Treasure State meat profits spark Montana plant plan
The article notes explosive 1917 earnings by major meat packers and contemplates building a large Montana plant near ranges to cut freight and shrinkage. It cites 1916 profits, by products value from hides to fertilizer, and compares Montana with Iowa and Western Canada.
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Ranges
Montana
Montana News Briefs across Cities
Malta Red Cross workers cleared 1500 dollars at a carnival. Billings selected for the Midland Stock Show. Malta store closes on the Great Northern line. Great Falls firemen seek a pay raise to 135 dollars monthly. Butte stockman J Stanley Smith dies of meningitis. Hill County buys two acres for machinery storage. Coffee Creek tractor hauls 18 000 feet of lumber in one trip. Indians on the Blackfeet reservation pledge over eight times their allotment. Wolf Point women raise Red Cross funds via weekly billiards with the pool hall donated during wartime. Roundup cave find uncovers a skeleton believed to be an Indian. Helena chiropractor Dr W R Hopkins campaigns for licensure amendment. Butte court ruling reverses Mineral Separation case. Million-dollar patent dispute over ore flotation. Historic 1916 Cudahy figures cited on wages, packer profits, and capital returns, urging Montana to develop a big state packing industry.
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Malta
Red Cross
Fort Benton
Teton River
Billings
Midland
McAllen Cash
Great Northern
Great Falls
Butte
J. Stanley Smith
Martinsdale
Haounty Commissioners
Hill County
Coffee Creek
Blacktent
Wolf Point
Helena
W. R. Hopkins
State Board of Osteopathic Examiners
United States Court of Appeals
United States District Court of Montana
Mineral Separation Limited
Butte and Superior Mining Company
Montana farmers will raise hogs in coming era
A 10 year market study shows pork prices rising steadily and northern Wisconsin already embracing pasture based hog production. The report argues pork is highly profitable, notes land values and corn patterns, and urges Montana farmers to evaluate ranch suitability for regular hog production with spring to summer pasturage and winter forage.
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Wisconsin
Badger
Montana
Roosevelt Declares Right to Sleep Amid War Effort
The quotation asserts that every American has a right to a night's rest, and notes Colonel Roosevelt credits his daytime actions to aiding the war against Germany.
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Germany
Roosevelt
May Move Land Office If King's Bill Passes
If Senator King of Utah succeeds, the administration of public land affairs could move to Salt Lake City or Denver. The bill proposes relocating federal land management offices depending on final approval and funding decisions.
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Senator King of
Utah
Salt Lake City
Denver
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Stanton Bank
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