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MONTANA: INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES 



Philipsliiu-jr, the county seat, lies upon the upper terrace of the Flint Creek 

 valley, at the base of the continental divide. It is the largest and most important 

 town, with water system, electric lights and other modern conveniences. Many 

 of the most important mines in the county lie near it. Hall, in the northern 

 part, lies in one of the most fertile agricultural districts of the county. Drum- 

 mond, the junction point witli the main line of the Northern Pacific branch to 

 Philipsbui'g, is the trading center for the northern end of the county. 



The county possesses many and varied tourist attractions. 



GRANITE COUNTY — Ranks forty-fifth in population (4,167); thirty-eighth in area 

 (1,098.880 acre.s): forty-fiftli in coinliintHl 1922 crop and livestock value; eighth in 1920 

 mineral production; thirly-fifth in bank deposits, 1922; forty-seventh in assessed valua- 

 tion, 1922. Acres public land, 11)0,450; acres state land, 17,882; acres national forests, 

 664,835. 



WEALTH PRODUCTION — Estimated 1922 crop value, $792,200; estimated livestock 

 value, January, 1923, .$873,700; metal production, 1920, $787,015; 1921 lumber cut, 

 75 M feet; total bank deposits, September 15, 1922, $958,027. 



TAXATION 1922 — Total assessed valuation, $11,307,220; total taxable value, 

 $3,940,963. 'I'otal outslantling county bond indebtedness, $275,000; total outstanding county 

 warrant indebtedness, $30,172; total outstanding school bond indebtedness, $9,000. Total 

 geneial and special countj- taxes, $111,252; total general and disti'ict school taxes, 

 $74,283; total municipal taxes, $9,151; total state taxes, $18,727; total tax (inclusive 

 municipal), pei- capita, $51.21. 



EDUCATIONAL — Number graded schools, 23; enrollment, 680. Number high schools, 

 2; enrollment, 13.'). 



BUSINESS STATISTICS — Number of railroads. 2; railway mileage, exclusive spurs 

 and sidetracks, 83.55. Number of manufactures, 9; average number wage earners, 17; 

 value of products, $131,981. Number of banks, 4. Number general stores, 7; confec- 

 tionery, etc., 2; groceries and meats, 9; lumber yards, 5; total number merchants, 85. 

 Total assessed valuation 1922 merchandise, $212,233. Number grain elevators, 2; total 

 capacity, 45,000 bushels. Number saw mills, 6. Number of lawyers, 6. Number of 

 physicians, 3. Developed hydro-electric plant capacity, 2,340 horse power. 



AGRICULTURE (1920 census) — Number farms, 354; farm acreage, 254,148; im- 

 proved farm acreage, 72.336; irrigated acreage, 31,177; average value all property, per 

 farm, $26,182. Livestock assessed 1922 — number cattle, 11,679; number sheep, 10,754; 

 number horses, 3,496; number swine (census), 878. 



CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA. — At Philipsburg. Elevation, 5,273 feet. Average date 

 last killing frost in spring, June 14; average date first killing frost in fall, August 29. 



Jan. Feb. Mar. April Mav June Julv Aug. Sept. 

 Ave. Prec. .71 .69 .97 1.27 2.38 2.84 1.40 .93 1.56 

 Ave. Temp. 22.2 24.5 31.6 41.1 47.1 55.4 62.2 60.7 52.5 



County Seat, Philipsburg. Population County Seat, 1,724. 



County Agricultural Agent — No. 



MISSOULA COUNTY 



NDUSTRIALLY, Missoula ranlvs fourth, and 

 in population, fifth in the list of Montana 

 counties. In lumber production it ranks 

 first. While its agricultural area, since the 

 creation of Lake county, is small, the stra- 

 te.gic location of its leading city, Missoula, 

 makes it the principal shipping and distribut- 

 ing point for iill that portion of Montana 

 lying west of the main range of the Rockies 

 and south of Flathead Lake which includes 

 two of the state's best valleys, the Bitter 

 Root and the Lower Flathead. The location 

 of the State University at Missoula has 

 made the city one of the chief educational 

 centers of Montana. 



Unlike many of the older settled dis- 

 tricts of Montana the development of the 

 Mi.s.soula region did not originate in a min- 

 ing boom. During the first half of the 

 nineteenth century trappers and voyageurs hmited through the region, and the 



