The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-03-13
CONVENTION OF
STOCKCROWERS
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erhead valley in the sixties. Jane.
Mauldin brought in the first import
ed stock ever seen west of the Mis-
souri, river, two beautiful P%ercheroI
stations, imported from France.
The Big Hole Basin
The famous Big Hole basin. one OF
the greatest livestock sections in the
entire country, was the last district
in Beaverhead county to be settled
The severe winters experienced in the
Basin created a doubt in the minds
of would-be settlers as to it's avail
ableness as an agricultural country.
1t vas the faith and foresight of Gov
B. F. White which resulted in the be-
ginning of ranching activities in the
basin. Governor White foresaw the
tremendous possibilities of this great
agricultural region and he backed
his judgment by giving every assist
ance to the first settlers. He asked
for no security, relying entirely upon
his own analysis of a mans charac-
Ter, and he never lost a dollar. He
lived to see the Big Hole basin hail
ed as Montana's greatest beef pro-
during section and one of the most
pIOuuCLlN6 anu M~6dllul6SI
al regions in America. The Battle of
the Big Hole, in 1877, was fought be-
fore that section was very p%opulous,
but the coming of the Nez Perces
threw quite a fright into the ranch
ers of other parts of the county. AL
most without exception, however, the
men remained on their ranches to
protect their interests, although they
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and other points out of danger. Sew
eral ranchers suffered through the
d~epredations of the Indians. who con-
fiscated all the horses they could lay
their hands on. but the ~retreating
Nez Perces were SO hCtly pursued by
the soldiers that they had little time
20 do any permanent damage. A
party of five men, however, were kill
ed by the Indians on Horse Prairie.
And thus through hardship and
danger these brave pioneers of the
agricultural industry in Montana
fought their way to the ultimate sue
cess which they so fully deserved.
To their splendid efforts Beaverhead
county owes her leadership in the
livestock industry of Montana.
StOckgrOwers' Convention
1t seems altogether fitting that in
this birthplace of Montana's livestock
industry the stockmen of Montana
should assemble, and in April this
they will do so. The Montana
Stockgrowers' association has chosen
Dillon for it's 1924 annual conven-
ton, and on April "a, Is, and 26,
livestock men from all over the ma
ton will gather at the county seat
of Beaverhead for what promises to
be n of the biggest and most sue
cessful meetings ever held by the as
sociation. Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace will be there to deliver an s
address and there will be dozens of {
other big features. A livestock show ,
will be held at the same time and in
connection with the convention, and :
the prizes to be awarded are the larg- f
est ever offered in Montana for a {
show of this kind. Auction sales of a
pure bred and fat stock will be held 4
in the big wool warehouse which will G
house the show and which has a floor r
space of $4,000 square feet, the larg- b
est west of the Mississippi for an af- h
fair of this kind. Frank Brown, of f
Carlton, Ore, internationally known a
Is a judge of pure bred livestock, il
will have charge of the judging, and b
everal other agricultural experts q
will be in attendance. The most i'm
,ortant features of the convention n
nd show will be filmed. The famous e;
'~eef-cutting exhibit will be shipped is
rom Washington by the department 81
# agriculture and its exhibition in fl
Dillon will mark the first time that tf
t has ever been seen west of Chicago, OF
hough it is a familiar feature at Il
early all the larger livestock shows m
q the east. 81
Citizens of Beaverhead county are Sc
,acking the show to the limit and it
here is every indication that the af- to
air will come up to their highest ex-
ectations. I'll