Evening star., 1923-03-31
EN ROGER W. UiBSON.

|Spera Dispatch TO The star.
WELLESLEY nILLS. Mass. March
|21.-Today Roger W. Habsou issued
Ills report on conditions in that Sec
|tiou of the country which extends
from tho agricultural states through
Ito the Pacific coast states.
Il am very fond cf tbs mountain
section" says Mr.. Babs"n. 1t is the
section which develops those manly
|aad robus; qualities which ar" the
back bone cf American civilization.
|This is -the wcs; witi4h developed
Roosevelt sutrrtua!}y. mentally and
physically l;uasg.d character Of both
|country and r-opir. tr"cGota FROM ar
|tiici;tl conNcHt'unality and the Gus
h ON Of judging turm solely by what
|thcv are rharactcriZc these mountain
States. This was very i"rclplS
brought to mH nriu.t last 1nonth. when.
|"a my wa south. / stopped in Phila-
|dclphia to cali LpoH George Horace
|! .orinrcr. editor of Tho saturday Even
ing Post. :, man who. II - sud. has
1.-The greatest is"t"nt!ai !ntlutn'c of
|any man ~ America.
w hen ur.r!u.r NJ. i.":iIt"r % VISIT
tne III the south l." replied: 'Hibson.
:, he south j. all right for those who
|Xaut to live in biz hotels and play
golf. hut give mc the Grand canyon
|"f colorado, whore ! can ride up ana
blown the trails. There Is something
/ bout that mountainous country that
inspires M a. We'll az rests NE
|S.milar statamt rt:, haV" been made to
|me by many OF AmeriCa's greatest
F.aptains Of industry. They may go TO
|other sections of the country Tor
amusement and diversion. but when
= rs,tJl he.
built and rt-crcAted, they <" out INTO
the Rocky mountains.
Facing Hard Problems.
Yet" continues Mr.. Eabs"n. this
mountain section has its struT"f"S
frhe same difficulties which meet the
ravtltr when climbing the hills aud
&.roSSlnE the deserts seem to confront
those who have settled down I" Dc
feiop the COUNTRY. Not only has this
Section suffered more than any other
but IT'S problems ERE NOR" d1iiiSu!t "i
Solution The chief Industries are
battle ard sheep raising, mtrirG. lum-
boring and i. certain amount OF aGrl-
uIture, Including th" raising of very
ne fruit in certain Irrigated sections.
AL of these lines have Suitrt"d dur
Ing the past f'u Years and arc only
bow beginning 20 look better.
| "ReadjuStnI' in this section mas
evo that l3@% vii! 90 down in has
! ory as u year nt local i'n proven,cnt
although II" sharp uptu"lt Is likely.
fhose doing business ~ tbs" $tat">
fyiIl note ii gradual broadening #
kyurchas activities :,nI 4 diminish
Ing volume If overdue accounts. From
J. mininG standpoint 10" y as on" "t
ll.. Ko,$i wears ora record. i,oT mar
E.ct conditions ara the. r.H~ualiy low
,rices for copper lead and zinc re-
kulted in the closing cf many mines.
frhe value of the aiding mineral
RIrodurts taken ouJ "f the ground in
Montana in i9"l was only Slb..l2.et0,
compared with $G1.512.00Q in 1920.
ireatest activity was noted in the
tnning Of silver and silver-lead ores.
The market for all OF the non-ferrouS
metals is quiet, but the fundamental
tendency Is toward Il better demand
nd rgthening prices.
ALREADY Il number of the larger
mines and refining plants have re-
kumed operations. Progress along
these lines may be slow for IL few
3nonths but it will he in the right di-
.cction. Personally. l am distinctly
|pullish on til" copper situation AND
believe that Montana and the other
topper districts will show the great
bst percentage Of increase I'll 1923
liver 1921 and 1J2@ OF any sections
fhf the country. The same thing. only
10 q lesser extent, should apply to the
(attle and sheep business"
In discussing some OF the cities OF