The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-31
EASTERN DAILIES
LAUD THE WEST
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
SEES PROSPERITY AHEAD
FOR MONTANA
Discredits the Harmful and Discour-
aging Stories that have been Circu-
lated through the Columns of Ger
tain Eastern Periodicals.

Continued publication OF ARTICLES
I'm eastern newspapers which are
written by editors and reporters
who made a trip through the
northwest at the invitation of the
Great Northern railway to ascertain
the financial and economic condi-
ton of the country, shows the in
terest and feeling in the east re-
suIting from the excursion.
The following article is an extract
from the Christian Science Monitor,
published by a special staff CORES
pondent, in the issue of July 5. The
writer flatly denies previous reports
and stories of depression in Montana
and other states OF the northwest
and proves his statements both by
personal observation and by statistics
which he gathered from responsible
authorities while he was IN the trip.
The article follows:
eff there are some who are in
doubt regarding economic conditions
existing in the northwest section of
the United States it would be we'll
if they took a trip through that sec
tion and met and talked with it's
citizens. Recently, through the in
vitation of the Great Northern rail
way, a group of eastern newspaper
men made such a trip. They did not
find what they expected. Reports
had been spread to the effect that the
citizens of this good land were in
distress financially and economically
o~I that I'm aIfota <,,ornpanrt old
was needed. 1t was a pleasant sur
prise to the publishers, editors and re-
porters in the party to note the abb
sence of such conditions. No n
of radicaIism.. Everyone be-
lieved in the soundness and prospect
ty of his country.
North Dakota, Minnesota and
Montana have been the targets for
considerable criticism. However,
the situation in these states was not
found to be alarming. Some farm
ers have not met with success and
are dissatisfied. Let il be known
that there are some who do not farm
expertly. 1t is largely these unfit
ones who have failed. Not long ago
Kansas and Nebraska, o prosper
GUS, experienced a period of depres-
sion brought about almost entirely
by poor agricultural conditions. Bet
ter farming, Investigation and a
knowledge of the country has
changed the situation In this section
md has established prosperity.
Prosperity is Near.
"The Northwest is passing through
/ similar period and complete pros
oerity is not far distant. The farm
BIS in this section in the past have
specialized in wheat. They have be-
one crop farmers. During the
'ecent war wheat sold at a premium
,rice and therefore they we're eager
raise large quantities Of such a
profitable crop. The collapse of
prices in 1920 left these farmers in
! serious condition. Wheat farming
Gould no longer earn them a sufficient
ncome. Many of them had invested
in land and luxuries, and had
With the result that there was a
leayy demand on the banks. This
,anking situation in itself is a long
tory, but briefly it may be said that
he northwest was overbanked and
he banks doing an unsafe business
allied. Of the 602 bank failures In
he past few years the capital in
'olved was but a fraction Of the cap
banking power. Bank au-
horities show that conditions are
lot alarming and that the banks !
hat have stood the strain r strong
r than ver
ITO return to the problem of the
lrmer, it is evident that to be sue !
essful he must not work haphaz- I
rdly. 1t is of course, not an easy ?
ask to change the methods of all y
lie people at the same moment. y
ach section has its own little par !
cular problem to be solved and 1t !
from that of another. County >
gents are doing considerable work I
this connection. They are gradu- L
.es of an agricultural college and =
axe it their duty to study the Sec '
On they cover, to assist the farmers =
adapting his work to his problem. :.
Cattle on Foothills IN
elm Montana it is possible to raise a
is