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4 FERGUS COUNTY ARGUS. AUGUST 9, 1907. ete. Fergus County Arius. TERMS OF su IACRIPTION. One Year $250 Six Months I itS Three Months ............................1 to Subscriptions Payable in Advance. ADVKRTISINO RATES FUeNISHED oN APPLICATION. OPIPSCILAL PAPeR OP FERGUS COUNTY. Published Every Friday by JOHN M. VROOMAN, Editor and Prop. HALSEY R. WATSON, Business M'gr. Entered as second-class matter Aug ust 3, 1906, at the postoffice at Lew- istown, Montana, under the act of con- gress of March 3, 1879. Subscribers failing to receive their papers will please notify this office, that the cause may be investigated and reported to the proper authorities. LEWISTOWN, MONT., Aug. 9, 1907. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S LAND POLICIES. must be for the best interests of all concerned, and must conform to the law. Mining claims cannot be taken up simply for timber on them. To en- ter agricultural land and patent it, the claimant must take the land for a home, notf or other purposes. Users of the range must graze their stock only on that parts to which they have the best right; the large owner cannot crowd out the small one. These con- ditions cannot hinder development, but are necessary for it in its true sense. Thus National forests in no way act as a wall around the resources of a region. Nor have persons who obey the laws anything to fear from them. Though they touch In one place or another the activities of a majority of the people of the west, they are first of all for the home builder. Timber is always on hand for his needs, he is certain of a steady Supply of water, his stock is assured of grazing ground, while the government protects the forest from fire, which otherwise Might menance his property or even his life. Upon the home -builder de ponds the future of the west, and by helping him, more than any other way, the National forests assist in the best The Montana Stockman and Farmer development of the regione in which is making an effort to get the send- they lie. merit of the people of this tate on ' Strong protests have in some cases President Roosevelt's public hind pa] , Icy as it relates to forest reserves and the leasing of government lands. Whateyer may be the sentiment as regards leasing we believe the great majority of the people of the state are in hearty accord with the admin- istration and its policy of preserving the forests of the west. Naturally the stockmen frequently have reason to find fault with the management of these reserves and the insolence of those who are assuming -a little authority as rangers. But as a sys- tem, as a great scheme of preserving the timber for future needs and pro- tecting the water courses of the moun- tains and in the valleys even those who may be biased from pecuniary considerations, must admit the wis- dom of the policy or system. But this is not a question that con- cerns only the states in which the for- est reserves are located. These hinds belong to the government and the peo- ple of the nation have an interest in the protection of the timber and water. While this is true it should be the aim of the government to adoitt a Pol- icy in the management of these re- serves that will remove much of the prejudice now existing against them among some of our people. No doubt much of this will entirely disappear in a few years. The current number of the Outlook contains the following article on \The National Forest Policy\ which shows the objects to be obtained and A l e benefits to be derived by their for- mation. It hs mobably a fair state- ment by one well to formed as to the scope and object of the projects al- though he may be unfamiliar with loc- al- conditions and sonic of theeunPleas- ant experiences of citizens in counties in which they are located: Now and then from the west come protests and complaints against the policy under which the National for- ests are managed. Some of these are made in good faith, and should be met with a clear statement of just what the National forest policy is and how it is being carried out; others are the result of knowledge that the theft of timber, land and minerals, and the monopoly of the range, will no longer be permitted. Much of the honest opposition to the creation of National forests comes from a wrong idea of their purpose and use. They are the first outcome of a general policy that is slowly taking shape In the public mind—the conviction that our natural resources, forests, water- ways and land, are put here to be used in a definite way, and that this use must be open to all alike. National forests are created to in- sure to the home -builder and to home industries a perpetual uppiy of tim- ber, to preserve the forest cover on watersheds and so to insure a steady and constant streatnflow, and to make certain the fair and lawful use of for- est and range. They are open to all persons, with the sole restriction that their permanent resources shall be used in such a way that they will not become exhausted, 'but will remain for the use of others in the future devel- opment of the nation. The wise use of all their resources—timber, water, land minerals, and range—is encour- aged in every way. The chief aim of their administration is to make them large factors in the upbuilding of the west and in the permanent wealth of the entire country. ' Perhaps the chief objection urged against National forests is that their creation locks up the resources of the region, check industry, and phohibits settlement. M a matter of fact, ex- actly the opposite is true. All re- sources of the National foreleg are open to use. Commercial enterprises are welcome. Stores, hotels, pewee plants, and mills can be erected and operated without unnecessary restric- tions. Prospectors and miners are free to travel over a forest, and ex- plore, locate and develop claims ex- actly as they would anywhere on the public domain. It it is not necessary to include small areas of agricultural land within a National forest, home - seekers can select any of it have it listed, build their houses and barns, patent It, and have It always for a home. The range within the forests is grazed by all kinds of stock. Ap- propriation of water Is entirely a state affair, and the creation of e e Nstional forest affect.; it In no way iirhatever. In every case the chief conditions Oscan upon those sees ammihet they been made against the charge for per- mits to graze stock on national forests and for other special uses. The prin- ciple upon which a fee is charged is quite clear, and is as old as our form of government. The National forests are not the exclusive property of thoes who use them, They belong to all the people, who should derive some di- rect benefit from their use. The cost of the force of men who protect the forests from fire and trespass and who see that the resources are used in the right way, as well as all other ex- penses connected with the forest man- agement, is borne by the people as a whole. It is only reasonable, then, since the forests belong to the peo- ple and since they pay for their main- tenance, that the comparatively few persons who have full access to their resources should pay a reasonable amount for what they get. Fees are in no way excessive. They merely balance the added benefits which na- tional forests give their users. The very „best answer to the charge that fees are in any way prohibitive upon users of the forests is the number of applications for permits, Which this year is greater than ever before, and more than some of the forests are able to accomodate. Some complaint has been made that National forests withdraw a great deal of land from taxation. It is true that the national government pays no taxes. In their place, however, it Pays each year to the counties in which the for- ests are located ten per cent of all receipts from the sale of timber, use of range, and other uses. So large was it certain that the counties' reve- nue from this source would become that congress provided that the amount paid in any one year should not ex- ceed forty per cent of the counties' tax receipts from qther sources. Few can well claim, then, that the coun- ties would have been benefited in any way as well had the national forests not been created. To cOnserve the natural resources of the nation is absolutely essential if it is to have a high future. To Pre- vent vast areas of public domain from falling into the hands of corpora- tions or individuals with large re- sources is the one way to make sure that the future Inhabitants of the west shall be freeholders and not ten- ants. The best development of a reg- ion is brought about when all its land is put to those uses to which it is best adapted. These are principles which each day are coming to be more fully recognized as true. Upon them the National forest policy Is based. • • HOGS AND SHEEP. A number of Fergus county farmers have expressed their intention of en- gaging in hog and sheep raising. With our increasing population there is a growing demand for porcine products that is not being met with. Of course, the general tendency in all new coun- tries is to raise grain but in time force of circumstances lea,ls to Oiversitied farming, which is the safest and best in the end. And necessarily this must come gradually in a new country like Montana. There is little incentive to meet a &mend that is not regular and strong—where great care and labor is involved. But the increasing demand for hog meat should make the raising of hogs profitable. They will consume the My Hair is Scraggly Do you like it? Then why be contented with it? Have to be? Oh, no! Just put on Ayer's Hair Vigor and have long, thick hair; soft, even hair. But first of all, stop your hair from coming out. Save what you have. Ayer's Hair Vigor will not disappoint you. It feeds the hair -bulbs; makes weak hair strong. The best kind of a testimonial— \ Sold for over sixty years.\ /1 A t a.Ass.C. A. 04... Len: 7 11, Yam. , SAas APAINLIA. lierS PILLS. CRERRY PECTORAL \Civilization is founded on accumulated Capital and systematic Labor.\ Horace Greeley REMEMBER we pay 5 7 0 interest Bank of Fergus County LEWISTOWN MONTANA. Capital and Surplus, $250,000,00 grain and waste around a farm and bring money to the raiser in the fall or winter. When crops are large and ,prices consequently low there should be more money in feeding the surplus to stock than in selling the grain direct. With good fields, stubbles of alfal- fa, free access to water and fences that will prevent hogs from bothering the neighbors, hog raising can be con- ducted with very little trouble or ex- pense. The industry should be given more attention in Fergus county. The success of several ranchmen with small bunches of sheep has nat- urally led to the inquiry as to wheth- er it would not be profitable to keep from 100 to 300 head, As they are now doing in Minnesota and other Mississippi valley states. s ure l y with better wool, larger fields, more nu- tricious grasses and cheaper land, it would seem mat the business should pay conducted on a small scale. The chief danger Is from wild animals and that is constantlr growing less, espec- ially in the settled portion of the coun- ty. Good grades of sheep, well cared for, will shear from 10 to 15 pounds to the fleece, while the losses in the winter season can be avoided entirely with proper precaution to supply feed and shelter. With small bands it might be practicable to wash the sheep as they do in the older states, which Increases the value of the clips. This is a matter that should be given careful thought by our farmers. • • GRAZING ON RESERVES. As the question of grazing fees upon the different government forest re- serves of the country is one which con- cerns particularly Montana, a state- ment just issued through Assistant Forester Price, and given publicity through the dispatches, will be of in- terest, and should be disseminated as much as possible over the sections concerned. \The present administra- tion will not increase fees for grazing ?on national forests,\ says Mr. Price. \We have heard that a report to the contrary has been circulated in the west, and want the facts to be known. I We hold that presnt prices are less than those which would be asked by private owners of range, as evinced by cases of which we know. \The government does not believe in charging stockmen wnat might be call- ed the full market value of the graz- ing privilege—that is, letting the use of the range to the hignest bidder and trying to make aa much as possible out of the land. In other words, it is not In the position of a landlord who seeks to realize the largest possible returns from his holdings. While there is no reason why those who profit individ- ually by making use of the national forests should not help meet the ex- penses of their protection, the forests are run, not as revenue producers, but as sources of public benefit through rightly regulated use. Much misdirect- ed criticism has arisen from the fail- ure of many people to understand this.\ According to a Chicago dispatch the Society off Equity has elaborated a gi- gantic plan to hold wheat for a mini- mum of $1 a bushel. Steel tanks, hold- ing thousands of bushels, can be pur- chased, and farmers all over the north- west are supplying themselves with thAee granaries. It is said that 176,000 members of the union, controlling a large percentage of the crop, base pledged themselves not to part with a bushel of wheat under $1—and to get as much more as they can. It is said that the speculators are up against a hard proposition, as the farmers are prosperous and able to hald for their price. The wheat crop will be short, and, realizing this, the farmers believe it an auspicious time to assert them- selves and teach the speculators a sal- utary lesson. The farmers are said to be well organized, have possession of the bulk of the crop, and can afford to sit back and await developments. All of which, if true, may have a good effect on the price paid for wheat in Montana. Those pretty well informed think that Montana wheat will bring from 76 to 80 cents a bushel. ROOSEVELT'S CONSISTENCY. Bryan has claimed that President Roosevelt has stolen his thunder, and that he never would have moved against the trusts had not the Demo- cratic party forced him to do so. The proof of the pudding is In chewing the string. In a re.cent issue of the Saturday Evening Post, Forest cria- sey, answering the question, \Is Free ident Roosevelt an Opportunist?\ es- pecially referring to his anti-trust and railroad policies, makes public the fac- simile copy of a letter written by Roosevelt to Editor Kohlsaat of the Chicago Times -Herald in August, 1899, When the former was governor of New York, Mr. CrIalley says that this letter nails the charge that Roose- velt's policy on the trust question has e'en that of an opportunist for the purpose of catching step with popular clamor. In It the then governor asks Kohleaat's opinion of the trusts, and says that the writer had been growing \exceedingly alarmed at the growth of the popular unrest and popular dis- trust\ on the trust question. It ex- presses the fear that if the Republi- cans do not have some consistent pol- icy to advocate, the multitudes will follow the crank eh° advocates an ab- surd policy. Mr. Crissey also quotes Kohisaat as telling how, during his trip to New Mexico that year, Mr. Roosevelt told Paul Morton that he believed the time bad come when they must have federal supervision or fed- eral control of railroads. If Mr. Bryan will smoke will he put this in his pipe and smoke it?-51issoulian. Judge Lindsey of Denver is a Roose- velt Democrat and sees no hope for his state with the Democrats in pow- er. Here is the way he puts it: \The only hope for Colorado is to elect a Republican governor who will be supported by Roosevelt or some successor to Roosevelt representing the Republican national progressive element. Roosevelt., La Follette, Hughes or Cummings—these are the sort of progressive men I mean—men who are doing things. The only man In the Democratic party who can be credited with doing things is Joseph W. Folk of Missouri.\ The railroads are urging coal dealers to put in their supply of coal now and avoid the congested condition that ex- isted last winter and which entails more or less suffering in the north- west. The railroads are not equipped for supplying the demand in the winter season, being short of cars, locomo- tives, trackage and help. A timely warning should prevent a repetition of last winter's conditions. The rail- roads are doing their Part in that dl - redion. • Judge Kenesaw M. Landis of the United States district court, sitting in Chicago, has fined the Standard Oil company of Indiana $29,240,000, .for violations of the law agaisnt accept- ing rebates from railroads. Even If knocked out in the higher courts Judge Landis has become famous. He has certainly gone after the octopus with- out fear or favor. It is the largest fine ever imposed against a corpora- tion. Prof. Frederick Starr of the univer- sity of Chicago, is again making bad breaks. His latest astonishing declar- ation is that \children should wear no clothing until they are ten years old— not a stitch.\ The professor must have arrived at his oonclusion while explor- ing the Congo. It might be acceptable on the score of economy. But then, a kid doesn't want to stay in seclu- sion all of the time. Haywood is frank to admit that he had a fair trial in the courts of Ideho. Had he been found guilty what he and his Socialist following would have said and done remains only to be im- agined. There never was any doubt among the great majority of Ameri- cans that the accused would have anything but a square deal. Now comes a Chicago professor with the discovery that sea -gulls can talk, that they have a language of their own, just as do human beings. They think as men and women think, and they have developed the power of reason. The Prof. most regard the public as somewhat A dispatch states that Prof. E. T. Eaton, founder of the Montana college at Deer Lodge, Mont., while searching for college funds, accepted tips rem Wall street brokers and cleaned up $100,009 in a few weeks. He may con- clude to stay with the game. .44.• A New York policeman accused and convicted of cowardice, was degraded in the presence of his fellows by hav- ing his shield removed and the but- tons cut off his coat. He Is evidently entitled to membership in the order of mollycoddles. Both New York and Chicago are having a carnival of crime. Hardly a day passes without a blood -curdling murder being recorded. Beth cities offer fine opportunities for mission- ary work. Lawyer Richardson was disgusted with Clarence Darrow -a speech in the Haywood trial. He says It was enough to hang any man guilty or innocent. Pretty tough on his associate counsel. • •- . Well, there Is some consolation to know that John Sharp WIlliams de- feats Vardaman In the Mississippi sen- atorial primary election, even though the former's majority is small. -• • Judge Lindsay says you can buy the Colorado woman'e vote for $16. Even that la pretty expensive. The vote of some men can he had for a drink. It remains for the southern states to demonstrate that probibition will pro- hiblt. • In truth, a much deluded fool is he, who takes a rancher for a fool to be. IF YOU WANT OUR ADVICE ABOUT HARNESS AND SADDLERY We win cheerfully give you our?—but instead of its costing more than its worth—you will find it worth a great t eal more than it costs—in fact if you buy a saddle or harness without consulting us, you'll find that you'll be loser, We carry Eastern and Coast Makes and it does not make any difference whether you want the cheapest or the best grade we carry, you'll find 'ern TRUST- WORTHY and DEPENDABLE. We don't say this boastingly but with the knowledge of the success othere have had that bought their out outfits here —everything about em is \skillfully and thoroughly made.\ The same applies to Whips, Robes, Collar Pads, Straps or findings of any kind and the prices --why they're right of course. Judith Hardware Company The Home of the Rancher Who Thinks Commenting upon the fine imposed upon the Standard Oil company at Chicago, James R. Garfield, secre- tary of the interior, says: \The de - elision and fine are the end of a long fight, 'and will teach the people of this country that no man, big or lit- tle is above the law. The Standard Oil company and others like that great corporation have gone ahead on the theory that they were so powerful that they could do things the ordinary cit- izen could not do. We are show- eng tibelm that they cannot\ Mr. Garfield says the fine can be collected and that there are ten thousand more counts hanging over them in which similar fines can be levied. But what good will result if the octopus raises the price of oil sufficient to pay the heavy fine? Montana will receive from the fed- eral government this year $20,655, be- ing 10 per cent of the receipts from the forest reserves within the state. Half of the amount goes to the road and half to the school funds in the counties. The money is apportioned -aecordiag-to the area of the reserves in the counties. Flathead will receive the largest amount, $4,337, and Chou- teau the smallest, $41. The amount Fergus will realize is $268. The rev- enue from this source is expected to increase considerably in the future. Not long since Vice -President Fairbanks saved a young lady from drowning in the Yellowstone National park. Now comes the story that Sec- retary Wilson rescued a young man and woman who were lost In the wilds of a forest reserve on the slopes of Mount Tacoma, What are the other presidential possibilities doing to push their booms along? The sweet pea carnival in Bozeman this year is going to eclipse former ef- forts in that direction. The people of the state are invited to be prevent and participate in the sweet -scented doings. To add to the interest of the occasion the Elks will hold their state convention in Bozeman on the same dates Bet for the carnival, Aug 20 to 21. • • Nevertheless it is a pity Fergus county could not have a court house built out of its own native material. Its building stone appears to be good enough for all other class of buildings. -• • The next guess is what excuse Walter Wellman is going to have for falling to make his baloon voyage to- ward the north pole this year. Early etorins or a collapse of his gas bag? • • Down in Texas the thermometer registered 179 degrees In the sun aud 117 degrees in the shade one day last week. How would you like to live in Texas? Iowa's corn crop is estimated at 300,000,000 bushels, which is a big lots from last year's yield. Wheat and barley in that state will give about 90 per cent of a crop. It I. reported in New York that. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw intends to return to the stage this tall. Evelyn seems to hanker after a gay and giddy Life. • - • Apparently the Butte train robbers have been captured. At last accounts the X -Ray villain was still at large. • • \Hell a Texas preacher declares, \is full of peek-a-boo waists.\ Well what In should they wear? • • Just think of getting too much rain In Montana in Anguet. Who said something about dry farming? The Rocky Mountain Bell Tele- •hone company seems to be having a rocky time of It. Warning. If you have kidney and bladder trouble and do not use Foley's Kid- ney Cure, you will have only your- self to blame for results, as it posi- tively cures all forms of kidney and bladder diseases. C. H. Williams. Pb, A. HOPKINS & SONS PURE FOOD GROCERS EAT GOOD EATABLES Drink Good Drinkables We aim to please you with the food products and beverages that touch the spot. We sell only \the very best\ at the lowest possible prices. Today these values ought to make you hungry and thirsty. CLUB HOUSE SALMON CUTLETS only the select part of the fish used, per can - - 25c CLUB HOUSE SHRIMPS wet or dry; per can . 35c IMPORTED SARDINES The very -best quality in toc, 15c, 20C and 2,5c cans, MARSHALL BROS,' KIPPERED HERRING imported from Scotland. Herring in tomato sauce, preserved bloaters, fresh herring, finnam Haddocks in 2 lb. cans, 35C CLUB HOUSE GRAPE JUICE the best on the market. Pt. 35c, qt. 65c. WILD CHERRY PHOSPHATE a delightful summer beverage. 4 oz. bottle isc. 8oz. 25C Everything for the Teeth Tooth Brushos, Tooth Powders, Tooth Washes Tooth Pastes, Tooth Soaps and Dental Floss. M tact onnInig no can dues for preserves sad sift fee test1 Wilson (a Lewellin, Drag g le\ 416 Main strew,. Culver & Culver Photographers Thoroughly understand the needs of amateurs and are Headquarters for Materials of All Kinds. Prices Reduced for Dentistry Somnoform scientifically administered for Tooth Extraction Absolutely Safe and Painless All Dental Work Guaranteed. DR. M. M. HEDGES Over Golden Rule Store. TYPEWRITERS and a frill line of supplies. Also a varied assortment of typewriter pa- per e at er/50 Argus Office
