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tance up the Blatfoot River whose origiual i»i-ojected destination was Great Falls. 

 An iuterurbau line connects Missoula and Bonner. The main east and west 

 highways parallel the transcontinental railways and the western Park to Park 

 route from West Yellowstone to Belton, the western entrance to the Glacier 

 Park crosses the comity north and south. 



Missoula is the largest city in Montana on the western side of the main range 



of the Rockies, and is also one of the largest in the state. It is thoroughly 



modern, well huilt. and besides being an important industrial 



The State and distributing center, is considered one of the most attractive 



University residential cities of the state. The State University is .steadily 



growing in size and influence. Among other distinctions, it is 



the first higher educational institution in the United States to give academic 



recognition to the profession of pul>lic relations. The head(iuarters of the United 



States Forest District No. 1, embracing several states, are at Missoula. 



At Fort Missoula, known as the '•Million Dollar Post" because of the excel- 

 lence of its construction, is now located a battalion of the Fourth infantry, U. S. 

 army. The monthly payroll is about $19,000. This is the only army, post in Mon- 

 tana today. 



Beautiful drives, well-stocked fishing streams, hmiting, and a wide variety of 

 scenery ai"e among the tourist attractions. A tourist re-sort is maintained at 

 Lolo Hot Springs, in the southwestern corner of the county, on the route of the 

 Lewis and Clark expedition. 



MISSOULA COUNTY — *Ranks fifth in population (18,935); twenty-fourth in area 

 (1,702.631 acres); thirty-ninth in combined 1922 crop and hvestock value; thirty-second 

 in 1920 mineral production: fifth in bank deposits, 1922; sixth in assessed valuation, 

 1922. Acres public land, 44,185: acres state land, 75.234; acres national forests, 567,525; 

 acres Indian (most of it allotted) and other reservations, 208,940. 



WEALTH PRODUCTION — Estimated 1922 crop value, $1,114,100; estimated live- 

 stock value, January, 1923, $1,083,500; metal production, 1920, $1,830; 1921 lumber cut, 

 77,065 M feet: total bank deposits, September 15, 1922, $7,240,228. 



TAXATION 1922 — Total assessed valuation, $57,180,312: total taxable value, 

 $17,748,898. Total outstanding county bond indebtedness, $840,100: total outstanding 

 county warrant indebtedness, $233,456: total outstanding school bond indebtedness, 

 $890,550. Total general and special countv taxes, $372,971; total general and district 

 school taxes, $481,950; total municipal taxes, $160,562: total state taxes, $82,071; total 

 tax (inclusive municipal), per capita, $45.65. 



EDUCATIONAL — Number graded schools. 64; enrollment, 3,700. Number high 

 schools. 10; enrollment, 848. Other institutions. State University, Missoula, 1,855 stu- 

 dents. 100 instructors. 



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

 and sidetrack.s, 229.08. Number of manufactures, 61; average number wage earners, 

 1,888; value of products, $6,857,815. Number of banks, 9. Number general stores, 31; 

 confectionery, etc.. 28; groceries and meats. 69; lumber yards, 18; total number mer- 

 chants, 459. Total assessed valuation 1922 merchandise, $5,119,007. Number grain 

 elevators, 12; total capacity. 555,000 bushels. Number creameries, 2. Number flour mills, 2. 

 Number saw mills, 14. Number of lawyers, 66. Number of physicians, 35. Developed 

 hydro-electric plant capacity, 3,200 horse power. 



AGRICULTURE (1920 census) — Number farms. 1,323; farm acreage, 388,408; im- 

 proved farm acreage, 173,031; irrigated acreage, 50,237; average value all property, per 

 farm, $13,383. Livestock assessed 1922 — number cattle, 11,671; number sheep, 3,532; 

 number horses, 5,452; number swine (census), 5,535, 



CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA — .\t Missoula. Elevation, 3.225 feet. Average date last 

 killing frost in spring. Ma\- 23; average date first killing frost in fall, September 18. 



An- 

 .Tan. Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. nual 



Ave. Free. 1.35 .86 1.02 1.03 2.12 2.15 1.02 .86 1.34 1.20 1.18 1.43 15.56 

 Ave. Temp. 22.2 26.0 35.2 44.9 52.3 59.4 66.8 65.2 55.4 44.6 33.3 24.9 44.2 



County Seat, Missoula. Population County Seat, 12,668. 



County Agricultural Agent — No. 



♦All the statistical information on Missoula County, except those for population and 

 rank, area and rank and acres of reservations other than national forests are based on 

 the boundaries of Missoula County before Lake County was created which took from 

 Missoula County 362 square miles and from Flathead County 1,224 square miles. 



