Sweet Grass County a Vast Prospect for Settlers and Industry
Sweet Grass county covers about 1 820 000 acres and ranks among Montana's larger northern counties. Rich mining potential lies with coal lead silver copper and gold deposits awaiting development alongside abundant farming and grazing. year round streams including the Yellowstone Boulder and Stillwater favor irrigation. The area offers mild winters and warm summers, with early March marking the start of field work as settlers arrive to transform idle land into thriving communities.
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Sweet Grass
Montana
Northwest
Union
Sweet Grass County
Yellowstone
Boulder
Bridge drive grows in Reed Point for county relief
J M Hiner and S G Knee told county commissioners that seventeen families now live on the West Fork of White Beaver and cross the Yellowstone only at Reed Point. They urge a bridge to improve access to Big Timber, noting current travel to Merrill and Columbus is costly and time consuming.
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Yellowstone
Reed Point
North Side
J. M. Hiner
S. G. Knee
West Fork
White Beaver
Board of County Commissioners
Range 17
Court House
Pioneer Office
Columbus
Merrill
Yellowstone County
Governor Norris Calls Good Roads Convention at Billings
Gov Norris issues call for Montana state convention in Billings June 16 17 and 18 to discuss highway improvements and raise interest in road building. Delegates include state officers county reps newspapers and various organizations with an executive committee to arrange preliminaries.
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Norris
Billings
Montana
Congress
W. B. George
I. D. O’donnell
W. S. Garnsey
H. W. Rowley
E. B. Camp
J. Collins West
P. B. Moss
Plan on Foot to Start Woolen Mill Reopens in Big Timber
Plans mature for the resumption of operations at the Big Timber woolen mill after years of idleness. Negotiations foresee modernized equipment, ample raw material locally, and a contract with an eastern buyer, aiming to run spindles and looms again before year end.
Montana Vision Prompts Eastern Tour Of Praise
T A Marlow of the National Bank of Montana urges Montanans to see how the state is viewed in the east after trips to Chicago New York and Washington. He cites grain records fertile soil and new opportunities and predicts unprecedented emigration and millions in investment fueling rapid growth.
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Montana
T. A. Marlow
The
National Bank of Montana
Helena
Chicago
New York
Washington
Commonwealth
United States
Wool Feed Experiments At State College Impress Sheepmen
An experiment at the state agricultural college tests how different feeds affect wool quality in selected sheep. Prof. Griffin leads the study with hay fodder grain mixes, tracking texture color oil content fibre length and other qualities for a forthcoming bulletin. A similar test is underway at Wyoming Agricultural College.
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State Agricultural College
Griffin
Animal Industry
United States
West
Wyoming Agricultural College
Auction line shows careful solicited work and contact
This short line notes that work was solicited and completed to the sender's satisfaction. It lists a home phone number 71 and signs with F. B. Lindsay.
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F. B. Lindsay
Potato Invasion Signals New Settlers From East
The article notes Sweet Grass county sees a steady influx of new settlers this summer. The vanguard arrives from an unexpected direction, marking an anticipated broader wave of arrivals for the season.
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Sweet Grass County
Yellowstone Potatoes Herald Valley Fame and Trade Plans
Four potato varieties were chosen by the Yellowstone Valley Producers' Association to carry the Yellowstone name on all market goods. The plan focuses on potatoes this year, with hopes of later expanding to fruits and other crops if quality and market acceptance are guaranteed. New settlers from North Yakima, Washington, are moving into Gibson county near Big Timber, buying land at high prices and planning orchards and diversified farming.
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Yellowstone Valley Producers’ Association
Billings
Yellowstone
New Yorker
Yellowstone Acme
Milwaukee
Big Timber
Gibson Country
Lake Basin
Yakima
Wash
Jake Magelssen
Washingtonians
Northern Pacific
Ren. Forsythe
Washington
Montana
Government Starts Nursery Expansion in Montana Forest
Montana's Department of Agriculture finances a new Savenac nursery project in the Lolo National Forest near De Borgia. The 150 bed seedling beds will grow one and a half million conifers annually, aiming to supply ten million seedlings from 25 national forest nurseries. Planting targets include burned areas along the Coeur d Alene branch line and the Rattlesnake headwaters. A dedicated worker will water and guard the beds during their first year.
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Savenac Nursery
Department
Lolo National Forest
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de Borgia
Savenac
Coeur d'Alene
Missoula Forest
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Montana Society of Engineers
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Trade
Automobile Club
Farmers’ Association
Agricultural College
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
Big Timber Lodge
Knights of Pythiss
Castlehall
Mystic Triangle
R. A. Maerchan
W. H. Patterson
Producers’ Association
Heralds Valley
West Side
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