THE BUTTE DAILY POST: MONDAY, JANUARY I, 1917. ‘MIDAS TOUCH” OF WAR HAS TURNED THE U. S. FOUR LODGES OF. OUR BEST AD TO GOLD; AMERICA HOLDS WORLD SCEPTER MASONS INSTALL as compared with 1,157 vessels, of 225,- The present stock of gold in the atlön’s Exports for the YearAlmost $3,000,000,000. The Is Thousands of Butte People Who. 122 tons, In 1915. Our shipyards are United S tates is valued $2,716,000,000, Annual Ceremonial is Followed During the Past 15 Years, Have American Banks With the Unprecedented Expansion of the now engaged in building 500 steel as com pared w ith $2,066,732,188 In De­ Received steam ers aggregating 1,500,000 tons. cember, 1915. This increase In our by Banquet at the Ma­ Foreign Trade Are Investing Hundreds of Millions in Foreign Most of the yards are working three gold stocks will easily support four sonic Temple. Lands. Country’s 1916 Crop Worth Six and a Third Billions. shifts per day to turn out these ships times Its ajnount of business credit. speedily. The Increase In the deposits of banks Dental Satisfaction Enormous Increase in New Investments and Finally Nation The railroads have naturally shared and saving institutions shows that all Four lodges of Masons held a Joint As Guaranteed by is Building Up a Mighty Merchant Marine. In the bountiful prosperity. There was classes In the community have shared Installation of officers on Saturday little new construction, but large sums in the golden flood. night at the Masonic temple. The of­ were expended In betterments. Gross In 8,406 postal savings banks, 660,000 earnings increased throughout the persons have accounts amounting to ficiating chief was R. W. G etty of country. $108,500,000 standing to their credit. Milltown, grand master of Montana MORE THAN HALF OF THE AUTOS IN Foreign commerce is largely carried This is nearly 50 per cent more than Masons, while Grand Junior Warden U. S. ARE OWNED BY THE FARMERS on by means of credit. It is therefore last year's returns indicated. W. L. Parmaleo of this city acted as DR: DAVIS impossible to express in concrete terms This property review for 1916 does marshal. A banquet followed tho 35-36 OWSLEY BLOCK tlie exact value of our annual trading not complete the story. Our wealth ceremonial at which Past Grand Mas­ Dr. Selwyn-Brown says that of the 3.400,000 automobiles registered in the profit. It is indicated perhaps in a Is intact, our mill* full of work and ter Lewis A. Smith was toastmaster. Phone 2008 for Appointments United States more than half ane owned by farmers. relative manner by our gold reserv.es, there la an unlimited demand for labor. Among the speakers of the evening Rubber tire makers say 75 per cent of the tires sold In 1916 went to the The last word in modern dentistry, combined with 20 years’ experience. Agricultural districts of the middle west und west. as these form the basis of all commer­ The wonderful prosperity spreads w ere Rev. G. D. Wolfe of the Moun­ Estimates for 1917 are for sale of 1,500,000 new automobiles. The 4,900,000 cial credits. Itself to all classes In America. • tain View church, Alex Christie, Rev. Besides our work you will also he satisfied with OIT» PRICES. Solid (fold be used next year will require for renewals more than 19,000,000 tires. As Robert J. Jensen, assistant at St. crowns, $4.00; porcelain crowns, $4.00; bridge work, $4.00 a tttoth; platinum rmers will be the chief purchasers their prosperity will react upon the auto- John’s Episcopal church; Stephen P. fillings, $1.50; silver fillings, $1.00; solid gold fillings, $1.50 up; full set of obile industry. Wright, Rev. J. A. Hiatt, W. L. Parm- • e e th ........................... «............................................................................................................................$10.00 alee, C. S. Jackman. David M. Witten­ LOW PERCENTAGE!S APPROPRIATE FOR berg and Stephen H. Greenwood. ' The officers installed follow': DR. ARTHUR SELWYN-BROWN 991,000,000 In 1915. Our banking tra n s ­ Butte Lodge No. 22—Worshipful mas­ mous American Financial Authority.) actions increased 30 per cent. ter, W. R. Garrison; senior warden, J. IN FEDERAL PAY FEDERAL FORESTS D. Dyas; junior warden, A. C. Evans; No country in all world history ever The- bank clearings indicate pros­ treasurer, G. W. Mikel; Ofecretary, W. perienced anything approaching the perity^ is being enjoyed from coast to coast. F. Noyes; senior deacon, W. A. Wells; sperity of the United States during Only 53 Per Cent of Montana Money to Be Expended for Sal­ Junior deacon, W. P. Mitchell; senior MINING MACHINERY the past year. Em ployes in most of the bftsio in ­ Guard Strength Went to aries, Field and Station steward, E. W. Gamer; Junior steward, The old year leaves dustries and largest industrial ' com­ W. J. Odgers; chaplain, Rev. Jacob A. us absolutely the panies have received higher wages or the Border. Expenses. bonuses. The average wage increase Hl&tt; tyler, Fred Oates. wealthiest nation In M ount Moriah Ixulge No. 24—W or­ Boilers, Pumps, Compressors, Engines, Mining the world, with a in eastern states amounted to 30 per shipful master, Arthur Chynoweth; prosperity whlc h cent compared with 1915, and 49 per The Post's Washington Bureau. W ashington, D. C., Jan. 1. — The Supplies of All Kinds < The state of Montana furnished 53 senior warden, Theodore M. Smith; measured in dollars cent with 1914. agricultural appropriation bill, which Junior warden, Sol Genzberger; treas­ Immense purchases of automobiles per cent of the war streugth of the or­ has Just been reported to congress out and cents-is colossal. ganizations that were failed Into serv­ urer, J. L. ( Carroll; secretary, George It should be re­ and other luxuries by farmers prove of the committee on agriculture, con­ W. Craven; senior deacon, Joe Patter­ the year has been a precious one for ice by the president in connection with Prompt Deliveries membered we have the trouble In Mexico. tains the following appropriations for son; Junior deacon, Millard C. Cassel; the greatest re­ them. While crops have not been so This announcement is made in a re­ national forests In Montana, to be ex­ Junior steward. Don A. Martin; junior sources in raw ma­ large, high prices made up for the port just given to the public hv the pended for salaries and field and sta­ steward, O. W. Wall; tyler, Fred Oates. Intelligent Service terials, largest man­ slight decrease in quantity. war department. Montana ranked tion expenses, including the mainten­ Silver Bow Lodge No. 48—W orship­ ufacturing plants, The corn crop was valued a t $2.295,- thirty-eighth among the states in this ance of nurseries, collecting seed and ful master, James G. Cocking; senior Agency for Repauno Gelatin Powder most extepsive rail­ 000,000 as compared with $1,756,000,000 regard, 37 states having furnished a planting necessary for the use. main­ warden, Walter S. Daily; junior war­ road and shipping in 1915. This year’s wheat amounted larger percentage of war strength. tenance, Improvement and protection den, Arthur M. Riddell; treasurer, Co­ facilities, and the in value to $1,025,000,000 as compared The report shows that the war of the forests: Strength of the Montana organizations lin L. C hristie; secretary, P ark er E. greatest financial with $930,000,000 a year ago. The Absaroka national forest.......... $ 6,703 Rand; senior deacon, Isaac D. Hadzor; total value of our crops in 1916 was called into service ds 2.018; that the Reartooth national forest.......... 4,313 A .C M . HARDWARE HOUSE power. state actual^ sent to the border 1.070 Junior deacon, William H. Paul ;4feenlor During the war wo $6,375,000.000, as against $5,690,000,000 Beaverhead national forest.... 5,296 steward, Carl J. Christian; junior in 1915. and that the number short of war Corner Main and Quartz Streets undèrtook the hulk strength was 948. Bitter Root national forest.... 10.367 steward. G. D. Denlger; chaplain, of manufacturing for The enormous business done in 1916 It Is interesting to know that the Blackfeet national forest.......... 12,969 Stephen II. Greenwood; tyler, Fred­ Butte, Mont. both neutrals and required immense investments. New state of. Washington leads all of the Cabinet national forest.............. 9,133 rick Oates: temple trustee, Alexander Â.ôfcf-WYN* belligerents. capital issues am ounted to $3.704,000.- other states In the percentage of Its Custer national forest................ 2,830 S. Christie; library trustee, Claude ßROWN Our exports this 000 as compared with $2,800,000,000 in men that responded to the call of the Deer Lodge national forest.... 19.813 Doran. r were Just a little under $3,000,- the previous year. president. The war strength of the FTathead national forest.......... 25,900 Monitor Tg)dge No. 35 (W alkerville) ,000 as com pared with $1^81,000,- The year’s issue included $1,381,000,- AVnshington state organizations is Gallatin national forest............ 4,810 —Wbrshipfu! master. William B. B. In 1915. In 1916 we Imported 000 loaned to foreign governments, 2.100. The number of men furnished Helena national forest................ 4,012 Jackson : senior warden, John P. 282,400,000 w orth of goods as corn­ com pared with $1,275,000,000 in 1915. bv that state was 2.078, only 22 short Jefferson national forest.......... 5,964 Wright; treasurer, Richard A. Had- ed with $936,500,000 w orth In 1915. In the last two years we have loaned of war strength.