Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-09-25
TREASURE STATE
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FARM SUCCESS

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than 1900 miles over four states b
chose Montana
Today he Ig onerof Montana's favor
ed sons. He Is q prominent sheer
rnncher, has served eight years IN the
state senate. is vice president Of one OF
the states best banks and Is the owner
OF q hardware and Implement business
He can write his wealth In six figures.
He ls Senator Charles H. Williams. OF
Mullen Greek ranch, Deer Lodge.
The sight which confronted the
hsmeseekers that August day from the
Summit Of the Rockies was the one
ts,ey had sought. Below them hay the
fertile Deer Lodge valley. Scattered
gain fields. titled by a HANDFUL Of
pioneer farmers cleaned with the gold
OF ripe wheat and the clear mountain
streams gilstened in the sun. They
knew their search for home was end
ed and 20 they hurried down Into the
valley and made camp.
He locke around for a piece Of land
on which he could begin farming. A
quarter section just short distance
east Of Garrison was being offered for
sale fer $1,000. II was fenced and Its
only building was q cabin. Thrown IN
to the bargain. were few farm imple-
ments and cow.
Afr. Williams had 81 800 in cash and
his brother-ln-law who was civil en-
gineer on the construction Of the trans
continental line Of the Northern Pacific
railway, offered TO furnish $1,000.
With this 10 start. payment was made
on the farm and the rest Of the money
was applied on the purchase OF LOO
head OF sheep at "a per head.
Mr.. Williams and his brother-ln-law
we're partners for q years. During
this time his brother-In-Iaw Invested
81 800, when he sold HIS share hack to
SIR. Williams It brought him $4,000.
Another partner was taken Into the
business in 1888. This was Peter
pauly, now prominent throughout the
state as a banker and sheep man
Shortly afterward he WAS employed by /
Mr.. williams and In 1893 entered into
partnership with him.
when this second partnership was
'ormed, the ranch had several thousand
head OF sheep and more land had been
acouired 20 that X comprised about
5000 acres.
The ranch alone represents a big
money value but the success made on T
the ranch has made II possible for
the two partners to establish other
Enterprises. Mr. Pauly is president and
Mr.. Williams is Vice president OF the
Deer Lodge Bank & Trust company,
which they established with capital OF
100000.
Asked 20 tell how he has done II.
Qr Williams said. 81 had always been
old that IL 1 wanted to succeed must
my when everybody was selling and
,ell when everybody was buying.
rave always tried to follow this advice
ma It has saved me many losses and
brought me many gains.
az selected this valley because OF It's
inc grass. good water and possibilities
,or raising livestock. had hardly
started with sheep when an epidemic
II scab came into the state. Every
me OF my 5000 head OF sheep became
Infected and for awhile was afraid
was going to lose them all. ] dispalr-
d OF ever Graduating the disease and
yas astOnished when an old Nebraskan
anne over and offered to bay some
4 them. He told me that the scab
res nothing to be scared about because
/ could be easily cured. He showed
ne how to make dip using lime and
ulphur as ingredients. | prepared thia
lip and dipped the whole flock 1t 9
.ost OF two cents = head and the resuN
vas complete cure. Since that time
here has been no scab In the flock
md this dread disease which used to
,e the nightmare Of the sheepnaen it
low practically unknown.
nAfter victory over the scab, went
ight along. From our 10000 head Of
,urehred RambouiIlets. we sold 1000
,ucks last year 20 sheepmen al oves
ne United States and Canada and We
wen have orders from Mexico.
last year the average clip Of the
lock was 10 pounds. which IL two
,0unds shove the usual average FOL
most f1scks throughout <he west Tnls
rool SOLD 81 more than 20 cents =
'ound. rurlng the war sold wool At
X cents and some years have sold as
on as rs cent?. II
Zone OF the blgseat problems We had
0 msssk was how 70 produce winter /
ssd for our sheep. We did not want
. be entirely dependent on iss ranss
9th summer and winser and We knsw /
re could get bstker results and hNve
~ Or K6asss II We had plenty Of hay.
swe now grow aboul 2OQo acrea 81
ag a little more than half Of this =
sfalfs md thu resi- Il siuaothy and
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