THE COUNTIES 287 



Teton County 



Location — Northern. 



Area — 7,5S1 square miles. 



Elevation at Conrad— 3,501 feet. 



Population (estimated, December 1, 1913) — 23,345. 



Assessed valuation— $12,118,539.00. 



Principal industries — Farming and stock raising. 



Principal crops — Wheat, oats, potatoes, flax and hay. 



Amount of land in private ownership — GG1,781 acres. 



Amount of State laud— 216,160 acres. 



Amount of unappropriated and unreserved public land — 434,520 acres in Great Falls 



land district; 47,865 acres in Helena land district; total, 482,385 acres. 

 Amount of land in national forests — 434,441 acres. 



Railroads— Great Northern; Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, and Montana Western. 

 County Seat— Choteau: Estimated population, 1913, 1,000; assessed valuation, 



$204,247.00; bank deposits, $700,000.00; number and grade of schools, 6 rural, 



1 graded and 1 county high school; number of newspapers, 2 weeklies. 

 Other Towns: 



Conrad- Population, 1,500. Modern and rapidly growing little city, supplying large 

 and fertile farming territory. 



Valier — Prosperous city in the center of the Valier irrigation project, one of the 

 most successful enterprises in the State. 



Shelby — Railroad junction, surounded by important farming community. 



Cutbank — Imoprtant railroad and shipping point. 



Gla( ier Park (Midvale P. O.) — Entrance to Glacier National Park. 



Brady — Thriving farming and shipping point. 



General Remarks: The development of Teton County has been very rapid in 

 the last few years, and it is probable that two new counties will be carved out of 

 Teton County within the next few months. The town of Choteau was reached by 

 a branch of' the Great Northern Railroad during the year 1913, and the Chicago, 

 Milwaukee & St. Paul is also constructing a line into this territory. 



For information regarding opportunities in Teton County write to the Secretaries 

 of the Commercial Clubs at Choteau, Conrad and Shelby. 



Valley County 



Location — North Lastern. 



Area — 8,496 square miles. 



Elevation at Glasgow — 2,092 feet. 



Population (estimated, December 1, 1913)— 12,922. 



Assessed valuation — $6,471,459.00. 



Principal industries — Farming and stock raising. 



Principal Crojjs — Wheat, oats, barley, flax, corn, potatoes and hay. 



Amount of land in private ownership — 181,583 acres. 



Amount of State land — 119,151 acres. 



Amount of unappropriated and unreserved public land — 4,520.882 acres iu Glasgow 

 land district. 



Lajlroad — Great Northern. 



County Seat — Glasgow: Estimated population, 1913, 1,400; assessed valuation, 

 $800,000.00; bank deposits, $1,000,000.00; municipal improvements, 1913, con- 

 struction of sewer and water works; number and grade of schools, 1 graded and 

 1 high school; number of newspapers, 3, Glasgow merchants report 25 per cent 

 increase of business in 1913 over 1912. 



Other Towns: 



Malta — Population, 1,500. Rapidly growing city in center of extensive farming 



district. 

 Saco — Population, 400. Distributing point for large agricultural community. 

 Opheim — New town, soon to be reached by railroad. 

 Vandalia — Shipping point. 

 Hinsdale — Farming and shipping point. 

 General Remarks: A considerable portion of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, 



which will be settled in 1914, is located in Valley County. Much land in this county 



will be irrigated on the completion of the Milk River project. 



For information regarding opportunities in Valley County write to the Secretary 



of the Business Men's Association at Hinsdale, or the Commercial Clubs at Glasgow, 



Malta and Saco. 



-Mentally, morally and 'physically, Montana takes good care of the child. 



