The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-07-06
STATE IS NOW
IN EXPANSION
OPTIMISTIC VIEW OF r. BUDD
PRESENTED TO STocKMEN
AT HAVRE

HAVRE, Montana That Mon.
tana is in an era of expansion and
that he expects to see a popula-
ton here of 1,500, 600 was the OBJ
timistic view expressed before the
convention of the Montana Stock
growers association recently by
Ralph Budd, president of the Great
Northern.
1T is conservative to say that
Montana should have a population
equal to it's cattle census said
Mr.. Budd, in the course of his talk.
"a few years ago there was a ra.
ton of seven or eight cattle to
every n person. Now there is
probably only double the number
of cattle to that of people. The
cattle population has increased,
but the other population will soon
increase until we have more peo-
pie than cattle and that would
mean about 1900, 900.
cat your convention three years
ago I said that livestock was Mon
tana's first industry. Subsequent
ly that assertion was questioned
by a Montana man who wrote to
me and said mining was the first
industry. One hundred years ago
this year there was established at
the confluence of the Yellowstone
with the Missouri an important
trading post, old Fort Union. Rec
ords of this early establishment
indicate that they not only had
livestock at this post, but that {
they had dairy cattle of high
grade. Accordingly this and the {
coming year will mark the Tooth t
anniversary of the growing of do
cattle on Montana soil. c
Great Wheat State
"Now a few words on what the 6
treat Northern officials believe to h
'e the heritage of Montana. Mon Fl
ana has been a great range state. >.
here is no question but that min u
lg and stock raising have been r.
lie greatest of the states indus IN
les' NO" however agriculture sc
surpassed them both. Monta- III
a produced more protein wheat
st year than any other state. We
elieve a great mistake out here II
as in cutting up of good range N
to make poor farming
,untry but hundreds of thousands
acres of the finest farming land
} ready and waiting for settle
ent. 1t is a great error to invite or
,ople to come here unless we are
,rtain that they 7 capable OF
aking a success in the line of
1erations in which they will en-
lge and that the climate and soil
,nditions are adapted to what -
ey propose to use it for. 80
There is now turning toward ~.
ontana the greatest group of eX- -
TT farming men that has been ~.
,ected toward the state for over -.
years. The Great Northern is -
w engaged in building a branch ~
itch will provide an outlet for +u
2 products to be produced upon -
flat, where the rich Tur-
r is found. Since the first OF nj,
nuary, 5,94S inquiries have been 20,
MT to us by prospective settlers. l.
} guard against the errors in set di
ament 1 have just mentioned in 10
9stigations are being made by the -
.ilroad before any of these faml- ~
IS will be invited or encouraged ho
come here. For several years ~
movement of farmers have M
toward the southwest but the NO
de is now turning toward the -
)rthwest.
Well Balanced
Montana presents a self con- :,
lined balance toward the develop cl'
Ient of the highest type of civil pc
alton in the United States. There ~
such a diversity of interests I'd
ere. The very hub and center OF
.versified farming in Montana is 90
livestock industry. Livestock se
of the future is going to eN
], on a more scientific basis and ="
vestock will be brought to a fin -
as
ins