The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-02-27

with work of extension departments
of agricultural colleges, commercial
clubs and other organizations of bus
mess men and farmers and other in
terests. We have travelling agricul-
tural development agents in each
state specially trained III animal hus-
bandry and other important phases of
agriculture.
AT no other time during the life
of the Great Northern has it marked
nmes but on the contrary it has pur-
suedfa vigorous and constructive pol
ley TO develop natural resources of
Montana, and new sources of revenue
reaching out in every direction
Brandjord Advocates Change
Speaking ON National Policies
With Respect to the Public Domain
and Reclamation as They Affect Mon
tana, |. M. Brandjord, state commits
sioner of lands and investments and
member of Hoover's public land com
mission, urged continuance of federal
reclamation in Montana for a long
period and amendment of the reclaim
alton act so that federal money may
Be USED n retaining privately owned
lands. He said Montana would he
aided best if the federal reclamation
service could finance projects on pri-
vately owned land because money
could be invested with greater safety
N irrigation of lands already inhabit-
ed, developed and improved, than in
raw, unsettled lands.
Mr.. Brandjord lauded the CON
structlve programs of two agencies
IN the state, Montana State college
and the state highway commission.
To Finance Districts
Organization of an agency to di-
rect rehabilitation of defaulted irri-
cation districts in Montana was advo- !
'ated IN an address by r. J. Venabie, |
II Spokane, general counsel of the |
spokane federal land bank. Mr.. Ven
IDLE spoke on Financing Irrigation
Districts
Such an agency, he said would be
composed of leaders in the state. who
would utilize expert advice and SER
ice from departments of the govern
nent, agricultural colleges, railways.
mortgage companies and many other
ources interested in such work. Such
N agency, he thinks, would be self |
in time and cost of or
.anization and pioneer work would
e small as compared with results.
Confidence of capital and immi-
rating settlers must be. restored to
make progress in developing resources
trough irrigation, said Mr.. Venable.
he market for bonds of. irrigation
istricts has been limited or DESTROYED
y defaalting. districts and this con-
itlon must be remedied, he urged.
lie believes irrigation has justified
self on successful projects. is
Dude Ranch Industry
More than 100000 has been in
ested in ranches, livestock and build
ngs by dude ranchers in Montana
nd Wyoming, according to A. H.
'roonquist, vice president of the Dude
association, of Red Lodge.
Tho spoke on what Montana Has
Offer the Vacation Tourist" With
of the states and bus
ness firms, more than $780, 900 is be-
1g spent this year to advertise dude
anches in the east, he informed. Mr..
'roonquist urged boosting the state
of publicity's budget from
ne present sum of S11,500 to $780,
% in an effort to attract tourist
ravel and eastern capital for invest
rent in Montana.
To Bring Yacationists
Railroads spend more than $1,000
90 annually to focus travellers atten-
on upon Montana, M. M Goodsill,
eneral passenger agent of the Nor
Dnern Pacific Railway company, said