Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-19

! ihers was an intensely interesting
conference at Hotel Rainbow Monday
While the Commercial club and bust
ness men Of the city received with en-
%thusiasm the message Of Harlan Smith
telling about. his publicity campaign,
effort on the part Of the Great North
ern railway, the Northern Pacific rail-
| way end the Burlington railway.
! The meeting was opened by J. 8.
Book. general agent of the Great
Stephenson to preside. From 10 o'clock
in the morning until IL there were
rapid fire talks, all expressing enthusi-
astic welcome for this effort that is to
be put forth by these great allied rail-
way systems to sell the opportunities
Of the northwest to people who may
come to this country and help to estab-
Iish an after-War prosperity for which
everybody is ready at the present mo-
ment.
Harlan Smith. representing the rail
ways, outlined the plan. He said that
it was the biggest thing of the kind
that has yet been attempted; that it
would start in the month of March.
That he was out here for a general
survey and that a little bit later, other
workers in this cause would come to
Montana for the collection of more de
tailed information. The publicity will
consist of full page copy in all of the
leading magazines and many OF the
farm journals in the east.
Begin With History
There will also be issued a great
many pamphlets and leaflets which are
INTENDED to make known the truth about
this country. Moving pictures will be
used. Mr.. Smith emphasized the fact
that this would not be spread eagle, but
truthful. publicity. 1t is to be q cam
paign extending over a number of years
The first year will be devoted to an
emphasis of the general field of oppor-
tunity. and the campaign may be ex-
tended over a fiye-year period. Or more.
First, the story will be told along the
line of history. and the spirit of the
country. and the wealth that has al
ready been established, so that the ac-
complish1nent may be presented more
or less as a finished product of what
the people out in this country have
already worked out.
Then there will be publicity covering
the industrial possibilities. 1t will tell
Of the fishing and the camping and it
win devote especial attention to agri-
culture and stock raising, to fruit and
to poultry-indeed, to every line of pro-
duction whereby there may be an open
door for someone in the east who would
like to establish a new home with adj
vantage to himself and the country. as
we'll.
Following Mr.. Smiths speech, there
was an effort to bring out some Of the
outstanding attractions ef this section
pf TIM cn,,nfpr TAorcar TIorar N
of the leading oil operators. outlined
what we might expect By way of wealth
production from this industry. He has
just returned from attending the Amer
lean Petroleum institute in st. Louis,
and he said that the country is now
pretty well informed of what is hap
pening in Montana. He declared that
the possibilities probably have not been
touched in the north Montana field.
That the established production of one
township ought to NEAR an ultimate
profit in production of S75, 5000 900.
Probable Oil Production
There are other promising fields and
II three or four more townships shall
come into production, there will then
be indicated a profit of $500, 100000 in
ultimate outcome. We have q good
chance to parallel Wyoming. Speaking
of city and towns and how they have
been affected in other places, he cited
the fact that Tulsa has grown from a
city of 10000 to $1,000 or 10000 peo-
pie on account Of oil in Oklahoma.
That there had been a similar growth
at Bakersfield. Calf.
Shirley s. Ford opened his remarks
by an opinion as to the financial ben
Eft of the oil industry for this sec
ton. His judgment was that 81. 50O.-
600 had been directly put into this de
velopment ard that probably there
was involved in all of the transactions
caused by a search for oil as much rs
S5,0o0.Oo0. He thought that three
times this sum would probably be used
for the development and production of
the North Montana oil fields in the
year 1923.
Continuing. Mr.. Ford spoke with
confident optimism about the condi-
ton and prospects of the livestock in
dustry. Going back to the time when
the first Texas herds were brought
into this state he reviewed the disas-
ter that came to the stockmen in the
winter OF 1~SS6-1SS7. saying that the
terrible outcome of the winter of 1919
1920 was just as bad as the former
situation. when 80 per cent of the
stock in this state was lost.
Mr.. Ford then went on to review
the recovery that is being experienced
in the stock industry. He said that