Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-04-30

definite and detailed plan must 70
worked out. if it is to be q success.
This has been done. The Great North
ern railway. which has much at sake
in having the project successful. has
promised its active support, and as
soon as the money is assured for con-
struction, a vigorous selling campaign
will be ~inaugurated.
The foregoing only specifically
touches the high spots covered by the
study and investigation. but enough
has been said to show the magnitude
of the problem that was undertaken
by these farmers who haven't had a
crop since 1916. 1t must also be re
on during the greatest financial strin-
gency that this country has ever
known and that the work hasn't
stopped a day since September. 1919.
1t certainly speaks well for the
spirit of the people who are behind it.
One place where the land owners
have shown good judgment is in elect
ing business men of large experience
to be commissioners. The commits
sioners are James A. Johnson, presi-
dent of the First State bank Of
Shelby: c. H.. Sands, president of the
Security State bank of Devon; and
Douglas Parker. chairman of the
board of directors, First International
Bank of Sweet Grass. These men
have contributed not only their bust
ness ability, but their time and money.
Syndicate To Dispose of Bonds
What might be termed the funda-
mentals, the foundation work, has now
all been completed. A printed copy Of
the Engineering Report is now in tho
hands of every land owner. Petitions
praying the court to allow the district
to bono itself in the sum of $4,000. 900
are now being circulated. That they
will be generously signed is a foregone
conclusion.
After the court authorizes the bond
issue. the bonds must be sold. This
might seem a task of some proportion
in itself, but much of this work has
been done. There are several
bond houses now ready to undertake
the forming of a syndicate to under
write the bond issue. 1t is proposed
to include in this syndicate banks Of
Los Angeles, San Francisco. Portland.
Seattle, Tacoma. Spokane, the Twin
and Chicago.
clusively that the project is feasible
from every point of view and while
a year ago. it might have been difficult
to interest capital in a country that
had not paid its interest or taxes, now
with the eyes of the country ON Toole
county as being the mex great oil field
it will not be nearly so hard to get
interested.
When the money is available, con-
struction work will start. This will
an army Of labor and fortunes
in equipment. The project will
be from two to six years in building,
depending how fast money is made
available and how quickly colonization
be carried on.
Tho Real Job Ahead
After the plant is constructed. then
the real joh-the job that all
this has been the foundation for. and
that is, converting a. country which, in
he process OF evolution. has success
sively been the stamping ground Of
game, the Indian, the gold seeker. the
Sig range outfit, the small stockman
md the dry land farmer. into virtual
and OF milk and honey, a garden spot,
/ land Of prosperous, contented irrf-
cation farmers.
No more will the buffalo or antelope
rae over this area unmolested; no
more will the cattle queen count her
'attle on a thousand hills: no more
will the gentle shepherd build stone
OF the buttes and let his
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