Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-07-12
(By Our Helena Correspondent

(By Our Helena Correspondent
That M0ntana's wild life Is attract
ing more sportsmen year by year is
verified in the monthly statement for
June issued by the state fish and game
department. Receipts to the state fish
and game fund and the biological fund
for the month reached SAL ,627.55 while
during the same 30-day period a year
ago receipts totaled only S27,I50, max
Ing an increase of Sl4,411.55 this year
over the last.
OF the total receipts for the month,
$50, 568.55 goes to the fish and game fund
n SIS ,059 TO the biological fund. The
items which showed the greatest increase
this year over last were resident hunting
and fishing licenses which jumped from
500, 618 in 1927 to $50 .374 This year. Non
resident hunting. and fishing licenses in
creased from 1895 a year ago to 81 ,613 so
this month. Fines for jun totaled
S784.e while in the same mont a year
ago they reached S447.50
Exports of merchandise from Montana
during 1927 were valued at SIS. 905 OPT, as
compared with $7,902, $50 during the pre-
ceding year, according to figures made
public by the department OF commerce.
Zinc and manufactures, valued at
. IoofA ~ dAlhId AEb LII Va FalQt
among commodities sent from the state
to foreign markets during the year. Ex-
ports OF crude petroleum were valued at
81 .582, 140, followed in order by undressed
furs, $480,25 machinery. vehicles and
parts, $279,30l; refined petroleum prod
ucts, 1925, 543.
Sheep, wheat -four and other vegetable
food products and beverages. wood and
paper. textiles, copper rods, fertilizers
and other chemicals and related prod
ucts, were included among diversified
commodities exported from Montana dur
ing 1927.
Montana is a land of home owners, says
the l928-29 edition of Montana" the
states year book now being printed. The
latest available figures show a total of
1879 ,912 homes in the state. OF these 81
9l2 are owned by the occupants and
SO 1862 are rented. In percentage of home
ownership, Montana ranks with the first
three states in the union.
A complete program of road construc-
ton and improvement has been outlined
for Glacier park which, when completed,
will enable the tourist to travel the COM
pleted park tour on government high
standard roadways, according TO the
Montana state publicity division. Glacier
park has now about 100 miles of roads.
Montana's thousands of beautiful lakes
range in area from q few acres to $50
square miles, says the state publicity di-
vision. The latter figure is the size of
picturesque Flathead lake in northwest
ern Montana, sometimes called the lake
country Of the state because of the many
lakes. large and small, which nestle in
the mountains. According to the new
edition of Montana" the year book pub
lished by the state division Of publicity,
there is scarcely a county in all Mon
tana's 55 which does not have it's IA
vorite lake.
Membership in churches in Montana is
estimated at 100, 900, according to the
new edition of Montana" Many denom-
nations are represented. Among them
are Adventists, Baptists, Catholics, Chris
tian Scientists, Congregationalists, Epis-
.copalians, Greeks, Jews, M~ethodists, Nor
mons, Presbyterians. Quakers, Spiritual
lists, Unitarians and others. Almost every
organization is reported, says
the year book. There are 1874 Masonic
lodges having q membership of 20,469;
the Elks have a total membership of
900. There are 146 Odd Fellows lodges
$3.50 members. The Knights of
Columbus have 20 lodges and 4.095 MEM
bers; the Knights of Pythias, 2,914 mem
bers. There are 152 Boy Scout troops,
with a total membership of approximate
ly 1900.
Montana Power company property was
assessed 81 1921, 1T in 1928 more than in
last year, bringing the assessment to
$50, 500 ,927 for 1928,