Montana, its story and biography; a history of aboriginal and territorial Montana and three decades of statehood, under the editorial supervision of Tom Stout (1921) (14798200403)

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Title: Montana, its story and biography; a history of aboriginal and territorial Montana and three decades of statehood, under the editorial supervision of Tom Stout ...

Year: 1921 (1920s)

Authors: Stout, Tom, 1879- ed

Subjects: Montana -- History Montana -- Biography

Publisher: Chicago, American Historical Society

Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center

Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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and engaged in the graincommission business, under the firm name of theGilbert Grain Companj-, of which Mr. Brown wassecretary and treasurer. The financial stringencyof 1893 compelled him to sacrifice practically allhe possessed, and Mr. Brown obtained employmentin a warehouse of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis& Omaha Railway. Beginning in an humble capac-ity, Mr. Brown by faithful and intelligent dischargeof the duties assigned to him received promotionsfrom time to time until he became traveling pas-senger and freight agent. In 1901 he was madetraveling passenger and freight agent jointly forthat road and the Chicago & Northwestern Railway,with headquarters at Helena, Montana. Later hewas appointed contracting freight agent at St. Paul,which position he resigned to become manager ofthe South St. Paul Grain Company, distributors ofa special sheep and cattle feed. Subsequently heresigned that position and in the winter of 1909he came to Helena, Montana, and in the following

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s^^^-t^.^^^- HISTORY OF MONTANA 719 February he became manager and cashier -of theFirst State Bank of Cascade, holding that positionuntil 1914, when he resigned and since that timehas been devoting himself to the making of farmand livestock loans, in which he has met with splen-did success. He is greatly interested in the farmdevelopment of this section of the state and in livestock, both of which have been greatly stimulatedthrough his assistance. He was vice president ofthe Cascade Creamery Company and is joint ownerwith C. H. Austin of the Cascade TownsiteCompany. Politically Mr. Brown has been a life-long sup-porter of the republican party, in the.ranks of whichhe has been an active worker. In local publicaffairs he has been particularly interested and hasbeen an effective and persistent worker for the wel-fare of the community. His public spiritedness andability have been recognized by his fellow citizens invarious ways. In April, igis, he was elected mayorof Cascade, and so sati

Монтана его история и биография история аборигенов и территорий Монтана и три десятилетия государственности 1921 книжные иллюстрации биография генеалогия Республиканская партия политика и правительство история домашний скот изображения из интернет-архива Елена Монтана

1921

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