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1141111.1NA Mon*' ItIsteriettl Library. \JUDITH BASIN'S WEEKLY\ VOLUME NINE MOORE, FERGUS COUNTY, MONTANA, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1914 MONTANA • SURPASSES • CANADA JUDITH BASIN COUNTRY SHOWS WHAT THE MONTANA LANDS CAN DO CANADA LAND BOOM REACTING tFrank Harkness, of Northern Iowa, Says If Truth Were Known About Montana, Mississippi Farmers Would Not Leave This Country, But Would Come Here and Change Farming Methods. According to one Frank Harkaese. a large land holder in -northenn Iowa, who not long ago traveled over the audit'h Basin country as well as other parts of this state, the advan tages of Montana for the new home - seeker should. be better advertised lamonig the . 4 . farniers of the latisdalle, West states and . the Mississippi Val - tea. Asher .sie recent trip to the Saskatchewan country in Canada, Where. be inveetigated the big pro- imises of' the Canadian land promo- ters, Mr. Harkness referred to ton - Anions in the Treasure State as corn- that= territory and said: is alo comparison between the opportueitiee offered by and those of Canada. The, aienances have be death end now th a reaction taking alace. Aki average 'farmer in the meddle es Is iiet a trail blazer, hut a business man and unless the hand is good and he can get results, he is not going to give ap old ties and cast his lot in an uncertain comae/Jr. 4 big Dart of the emigration to Canada wottal, tea' staple ed, if as much money was spent by . American railroads in homeless Mon- tana and the northwest as is an- nually expended by the Canadian railroads. The cheap land is the in- ducement held dust to Miesiseippi river tanners who investigate the Canad- ian propoaltion. . Land in some parts 'of the 'northwest is too •ntgh in corn - 'perinea wtth the Canadian lands. If \farmers knew the truth about Mon tans, there would be little to contend 'with to - 'deep fanners leant leaving . this country.\ \The yields promised from Cane, dim lands do not Materialize, but my Investigations of the Judith Basin acountry show me whet Montana can do. When farmers from my part of the country come to the lower valleys of Montana, they are going to go into 'the corn raising businees and this is 'bound to work a revoluation in the 'farming methods of the state.\ ' Mr. Harkneee ea° states there are many farmers im the Saskatche- wan districts who would like to egt Read( aeross the line into the United States, reaalzing now that (hey were \stung\ wshen they staked their for- tunes On the loud voiced promises of the Castadlian real estate agents. The farmer who was formerly used to diversified farming and stock raising. found laniselit greatly handicapped 'when he migrated to the Gandirm 'premised lead. There is opportunity for the resi- dents of this vicinity to do much 'good advertising among their rela- tives and friends in other states by •sending them literature and letters 'slatting, forth the locals conditions -tell tog of our superior climate, the good waiter we have, the fertile farms at, reasonable cost, the good schooat, and better than aill-the good neigh- bors -and thee help in turning the tide of immigration into the Peerless (audit h Basin. REAL HOME TOWN BOOSTER BUT IS UNAPPRECIATED One of the best articles showing real appreiciation of the efforts of the newspaper men tocated in the ismaAler towns is contained in the March number the The Banker -Farm- er, a monthily pablication condur.ted by the Agricultural Commission of the American Bankers Association, Issued at Champaign, Illinois, and it I s printed here for the benefit of our readers, who will ao doubt fled con- Isiderabie merit in it.: \But in the country there is a force that we hear lithe about, but this force is doing a great work for (Onittillaued• oat Dag* ta'ra.) BIG MEETING AT BOZEMAN PROMINENT MEN GIVE INTER- ESTING ADDRESSES TO THE GALLATIN FARMERS UPHOLD THE EQUITY EXCHANGE Several Long Sessions Held under Auspices of Farmers Alliance -Go On Record strongly Opposing in- terests Working Against Farmers' Grain Selling Agency. / A large crowd attended the meet- fing in Bozeman, afternoon and even- ing, unara the auspices of the Galla- tin Valley Farmers Alliance. W. E. 'Harmon, pretedent et the Farmers Ala - lance presided. After making a 'few remarks explaining the object of the meeting, he introduced P. A.. Bennett, who spoke on what the organization had, done for Montana. 'M u Jo arsanesota Union .of the American Society of Equity, foilowed with a . pralatical talk on what they had done! and were - doing in Minnesota, ,a t ed asheet the -farmers committee that Went toWashegtoe. His talk, to the /iciest, was well received. George S. Loftus was next. .11e -tatted on freight rates, showing that 20 cents per hundred would be a good . price to Day, for freight from. the (*amen. He dealt out facts right from Oho shoulder and talked tp to 5 oielock, when by a raising vote it was decided tmanqusly to hold an evening seettion. 11fi' . . Loftus contanned this address at 7:30, Ce- tus sing terminal markets and showed the .necessity of having an open farm- ers market. He took for illustration the Farmers Grain Groweiis Grain Co., at Winnipeg, where they have paid during the latit season from 4 to al cents more -per bashes' than they have at Minneapolis. 'claimed prices are governed by the Liverpool market. He showed the transportead,on was less from Minneta - bolts to Liverpoo: than from Winni- 'peg to Liverpool, that the. Minnea- polis market was cootraled by other 'conditions than Liverpool. The farmers went on record, favor- ing the shipment of gnaia to the • %%ay cooperative exchange, ibea- demmed certain newspapers for their attitude against . the Farmers Inde- pendent selling agency at Minneita polies and opposed buying hour trona mitring interests that refused to buy wheat from this agency. The meet- ing lasted until 11:30. MOVEMENT TO CONSOLDIATE SCHOOLS As a result of a clonterenee of e inumber of prominent men, of this 'states, Montana cdtieetns will he call - ad upon soon to indicate whether or 'not they desire a consorsdattion aft the State University at Missoula, the State Agricultural College at Boze- man, and the State School of Mines M Butte. Petitioras to initiate a bill teepairing\ such consolidation will be 'demented within the next few days. The Legislature has been endeavor- ing for some time to take action en this matter but nothing has ever been accomplished and the people 'will be waked to \dlo it now\ them,. seivele. ALL READ' THE HOME PAPER \It used to be considereld . good advertising 'to 'cry' mer-, chandise by; the public crier,\ says a well known adverthe. lug manager\ but. that day is gone. Some men think they don't have to advertise, butt they stencil their name on the fences or deface them ,landscape with unreadable •signs, when the only one real way to push their business is to tell the story thra space in the home newspaper. Fitet have something to sell, then let ales people Wow it in a way that they.. will come and buy. In the columns of the weekly home per you can come ,nearer talking to a . Cus- tomer fare to twee than by any method except the actual call. Use the paper that .the people you' want to reach are reading each week, and nearly everybody reads the home Paper. NUMBER 35 DARN THOSE RgSKY AIRSHIPS. -Fitz in St. Louis Post-Dispatoh. ROWING GRAIN County Agriculturitit Peterson's Figures Based On Averages Obtained From Twenty Farms In The Basin .The figureaegitten, below , were deb4 t weerteu.s . 7.110 flatted at the recent grain rate hear e I \lag in Helena relative to the cost of I Tatail cost per acre on 90 beelied growing grain in the Judith Basin I dry land . crop wheat $20.36 and the Gallatin. C, H. Peterison, • Menefee ten year average 31% county agriculturat, aenertaansed the bushels Wheat per acre, 'coat by taking the averages of twenty farms in this 'County that he had the privilege of •stedying during 1913 and is based on a yield of 22 bushels to the acre. • Wheat -Judith Basin Plowing stubble, per acre ....-$2.50 . Double disking 1.00 Double ha Seed 'Seeding Spring harrowing Harvesting Twine • Shocking Threehing, 12e 22 bushels 'Hauling, average 6 miles, lc per bushel per mile 1.32 'Faxes, one year .26 Taxes, year of fallow Hail instaance, per acre ' .80 Depreciation, blt ,iling , 1 8 0 per cent on 600, 2 years in one, equipment and 4 Commission, dockage at elevator . Freight. to terminal 3. $2,- .50 ; -.75 .50 • .25 1.00 .30 .35 2.64 82 71 96 Total coat at terminal $18.76 Total coat per butthel at town .85 Total cost . per hundred pounds 1.40 • WPitiatLeGallatIn Plowing per note Four harrowing% 'Double disking Leveling Seed. Cutting grain 'Twine, 3 lbs. 'Shocking . Threshing, 13c per bushel Hauling, Sc per bushel 7 pair cent interest an $50 land, Oats-Gallatin Plowing, per acre Pour harrowings 1.00 'Double disking - Leveling Drilling 'Seed 'Cutting grain Twine, 4 lbs. Shocking Threalang 60 bushel oats, coal, e generous, put c- epitatea alontamtne will respond With alien usual' liberality. The copper' aronaC Coins Will be the size . ost the ordiniary. : doller and wit' make beatel- `fu4 medaCe, oliannn end souvenirs. -011 one side of 'he Coin its atanspetr the great seal of Montana . %Wilk! the ether side. bales the Exposition seal'. These llotaitwill be 'placed in every leink in Manatee *there they may he Purchased for Stier Way be -had team aela:eation . tse . ' Frank Hazel - hale er, st &entry, Dtilkin,..Munt bus This kettle time wen the co -opera - tint of every person in the state • is t olleit, a -and where. their valuable es- ti:16111:e is most easeatitel. Everyone will want a alontanta 111xposit ion Bouveair and lf every resideut In the State will contribute' one doaar by buying at leitat one souvenir there will be sufficient funds to Pilt Maa - Iatie In ahe conspicioue place should occupy among tbe rest of the %%Neaten. slates 'et the, 'great Exposi- tion. ISInoer the 9th of .May has bee -n selected SS the Montana Exposition Dollar Day, wht-o an extra effort will 'made to •ilispmet and distribute the coins, . !those who contemplate pus' - chasing Montane' Souvenir are -urged ,to get. in iate on abut day and help to make a banner sale for the 1.00 axposition, Coins. .50 , in order to stimulate interest -in .60 the sale of these Sourvenier Coins the 1.00 (commission offers 'a prize to the More 1.00 taint gill who will sell the greatest .48 number of the eoinis. The prize win - .60 'tier will be awarded by having her timpollsca to San Francisco paid. etc. 5.20 Hauling 60. ha. oats, 10c per -cwt 2.40 (Taxes .60 per cent intreest on $75 land 5.25 ) Total cost per acre of 60 bushel crop oats $21.53 Add $1 .per are for irrigation, $1.75 1.00 1.00 .50 .50 .85 1.00 .36 .69. 3.96 .40 ,....$2.00 aPhere -are perhatias !amens Whb may differ with these figures but the difference Wall not be very much and the above can be given as a. general Sad fair average. 'ONE FARE FOR EXPOSITIONS . One way -fare for tbe round trip to the; Panama -Pacific Expoeition at San Francisca, to Los Angeles, -and the Panama -Pacific Exposition at San Diego, from all points west of Chi- cago, has been granted by the trans - 'continental railroads: Rates will go Into effect. March 1, 1915, ending Nov 'ember 30, with a return limit of three' months and no return after 'December 31. Prices' not exorhitant and 'fair treatment are promlseki by the betel' men of Son Diego, who have • already established their prices, What% are, the same as of past years. PLAN ARRANGED TO RAISE FUNDS WILL SELL SOUVENIR EXPOSI- TION COINS AT ONE DOLLAR EACH FOR SALE AT LOCAL BANKS Exposition Dollar Day Will be served Thruout the state may When alit Citizens are Urged Lena Their Aid in Movemait Suitable Exhibit: at Fair. Ob- 9th to For Montana is to have an Exposition Dollar Day and the 9611 of May has 'been selected for the observance 3f that occasion. The Montana Ihixposi- tea ,Commiseion, inaan endeavor to eta e staticent tansis for a suitable exhibit at San Fran:taco and for the 'putting cal of •a *how ,Wortley of this 'groat,- state, have decided to offer atantasea la i xaositione SoltVellii* foe eather atates have used this, Weans of rat ing meney tor the Er', OS 051 11 HEAD OF MILWAUKEE VISITS LEWISTowN President A. J.' Planing and a arty of Milwaukee officiate and Stockholders, passed tarn the city Tuesday evening by special train on their way to' Butte following a trip over the Great Fasels-Leiwatown . line 'and a stop at Lewietowta that. even , fag, where they inspected the' new terminals and passenger and freight 'stations In the 'party were President. A. J. lEarlintg, Director Percy A., Rocke- feller, Director D. A. Geddes, General Supt. H. B. lEarting, A. L. Flewelling Olf the land. department., and C. .W. Allen, W. W. Heaton, Ray Morris and Mr. •Hawkes, all large stockholders -of New York City. E1t Treasure State A MONTANA WRITER SAYS:, PRAIRIES THAN KANSAS. Leads \THIS MORE Them STATE MOUNTAINS All , HAS 11ROAD- THAN eOLORADO, MORE TIMBER THAN EVER MICHIGAN HAD, itlIt.F, COPPER THAN SPAIN, MORE CATTLE THAN TEXAS, MORE HORSES' MAN KENTUCKY, MORE SILVER THAN MEXICO, MORE SHEEP THAN ARIZONA, MORE WATER POWER THAN NEW . ENGLAND, MORIE COAL THAN PENN- SYLVANIA, MORE MARBLE THAN VERMONT, MORE SUN- SHINE 'THAN CALFORNIA AND MORE RIVERS THAN NEW YORK. IF YOU HA\ , E MONEY TO tivvmstr, LABOR TO EX' moir OR CAREER TO CARVE OUT„BIGIRTMERE IN MON- TANA IS WHERE THE MONsilif IS, YOU - BET.\ • .. SEND IN COMMUNITY ITEMS . Every person takes some Pride in his or her respec- tive comm-unity . and should aid in every way pos.tible to render it some benefit. Resi- dents of the communities sur- rounding. Mcare can with but very little effort de this by sending in 'a weekly news- letter 'to The Empire, which Is perhaps the best of all means. This office will take care of all tile nows-letters , seat In and wishes it had aufacient to fill an entire •page . or more. There should be items from every eola- inimita in, this vicinity in every week's sane, you aid your vielnite by having it suitably repre- sented? You are doubtless in- terested in It; -and wish others to be. Give it - the publicity It deserves, which can bet accomplished very easily, • - • Don't put it off, but send an a newssfetter neat week. INDUSTRIAL CONTEST AGAIN ON CHANCE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS TO SECURE FREE TRIP • TO STATE FAIR MOORE YOUTHS SHOULD WIN Eltst' Made Corset Covers by Girls and B . ...st Grown Potatoes by Boys Will be Judged Next Fall and a Free Educ:cional and Interesting Trip Awarded to Winners, 'Boys and girls, of this state, le .•• tweet' the . ages of twelve and eigh- teen years, will ccmpette again this sir for free trips to the State Fair 'at Helena In, September. lu Bighbrn, in , er, Dawson. Rosebud ena eliW- stonC -yotintic a the • boys are growing coin 'and the .boy who shews. the best ten ears of corn next . Septephe r will got the free trip. In Fergus and the other counties bite contest is with potatoes and thel 'baste-twelve potatoes .ghown will ca - 'till' the grower to tile sa mite privilege. Laat year the prize for the bestese- latoes -grown by a Fergus county lad was well by Frank Smith, the twelve yeaeold son of Lyle Smith, who lives on Beaver 'creek. -This year there ahead be many more - entries by lads •thettett . the 'comity ...and it is hoped titt• oizv winning SPil(l5 will be grown .by oae located in the . Moore .tlIa1reat. The oppertunaly Is at .hand MO -plans shoted be made now to tarry off this prize, . • The -girls are making vorset covers In all the counties and tile one show - lag the beet head mpg.te corset cover next September wtl Eienre the free trip. First honors among the girls of this county in lest year's contest -were awarded to Miss Beatrice Roberts, of aewistown. Here is a ehance for the yotalg atdies In 'Moore' and vicinity to 'show their ability in sewing and incidentally to ti . cure a free trip. to Montana's big State Fair this fall. • The county prizes will cover the eost of railroad transportation • to 'Helena end return and the atatte alai]. wits provide 'edging- and Meals taming the stay in Helena... The boys and girl's will be under the care and ehaperonage of the Agricultural Col - liege and will be given instruetions daily while at the fair. Rules -mid regulations may be ob- tained of 'Miss Mice O'Hara, county superintendent of schools or of Prof. J. • H. Hoist, • Bozeman. Medals will be given to tite comity winners, and Governor Stewart will award medals -to the State Champions. JOHN H. WATTS DIES AFTER SHORT ILLNESS John Henry %Val Its (Hut at his home on South Black avenu e from spneamonia Friday' evening, after a brief illness. He was at work as usual fattened/mg to his (Latches last Monday, tint an going home to the rain he Igo& very wet and during the night he. bad an attack of pleurisy. He had been CR ever since, but his condi- Won was hardly considered) serious, 'rand his -death came as a shock (tot only to his family' but to ills frienda to Bozeman,. Definite arrangements 'have not,, as yet been mode for the 'funeral, bot it -will probably be held Sunday afternoon.. Mr. Watts was the oildeet son of the late Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Watts' and was -born in . Arkansas, near Pea Ridge, on August. 17, 1863. He came 'to Montana in 1886 -and -had made -his hornet in Bozeman or t'et the -Gallatin 'valley . 'ever since. He was married December 31, 1891, to Manide Knowles, who survives him. Of .the three chlid- siren, one is living, a son about 14 years old. Mr. Watts is laso surviv- ed' by one sister, Mrs. Al Denton at Moore, Mont., and by two brothers, Charles and Fred Watts, airing In 'Salem, Ore. He 'was a metniber of the leal lodge . of Woodmen. of the World.-Bozeniart Chronicle. 'There are many persons in this 'vicinity, former residents of the Galla- tin 'entice, who were well asentatAnt- ed with the deceased and who' will 'regret to leans of his early demiae. .0. • Q. ..Beettok vtaitact at Lereaharan - Monday. • •
