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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1917
Page
4
The war revenue act imposes stamp duties on notes drafts deeds stock certificates powers of attorney and similar papers with penalties up to 1000 or five years for fraud. Cards, parcels, and stock issues face taxes with schedules for transfers sales and vouchers across bonds credit instruments and customs entries.
The article notes a large Montana land push led by Louis Hill and the Great Northern, with $800,000 in recent sales by Central Montana Ranches. Wheat and other crops are projected to yield big profits, boosting Montana farm prosperity as settlers from the West Coast and Middle West arrive in early spring.
Two Helena men, Charles Whitcomb and Thomas Sweeney, have launched a large scale operation one mile south of Fort Shaw to extract alkali from Adobe Lake. A camp and plant concentrate the alkali by boiling lake water and mixing with alkali soil, yielding a 15 percent solution that is barreled for shipment. The project taps a resource once deemed worthless and may supply alkali for copper smelters as a German chemical substitute.
Lawsuit filed in Helena district court questions the constitutionality of a 1 percent tax on net profits of life insurance companies doing business in the state but not domestically organized. The action targets the legislative act passed at the last session.
Fragmentary line notes urgency and velocity in life, suggesting swift passage of time and the irrelevance of slowing down. The wording evokes a maritime or nautical rhythm, framing motion as inevitable and lasting.
Lieut. Gov. W. W. McDowell will travel to Washington D C soon with Congressman Dillon of South Dakota to urge passage of a homestead bill granting immediate land titles. He will present letters from Equity News readers in committee hearings and promote farmer ownership through national action.
Classified ads describe multiple large ranches for sale in Oregon Montana and Alberta. Listings include a 1280 acre stock and grain ranch near Heppner Oregon with a seven room bungalow and farming equipment, 34 000 price with terms. several 320 acre irrigated or crop lands in Missoula and Great Falls Montana. a 1000 acre stock farm in Fergus County Montana. a 870 acre riverfront cattle and grain ranch in Oregon. and opportunities from various firms offering favorable terms and payment plans with equipment, hay, water, and buildings.
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