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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN 

 THE WEST. 



The "back to the land" movement 

 that has drawn so many city people 

 countryward during the last few years 

 has built up many thriving agricul- 

 tural communities in various parts of 

 the West. On the Government recla- 

 mation projects it is estimated that 

 more than 14,000 families have re- 

 cently taken up their homes. Antici- 

 pating the needs of settlers for con- 

 venient supply stations and markets 

 the Government engineers in laying 

 out the project set aside tracts at con- 

 venient intervals as Government 

 townsites, and auction sales of town 

 lots have been held from time to time 

 as the need arose for business loca- 

 tions and residences. Agricultural ac- 

 tivities on the thirty Government 

 projects have reached a point where 

 the prosperity of the settlers is as- 

 sured and business men are eagerly 

 taking advantage of the opportunities 

 offered at this time to get in on the 

 ground floor in the new towns. 



The statistician of the United 

 States Reclamation Service at Wash- 

 ington, D. C., is receiving hundreds 

 of letters from professional and busi- 

 ness men and artisans who are anx- 

 ious to establish themselves in these 

 thriving communities. 



On April 4 there will be an auction 

 sale of lots in the town of Powell, 

 which is centrally located in the 

 Shoshone project in northern Wy- 

 oming, and on April 18 lots will be 

 sold in three towns on the Huntley's 

 project, Montana, namely Worden, 

 Ballantine and Pompey's Pillar. In 

 addition several Government towns 

 on other projects have lots now on 

 sale. These include both business and 

 residence locations and the terms are 

 easy. 



There is need in several sections for 

 general merchandise, drug, and hard- 

 ware and implement stores, livery sta- 

 bles, hotels, meat markets, banks. 

 Doctors dentists, and veterinary sur- 

 geons are needed and there are splen- 

 did openings for many industries. 



On most of the projects there is al- 

 ready enough dairy stock to support 

 a creamery. The townsites are lo- 

 cated on railroad lines and potato and 

 truck warehouses would be profitable. 

 Banks which have already been estab- 

 lished in several of the towns are in 

 a flourishing condition, and settlers 

 on the newer tracts are reaching the 

 stage where they will become depos- 



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