Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-19
new JERSEY PAPER CARRIES
DESCRIPTION OF THIS REGION
AS EDITORS LOOKED UPON IT

/, be some error, $50 bushels an acre
being considered very good in his
state. We told him that Monmouth
county, which also grows some pota-
toes. considered $50 bushels to the
acre very good. and we leave 1t there.
But. all the same. we would like to be
there to see some time when that
Lewistown man is harvesting his
potato crop.
"As indicated above, Judith basin is
q great grain country. In round num-
hers the crop of 1922 was six millions
of bushels. Three hundred and
TWENTY-FIVE miles of railroad traverse
it and grain elevators may be seen in
all directions. There are 81 of these
structures in the basin.
'"There is much to tell also of the
mineral yield of the mountains sur
rounding this fertile plateau. They
have produced $25, O0O, OCO of gold since
cries at Lewistown. but the oil indus
try is yet in its infancy here, as else
where in the state. Coal and iron also
abound.
There is a cement plant at Lewis
town. besides other industries. These
are important. but living as / do in an
agricultural district. | was more inter
ested in the farming and stock raising
industries and have consequently de-
voted more space to them.
Praises Great Falls
81 have been writing for the most
part about small towns and rural COM
imunities. places depending, like Free
hold. upo the surrounding and for
their prosperity. Our next stop was at
Great Falls. a community of different
character. 1t has approximately $4,000
population. 1t is located at the Great
Falls of the Missouri. The townsite
was laid out by James J.. Hill. the
father of the Great Northern railroad
system. and Paris Gibson. The pro-
jector laid out the future city upon
broad lines. providing for the future.
The site was selected because of its
great natural attractions and also be-
cause of the falls, capable Of furnish
ing ample water power for manufac-
turing purposes. The streets are laid
out in perfect squares and are num-
bered east and west from avenues.
Great Falls has numerous parks. wide
venues and boulevards and an abund-
ance of shade. which was not found in
many other places visited. Two rail-
roads serve the town-Great Northern.
and Northumberland both these have
fine passenger stations opposite spa
cious parks covering a city block or
more.
"Al the towns we visited. excepting
Butte, emphasized the agricultural pos
sibilities of the surrounding territory.
Each one had a pet irrigation project.
completed or under way, and each was
expecting great things of them. At
Great Falls ii was the Sun river that
was expected to make the desert Bios
som as the rose. 1t is expected to
furnish enough water to irrigate 17O.-
600 acres. There are several other
projects of similar nature. The prin-
cipal crops are cereals but everywhere
forward looking citizens arc emnhasiz-
ing the need and desirability Of diversi-
fled farming.
AT Great Falls is located a large
copper Smelter belonging 10 the Ana
conda Copper Mining company. IT also
has 40 manufacturing enterprises. in
Guiding two flour mills with a capacity
of 5000 barrels a day. 1t also has a
meat packing plant of no mean pro-
portions. The falls of the Missouri
develop 1900 horse power. There are
various plents. all units in the SUSAN
of the Montana Power company-which
serves the public over 2.1N miles of
transmission lines, 60 towns and 44,OOO
customers.
THE people of Great Falls were no.
where outdone in the hospitality shown
the visitors. They were set down to
a delightful breakfast at Hotel Rain
bow. and to a trout luncheon at the
tween and in the evening there was a
picnic lunch. entertainment and fire
works display at the Big Falls. The
Big Falls entertainment was given by
the Montana Power company and the
Anaconda Copper Mining company.
Along High Line
The following morning found the
train at Havre. where a short stop was
made. At Chinook the local band.
composed of boys and adults. played
for the visitors. At Malta they had a
big BOY Scout band from Devils Lake.
which was returning from a trip to
jGlacier park. They also provided autos
to take the visitors to see their irriga-
ton project. which uses the Milk river
rs its source of supply.
Echoes of the railroad strike and
evidences Of other strikes were seen
along the way. The first in the early
stages of the trip was at Kansas City.
where a man with stentorian voice
paced up and down in front of a NOV
ing picture place and announced that
the management was unfair and un-
just to union labor" At Great Falls
men who were silent paced back and
forth before restaurants. carrying a
placard announcing that the owners
were unfair to union labor. At Havre
the railroad shopmen were out and
the town seemed dead as Pharaoh.
Many of the stores had placards on the
doors reading, IF you are a SCAB
KEEP OUT This seemed to be the
limit Of sympathy for the strikers. and
several of the visitors who would have
liked to have made small purchases
deferred them until they reached the
next place"