The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-12-04
Some Dissertations
By
John Harrison Dawes

the beautiful homes, and the fine
herds of thoroughbred cattle, mostly
HOlsteins. IF the Gallatin were trans
formed into a dairy ranch, and it's
most fertile lands devoted to the pro-
ductiOn of peas and alfalfa, Bozeman
would so thrive that soon Belgrade
would be but a continuation of Main
street! But it is a well known fact
that the American farmer is adverse
to milking, and apparently there is
little use to endeavor to educate him
along that line. It is up to the Ociti-
zens Of Bozeman to act. Canvass your
farmers for acreage adapted to dairy
ing, encourage the stocking of farms
with a good grade of milk producers,
and give assurance that you will fur
nish the help to do the milking. Then
propaganda the eastern states and
~colOnize the valley with Hollanders
and Swiss, people who have straddled
a milk pail since childhood. When
you have accomplished this, the
transformation Of your beautiful val
ley from a refuge for the Canadian
thistle to a picture such as I have
looked upon here will cause you to
wonder why you were so lax in culti-
waiting an industry that adds wealth.
peace, and happiness to a portion Of
Gods domain that has been termed
GA dimple in the fair cheek Of Ma
ture-the Gallatin valley
From the knowledge I have gained
by observation, if 1 were inclined to
revert to the farm again, as I did in
former years, I would eliminate grain
growing. Every cent I possessed
would be employed in the production
Of milk. An acquaintance of mine
living near Los Angeles, who owns
a herd Of 43 COWS and who buys every
pound Of feed they eat and pays $75
monthly rental for three acres of land
besides paying $210 dollars a month
for labor, informed me that he real
lied a net income Of $1,000 a month
from his investment. The only labor
iOus part of the work he had to per-
form was acting as purchasing agent
and diverting the milk from the COW
barn to the cooler, where it was put
into the 20-gallOn cans in which it
was conveyed ito the city distributor.
Gentlemen of the Chamber of Com
merce, and members Of civic Organiza-
tons of Bozeman! It is action on
: your part that will produce results.
Realize the possibilities and do not
! fail in execution!
? AS / said before, for 80 miles we
J ~traversed a section that means to
Gilroy what the Gallatin valley could
be made to mean to BOzeman, and
? soon entered King City, another thriv
. ing town dependent upon the cows
r product. For the next several hour:
we wendell our way up the Salinas
river over an easy grade, and entere,
Paso Robes, Noted for it's 'sulphu.
springs and sanitarium. We wert
: tempted to stop and indulge in an
= other bath, but having in mind a far
: famed place some miles ahead
= place known as Atascadero, a vas
colony promoted by E. G. Lewis an
converted from supposedly barre
hills into a thriving community an
producing all the fruits and nuts 70
= which this section is noted-we jog
= ged along. At Atascadero they hav
built great community centers and a
& the different mercantile establish
ments are housed under one immens
r0of. Beautiful homes dot the bill
q and z surrounded by the productiy
acreage allotted to each purchaser.
n Leaving this city, we began to elm
ul another barrier and, over a beautifI
b. scenic highway, STAINED an altituC
he Of 1000 feet. Topping the crest y
w cOasted for miles until we reached So
Of Luis Obispo and within q few mil.
a1- of the Pacific 'agaip. Another hC1I
ds run through winding cany0ns 81
Is, over hills. and we emerged within
.ct stones throw Of The mighty sweIIs
an the ocean, the road skirting the teas
rn Soon we turned inland again and
IS the end Of 20 miles rolled into CaVio.
tv From there 60 Santa Barbara &