66 MONTANA: INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES 



Transportation fatilitios are nnusiially sood. The main lint- (if tho Northern 

 Pacific crosses the comity oast to west, a branch runs south out of Manhattan to 

 Anceney. Tlie main line of the Chicago. Milwaulvce & St. Paul follows the 

 western Ijoundary lino, and it has a long branch line out of Three Forks that 

 loops through the heart of the (Jallatin vallo.v. and two branches running north 

 and south out of Bozoman. The Oregon Short Line branch to Yellowstone, the 

 western entrance of tho Yellowstone Park, has its terminus in the southern end 

 of the county. The main east and west highways cross the county, and a new 

 90-mile highway from Rozeman up the Gallatin River to Yellowstone has just 

 been completed. 



Bozeman is the largest city in the comity and thoroughly modern. The 

 State Colle.ge of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts is situated here. Many families 

 are drawn to it by the educational facilities offered. Three Forks, with two 

 railroads, has a population of 2.000, and is a modern little city, with its own 

 water plant and well lighted ])y electricity. !\[anhattan is a milling and shii)ping 

 point. Belgrade has flouring mills and elevators and is a grain buying and .^hip- 

 ping point. Willow Creek is located in the heart of a prosperous agricultural 

 district. At Trident there is a large cement factory employing a large number of 

 men. I>ognn is a junction point on the North(M-n Pacific railroad. Salosville. in 

 the southern part, and Maudlow, in the northern part, are shipping points. 



GALLATIN COUNTY — Ranks eighth in population (15,864); twenty-sixth in area 

 (1,604,480 acres); third in combined 1922 crop and livestock value; eighth in bank de- 

 posits, 1922; seventh in assessed valuation, 1922. Acres public land, 13,347; acres state 

 land, 51.190; acres national forests, 578,590; acres national parks, 129,792. 



WEALTH PRODUCTION — Kstimated 1922 crop value, $3,640,000; estimated live- 

 stock value, Januarv, 1923, $2,099,500; 1921 lumber cut, 1,207 M feet; total bank de- 

 posits, September 15, 1922, $4,563,734. 



TAXATION 1922 — Total assessed valuation, $47,332,213; total taxable value, 

 $15,401,690. Total outstanding county bond indebtedness, $695,000; total outstanding 

 county warrant indebtedness, $5,401; total outstanding school bond indebtedness, 

 $441,385. Total general and special countv taxes. $335,096; total general and district 

 school taxes. $350,748; total municipal taxes, $150,331; total state taxes, $72,065; total 

 tax (inclusive municipal), per capita, $57.25. 



EDUCATIONAL — Number graded schools, 78; enrollment, 2,841. Number high 

 schools, 8; enrollment, 821. Other institutions. State College of Agriculture and Mechan- 

 ic Arts. Bozeman — 1.062 students, 98 instructors. 



BUSINESS STATISTICS — Number of lailroads. 3; railway mileage, exclusive spurs 

 and sidetracks, 249.35. Number of manufactures, 55; average number wage earners, 

 336; value of products. $4,368,359. Number of banks, 12. Number general stores, 20; 

 confectionery, etc., 23; groceries and meats, 44; lumber yards, 14; total number mei'- 

 chants, 376. Total assessed valuation 1922 merchandise. $1,631,540. Number grain 

 elevators, 21; total capacity, 1,382,000 bushels. Numlier creameries, 3. Number flour 

 mills, 4. Number saw mills, 11. Number of lawyers, 26. Number of physicians. 17. 



AGRICULTURE (1920 census) — Number farms, 1,349; farm acreage, 783,189; im- 

 proved I'arm acreage, 350,776; irrigated acreage, 103,!i75; average value all property, 

 per farm, $31,769. Livestock assessed 1922— number cattle, 22,636; number sheep, 

 18,028; number horses, 11.194; number swine (census). 11.504. 



CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA. — At Bozeman. Elevation, 4,771 feet. Average date last 

 killing frost in spring, May 22; average date first killing frost in fall, September 12. 



An- 

 .Tune July Aug. Sept. 

 3.00 1.27 1.02 1.72 

 57.0 63.6 62.5 52.6 

 Ciiunty Seat. 6,183. 



County Agricultural Agent — Yes. 



