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MONTANA 19U 



The Things 

 That Make 

 Life Pleas- 

 ant. 



In an article such as this, it is impossible to discuss at length the many 

 factors which make life in Montana so highly worth the living. Mention, 

 however, should be made of the great hydro-electrical development now in 

 progress, by which cheap and never-failing electrical power is furnished for 

 the home, the mine, the factory and the farm, and is already being used 

 for the transportation of railroad trains. Alention should also 

 be made of the excellent educational system of this State, and 

 of the social progress being made, as exemplified by the mag- 

 nificient churches, clubs and public buildings which distinguish 

 the larger cities of Montana. Last but not least, attention 

 should be called to Montana's claim to distinction as the playground of the 

 nation. From this State are entered the two greatest of the National Parks, 

 and here may be viewed scenery which for the unique and unusual is 

 unapproached in all the world and which for sublime grandeur is unsur- 

 passed. To the red-blooded who care to track big game, or battle with 

 fighting trout, or gaze awe-inspired upon the noblest works of nature, the 

 call of Montana is irresistible. 



Thus, in brief and roughly, I have sketched Montana, and given a simple 

 indication of the aims and the ambitions of its people. In its vast domain 

 of over 146,000 square miles ^Montana has resources which are capable of 

 supporting millions. These resources, many of them, have for years awaited 

 but the coming of brains and brawn. We are now receiving the men and 

 capital necessary for the development of our State, and with the assistance 

 cf all the aids and appliances of a modern age we propose to make use of 

 our great heritage in the building here of an empire which will rank among 

 tlie really great achievements of mankind. 



