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Big Timber Pioneer

Location

Big Timber, Montana, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1924

Page

6

Montana Month details Sweet Grass County prospects

The report notes coal finds in Crazy mountains and Belle Mining Co development prospects. It highlights 200 273 acres of Beartooth National Forest in the county a range of land values from irrigated 60 to 150 per acre non irrigated 15 to 30 grazing 7 to 12. It mentions Northern Pacific line along the Yellowstone river and possible branch lines, education with Big Timber High School, tourism in the south, towns Big Timber Melville McLeod Grey Cliff Gibson, and opportunities in irrigated land development.

Crazy Mountains Belle Mining Co Beartooth National Forest Northern Pacific Sweet Grass County Court House Yellowstone Melville Mcleod Grey Cliff Gibson

Publicity plea to boost Sweet Grass county Montana

E J Mo urges a unified publicity campaign by Big Timber and Sweet Grass county to counter negative outside views of Montana. He cites irrigation, soil, mineral prospects, oil near Gibson, rail access, and proximity to Billings and Yellowstone Park as strong selling points for investors and settlers.

Sweet Grass County Big Timber Gibson Billings Livingston Yellowstone Park America Commercial Club Northern Pacific Great Northern Milwaukee Railways Montana

Montana the new corn belt and resource rich state

Montana offers vast farming and grazing lands with low plowable land, leading spring wheat quality, and high hydroelectric potential. It ranks in livestock production, has extensive National Parks, high elevation diversity, and strong electricity use, but needs capital to develop resources and markets.

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