prices
yet this season.
Wheat-May: open. $145ls: high,
STAT " low. t1.44ss; close. s1.44s. July:
open, $1.26&; high, S1.28A; low, $1.25X;
close, S1.26A.
Corn-May: Open, 6ah; high, s4ss
low, 62fs; close, 64M July: open, 65ss
high, 6ela; low. 64ta; close, Sc.
Oats-May: open, 41R; high, AK;
low. 42A; low, Ills: close, 411s. July:
open, 42H; high, 1914; low, 421a; close,
42A.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-22
At KANSAS CITY.

Kansas City, Feb. 21.--Cattle, receipts
III 500; bulls, calves, Gamers and cutters
steady; best calves $40; most Gamers
$2.75@3.0o; cutters generally S3.5o64;
bulk bulls $3.50M4.25; other classes gen
orally steady to strong; spots higher on
beef steers and feeders; best heavy
steers IS; other morning sales $6.15aJ
$3.50; good and choice cows S5d5.75;
medium to good heifers S596.75; 900 to
1900 pound choice feeders S7.50G57 so;
planned kind mostly S6.50G7.25; early
stockers S6M725.
Hogs, receipts 1900, open 10 to 15c
higher; closed active to shippers and
packers 15I 2Oc higher than yesterdays
average; some mixed and heavies up
more: top $1015; bulk 200 to 225 pound
ers s109 1o,15; packer top S1o1o; 24o
to 275 pound weights mostly s9.759e. 80:
bulk of sales se.4od1O1o; packing sows
mostly around So; some pigs up to S9.75.
Sheep, receipts 5000; sheep 25 to soc
higher; fed fall shorn Texas yearlings
S13; wethers $s.25; lambs generally soc
higher; seven loads $1,000.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-22
New York Market
FINANCIAL.

New York, Feb. 2l.-On a turnover
approximating 100000 shares and in
volving more than the usual number Of
standards issues, the stock market to-
day resumed it's upward course. many
favorites rising to maximum quotations
for year or more.
Unexpected ease Of money rates and
the further strength Of international
credits were factors in the advance, as
in the basic industries, notably the
steel and iron trade.
Steel equipments, motors, oils, rails
of high and low degree, copper, leath-
ers, textiles, tobaccos and mail order
ment. United States Steel made a net
gain of 81 points to 947s, its highest
price since 1920.
Other strong industrials embraced
American and Baldwin Locomotive,
American Ice. Rails were features by
Rock Island. Union Pacific and Cana
dian Pacific, the latter gaining three
points.
Exceptions to the general trend in
cluded Mexican Petroleum, Atlantic
Gulf, Crucible Steel, and National En-
ameling.
Tomorrow's holiday was without in
fuence on money offerings, call loans
declining from to Az per cent in the
afternoon. More liberal offerings Of
time funds were reported and loans ex-
tending into June were made at Az
per cent.
Demand bills on London established
new record at fraction over 4.40, but
allied exchanges, the Belgian rate ex-
cepted, eased. Dutch bills were very
strong on prospects of a government
loan by American bankers, and all the
Scandinavian quotations advanced five
to 25 points. Exchange on Canada con-
tinued to move more favorably to that
center, the Montreal rate falling to the
lowest discount in almost three years.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-22

for the sale of 23S1s acres of land in
section 81, township 81 north. of range
2 east, to satisfy the alleged indebt-
edness. Noble and Henderson are al
legged to claim an interest in the land.
Sues to Foreciose
Action to foreclose a mortgage on
100 acres was filed by the Phoenix
Mutual Life Insurance company against
Ed r. Mumper Tena n. Mumper. A
l.. Brown, n. 4. Cox. f. w. Gardner,
Lucy Hinderager and Cascade county
It Is alleged that Mumper and his wife
failed to pay a promissory note for
81. 500 dated March 6, 1919.
Ernest !. Meinert, Jessie Meinert
and Cascade county are named defend
ants in foreclosure action filed by
Alice NJ. Kingsley. The plaintiff asks
for foreclosure of mortgage on $50
acres of land to satisfy an alleged OBJ
legation of $353.16.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-22
SATURDAYS NIGHT

Pestor Cooking up from his news
paper): say, Jim, what is the Order
Of the Bath?
Nestor (embracing the opportu-
nity): Well, as I've experienced it, it's
first the waters too hot. then it's too
cold; then you're short a towel: then
you step on the soap, and, finally, the
telephone bell ngs.-Life.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-22
MINNEAPOLIS CASH GRAIN

Minneapolis, Feb. 21.-Wheat receipts
248 cars compared with holiday year
ago. Cash:
No. / northern, s1.547s @I5s7s. May,
S1.467s; july, S1.365a.
Corn: No. yellow. 511z a52h.
Oats: No. 8 white, 355s @361s.
Barley: 45G57ls.
Rye: No. 2, S1.00A al o0a.
Flax. Nc. l, 81. .551a Qs2641a.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-22
CHICAGO CASH PRICES

Chicago, Feb. 21.-Wheat, No. 2 red,
81 .42A; No. 2 hard. S1.4011.45h.
Corn, No. 2 mixed, STA q5s; No. 2
yellow, 57h 45St2.
Oats. No. white. ss74 @4o1s; No. 5
white, 35h @37ls.
Rye, No. 2, Sf.o491 104ls.
Barley, 5s46S.
Timothy seed, S5G7.5o.
Clover seed, Sf2G22
Pork. nominal
Lard, Sl1.57.
Ribs, S10.75G1175
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-22
Night work for women is prohibited

Night work for women is prohibited
in more than one occupation in New
York. Connecticut, Wisconsin, Nebras-
ka, Kansas, Oregon and California; in
industry only in Massachusetts, Pen
nsyIyania and Indiana; in mercantile
employment only in South Carolina; for
railroad and street railway ticket sell
ers only. in Ohio: in the District of
Columbia the number of hours that
may be worked at night is limited in
the same manner as day work.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-22

The movement for higher wages
among the Czecho- -Slcvakian textile
workers. which threatened to end
suspension of work, will be settled
peacefully. A committee Of tie textile
workers has expressed it's willingness
to mediation plan worked cut by the
commissioner of labor.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-22
AT OMAHA.


Omaha, Feb. 21.~-Hogs, receipts
5000; fairly active, strong to ten cents
higher, 1So to 210 pound butchers $3.50
MS9.90: latter price to butchers 215 70
300 pound S9.6009.So; packing grades
$868.5O.
Cattle. receipts 1900; beef steers
steady to Is cents higher: top $50:
sfe-stock and bulls fully steady. veals
Csc higher; stockers land feeders un-
changed
higher; bulk $15@15.50; top S15e5;
sheep yearlings, and feeders strong to
25c higher; best ewes sS: feeding lambs
$13.75; sheering lambs S14.35.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-22

May cotton, open, s17.7o: high, s1o.os;
low, $17.s5; close, $1791. December cot
ton, open. S167s; high, $16.S5; low,
1866; close, G1665.
Total sales, stocks, $1,o44,sOo; bonds,
x12 O0A ono
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-22

Agriculture and stock raising was
the chief occupation OF the Anglo
Saxons.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-22
The Great Falls Daily Tribune

nirse Issue of Dslly Tribune May IL, ASS1
Elolished every day in tho year NJ
0ssAs Falls. Montana, by the Yrloune.
QncorDorated).
GnterG0 al the Great Falls Postoffice
% second class matter.
SUBSCRIPTION 3AiES
6Y CARRIER IN CITY
ge!iy ana Sunday. one year 5000
Oeuy ana Sunday. months $3.50. .$A76
Da:iy and Sunday, months .....$250
Oaaly and Sunday, less than three
. @ontns, per mnoth 800
~ AAIl-POsTAGE PAID In U. 8.
= Aa1 Zone and part Of { Zone
Oaiiy1 and Sunday / ysar $500
DsMy ana Sunday, months ......s4.25
UUa!iy ana Sunday. months .S22s
OaNy and Sunday. less than three
montnS, Per month ..............S 500
sunday only. I year ................$3 $3.50
y AA11~-FOSTAOE PAID IN q. 8.
FAss Of : Zsns outside Of AIontana
n.r. eed .. 8 J. and 3 Z0nes:
Bsnyy BBsnny snd md Sunday. 3 months -....t4.7s
0aily ana Sunday, less than three
MONTH. per month ............90 500
sIMaa.y only. ! Yeas, outside Of
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Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-22
At PORTLAND.

Portland, Feb. 21-Cattle nomina ally
steady; no receipts.
Hogs, nominally steady no receipts.
Fat pigs S11@11.75; feeder pigs $11@
$l1.75. Others unchanged.
Sheep nominally steady; no receipts
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-22
SUGAR.

SUGAR.
New York, Feb. 21.--Sugar. futures
closed easy; approximate sales $4,000
tons; March 215; May 236; July 256;
September 2TO.
Refined, unchanged at $40.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-22
AT DENVER.

Denver, Feb. 21.-Cattle, receipts
400; market steady to strong; beet
steers $6.250725; cows and heifers $50
ST; calves $S41O.5O; bulls S2.5oa3 SO;
stockers and feeders $6@7.
Hogs. receipts 2600; market Zoe high
er; top $10.15; bulk S9.4Od1O.
Sheep, receipts 800: market soc high
er; lambs $14.75n15; ewes S7@7.50; feed
er lambs $13Q13.50
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-22
AT SPOKANE.

| Spokane. Feb. 21--Hogs, receipts 9;
| market seady.
| Cattle, receipts 1876; market steady.
Sheep, receipts none; market steady
NO change in quotations.