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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1914
Page
9
The Tribune Publishing Co. states it will not be responsible for employee debts except when orders signed by the manager are issued. Subscribers who do not receive papers regularly and on time should notify the office. The paper is published regularly and all subscribers should receive it regularly.
Butte Post reports Senator Selway of Montana telling the National Woolgrowers convention in Salt Lake that complete government supervision of the public domain is likely. He says wool growers should adapt to regulations and seek wise rules rather than oppose them, noting changing views of Democratic leaders including T J Walsh. Public sentiment is shifting.
The text argues that strict government control of the public domain is necessary and notes past cattle group resolutions failed. It praises Senator Olway, a Republican with deep sheep-raising knowledge, whose Salt Lake convention support gives the Selway plan immediate impact and respect as the industry seeks fair treatment from Congress.
Helena hosts the Montana State Fair September 21 26 with a proposed pageant at fair grounds celebrating the territorys birth fifty years and statehood twenty five. Laura T Scott Armstead proposes an elaborate pageant drawing on early Montana history and figures including Indians miners pioneers road agents vigilantes Lewis and Clark Sacagawea and Chief Joseph. The fair board budgets an extra 7400 for improvements possibly funding the pageant while commentary on the Monroe doctrine is cited from a Globe Democrat item.
The U S Geological Survey reports 1913 petroleum production at 240 million barrels, with California up 10 million from 1912 and statewide demand equaling production. Oklahoma Texas Louisiana and Wyoming show gains while other districts decline.
Former Speaker of Congress Tom Cannon selects Springhill cemetery and has a 56 ton granite monument erected. The note calls it massive and beautiful. Wis dom in the Big Hole basin plans a state bank within sixty days with Helena and Big Hole basin locals as stockholders.
In his Commoner remarks, Mr. Bryan notes a dissolving monopoly and says the unscrambling has begun, signaling a visible shift in powerful corporate control. The comment frames ongoing anti monopoly sentiment and potential market changes.
The piece predicts that if shepherds continue selling ewe lambs for meat, mutton will become as costly and scarce as lobster or terrapin in a few years, turning it into a luxury.
A Philadelphia Press opinion decries Senator Simmons for alleging panicky plots by moneyed interests and a lone New York unit risking 40 to 50 million to block tariff reform. It argues the tariff act itself fuels a real economic panic and denounces Dem explanations as evasions. The Helena Record notes Wisconsin’s eugenics license law could disrupt engagements if a man cannot obtain a license, raising breach of promise questions as thousands await licenses and doctors report low pass rates.
The American Economist notes a potential beet sugar factory exodus to Canada driven by cheaper labor and land costs and the free entry under the Underwood bill. A 1909 Census Bureau report shows 425,064 acres planted, 58 factories producing 501,682 tons of sugar valued at 45,937,629 dollars, with 37,353,066 dollars in total expenses. Wage costs were 4,808,446 dollars and materials 27,265,170 dollars.
Northern farmers have plowed and seeded for several weeks past amid January. The unusual work pattern appears widespread in parts of the country with no doubt about the activity.
The passage notes dusty streets in Montana and a sprinkling wagon used in winter, similar to last February when the street sprinkler also operated to curb dust. It reflects on unusual winter conditions and compares current weather with past seasonal measures.
News notes a cargo of corn from Argentina caused the Chicago market to fall ten cents per bushel. The writer quips that free trade benefits the Argentine farmer.
Helena officials report the Montana State fair will run September 21 to 26 as the annual event. The board of directors selected the dates for the state fair schedule and activities.
The navy seeks 100000 yards of dark blue cloth for enlisted men with no domestic wool requirement, hoping foreign bidders will cut costs under the Underwood tariff. Officials note prior tariffs limited foreign suppliers and say buying abroad could be patriotic if it lowers prices, with bids opening January 27 at Brooklyn navy yard.
The Bay City National Farmer argues that sixteen major nations protect their sugar industries. It notes Holland's protection of its refining and the Dutch-Java sugar trade, and Germany's beet sugar industry producing 2.5 million tons annually, claiming the US Congress should be shamed by such protectionism.
Charles Patrick a prominent rancher from South Boulder suffered a nose hemorrhage about 6 p m Friday and died two hours later from blood loss He formerly lived at Twin Bridges and Pony He leaves a wife several married daughters and many relatives across Montana
An old advertisement claims Kickapoo Worm Killer eases child worm pains and constipation. It markets the product as safe with laxative benefits, urging households to buy a 25 cent box from druggists or by mail through Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co.
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