Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-09-16

Twenty-Five selected farmers from
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa are
touring Montana as guests of the
Northern Pacific railway for two weeks.
They will be shown the principal farm
ing sections of the state, and enter
tanned by farm organizations and
chamber OF commerce at the stops en-
route, Ii is planned. All of the visitors
are prospective homeseekers, n the
railroad plans to aid the development
of the state by bringing them here In
order that they may see at first hand
the opportunities which Montana Of
fers, railway officials said.
In a special sleeper. the party left st.
Paul Tuesday. Sept. 6, on the Northern
Pacific Get Acquainted" tour Of Mon
tana's best farming sections and Rocky
mountain scenic regions. Automobile
rides through irrigated valleys and over
mountain passes are planned, and enter
tainment and educational features have
been arranged by commercial and farm
organizations at all stops.
In August. 1926, a similar tour was
conducted by the Northern Pacific which
resulted in the location OF IA new fam
lilies in Montana in less than 10 months.
with a number of others to follow this
fall and next spring.
Montana Itinerary
The party arrived at Glendive Wednes-
day evening, Sept. 7. The next day they
covered the territory to be served by the
new Northern Pacific Redwater valley
branch, and late in the day. the country
around Terry. On Sept. 9 they Wen over
the country aroun Billings, including
the Huntley irrigation project, the Bill
lings bench, and the Clark Fork valley.
Livingston, and the Shields and Paradise
valleys claimed their attention on Sept.
10; Whitehall and the Ruby on Sept. IL,
and On Sept. IL, the country tributary to
Drummond and Phillipsburg. and a trip
over the Skalkaho by motor to Hamil-
ton, in the Bitter Root valley. From
there a tour Of the lower Bitter Root
valley will be made, and the visitors will
be entertained at an Iowa picnic" at
Hamilton, where they will meet a num-
Der of Montana farmers who formerly
lived in that state. The Jul will end at
Missoula with an entertainment of the
visitors by the Missoula Chamber OF
Commerce.
The members of the party will be per-
mitted to stop over on the return trip,
and the our has been SO planned as
to permit them to obtain the fullest in
formation at the hands OF local organi-
cations and railway representatives.
Show States Development
I'VE have been convinced always that
to appreciate Montana's offerings to the
homeseeker, they must be seem" H. w.
Byerly, general immigration agent for
the Northern Pacific, said. by conduct
ing such trips as this we are approaching
development Of Montana along effective
lines. Experiments heretofore conducted
have proved the effectiveness of bringing
the prospective settlers into this area and
giving them a chance to rub elbows with
persons who are making q success Of
their activities IN Montana.
while it is impossible in two weeks to
give the visitors the whole picture Of
Montana, we believe that we will plant
an impression hat will react favorably
to the entire state. Points which are not
covered on this trip are to be included
in later trips, similarly conducted.
There never was a question that Mon
tana will sell itself. In this state there
are many opportunities, particularly for
young people with limited capital. They
AVE here the chance to develop their
farms in pace with a growing country.
Living conditions are attractive.
I'VE feel certain that showing the adj
vantages Of Montana to parties like this
will bring to the state sustained adver-
Using n stimulate the flow Of new
~cattlers