The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-12-04
IN ]. a. GTLLULYl.

1" HE following INDUSTRIAL, aSrl-
cultural and social story of Fer
gus county, Montana outlines,
i'm brief. the wonderful accOplish-
ments that have been wrought in one
of the most productive sections Of
the Treasure state. This outline is
confined to review of the territory,
including the LewistOwn and the
principal commercial towns outside
the county seat.
LewistOwn is located in the valley
ey of Spring creek, n of the finest
s-wift-running streams in the west.
This creek has it's sOurce in a myriad
of natural, cold water springs from
which q never-ceasing pure water
supply is obtained for the city.
The city is almost surrounded by
mountain ranges, not too close, but
with beautiful valleys intervening.
We have heard people of artistic
temperament state that LewistOwn
has the most beautiful setting for a
citv> of any in the United States-and
we believe it.
Unrivalled Educational Facilities
The city of LewistOwn is blessed with
as fine schools as may be I0uhd any
where. east or west. The schools are ul-
der control Of two bOardS-One Tor the
Fergus County high school and one lOr
District 40. I, which embraces the CITY
Of LewistOwn and much adjacent territory
If the school system of any community
Is Indicative Of the potential capacities OF
the natural resources and OF the people
and their I%Olitical and moral worth as
citizens. thcn LeWistOWn STANDS hlSh III
its citizenship.
The school population of District No. 1
is 2179. with 50 per cent enrolment.
Average daily attendance for last three
wears better than 96 per cent without
resorting to compulsory law enforcement.
The district contains y school buildings,
five I'm the city. Seventy-five children are
brought into the city schools by buses,
daily. The pride of the city plant Is the
Junior High structure, erected at q cost
If 5000 $40 three wears ago. This building
is modern to the last feature and con-
tains an auditorium of a seating capacity
of 500. The city schools PROVIDE modern
courses I'm all departments, hlgh class
teachers. seat for every child, Tree text
books. transportation, IS weeks or schOOl.
Special instruction in vocal. band, OircneS-
ira. physical training, library, heaIJh
supervision, etc. Cost Ter pupil last year
Fergus County High School
The Fergus County high school is known
the country over as the school That TRAINS
for life. Its slogan is Fergus for Service;
There are GOO students enrolled in the Varl-
GUS courses Of the school.
Beside a regular four year high SchOOl
course the school offers a short course
for rural boys and girls who cannot spehQ
the full nine months in a regular sch0Ol.
There are correspondence students and a
number of students of the school taking
work in the affiliated rural schools.
The faculty consists Of twenty-seYen
highly trained men and women.
Beside the regular academic subjects,
the school offers a variety Of special
courses in sewing, cooking, WOODWORK
auto mechanics. commercial branches, pub
lie speaking, dramatics, debate, journal
ism and agriculture and music.
The schools extension work IN agricul-
turc, as well as the other departments
is rather outstanding. Community meet
ings are aided by talent from the faculty
and student group;
Railroads
LewistOwn is the terminus Of a branch
line Of the Great Northern, which has been
surveyed through, partially built, and IN
operation, for a connection with the mai1
line. as now existing, at New Rockford
r.. d.. The president of the Great Northern
quite recently stated that the completion
of this line will be the next item Of eX.
tension work to be taken up by thai
Lewistown is also served by the Mil
Waukee branch line which extends from
HarlOwtOn to Great Falls and is the head
quarters Of the division. Radiating from
Lewistown are three branch lines of thu
milwaukee, which are important feeders t
the main line branch.
Montana Flour Mills Headquarters.
The largest single industry in Lewis
town IS the Montana Flour Mills company
the largest milling concern in Montana
It's ills are located at Great Falls, Lewis
tOw3. HarlOwtOn and BOzeman. The BOze
Aa.Hn pan AnNluAGo a LCLEoA AAAA n 4aA6N
force is employed in it's main office il
LewistOwn. This company also owns ant
operates the Montana Elevator cOmpany
which is one Of the largest grain buyer
in Montana. It's main offices are il
LeWistOWn. Oil Refineries
There are two oil refineries at Lewis
town; the AFRO, owned largely by lOca
capitalists and the LewistOwn Refining
company, owned principally in Detroit
Mich. Last year both refineries shipped
out 44l9 carloads of petroleum products
gasoline, fuel oil, distillate, lubricants
etc. The AFRO has recently added a cOkin|
plant with a capacity Of $50 tons lie
month. Tn 1924 the two refineries shippe,
iu a fetal of BOP carloads Of crude oil.
Two Gypsum Plants
Two manufactures Of gypsum product
are located on Spring creek, near Lewis
town, the Three Forks Portland Cemen
company below LewistOwn and the North
western Gypsum company in the vale.
above. In 1924 these two plants shippeI
out 2,194 car loads of cement, plaster am
gyLsum rock. Both are tributary t
Lewist0wn and employ large forces.
Financial Institutions
LeWistOwn has two substantial banks