The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18
WITH Il VISITORS.

E. e. Crawford, the we'll known
stock mar of Shawmut, is in the city
looking after business affairs. He says
that the range in his section has not
been better in 13 years and this is
saying something. There have been
numerous rains and the grass has
fairly jumped from the ground dur
ing the past few weeks. Mr.. Crawford
has made arrangements to begins hay
ing this week, the earliest in years
that he has done so. He expects to
cut about 1000 tons, which will be
ample for feeding his stock during the
winter months. He is one of the new
sheep men, having embarked in that
business last fall. He will load his
wool at Harlow town and ship it to
Billings.
Speaking of the probable receipts
Of wool at Harlow, Mr.. Crawford says
that more wool will come to Billings
this a from that section than did
last year. He has talked with some
of the wool growers and many who
last year freighted their product to
Great Falls will bring their wool to
this city this year:
F. N. Pearson, one Of the officers
of the Lincoln Land company, was in
the city yesterday on his way home
from a trip to Cody. He had been in
attendance upon a meeting Of the com
pany at the latter place. I'VE have
just about completed arrangements
for placing on sale town lots in Cody"
said Mr.. Pearson. "Our company
owns the townsite and we expect to
push matters. Many inquiries are
being received from persons all over
the country relative to not only town
lots, but land adjoining the town as
well. / do not wish to be considered
biased when l say that l really be-
lieve that Cody will make a splendid
town before many years. The en-
trance of the Burlington branch is
destined to give that country a great
impetus, not only by opening up the
country, but by affording another en-
trance to the National park. Cody
people are Industrious and energetic
and are leaving no stone unturned
which will result in lettering their
section"
"The people in our section of the
| state are feeling jubilant over the
prospects for a very prosperous year.
said Attorney 7. j. Porter, of Miles
City, who is here attending district
court. 1--WE have had splendid rains
for the past ten days and the grass on
the range has taken on fresh life in
fine shape. Dawson county, also, has
come in for a share of the showers
of blessings and the .blueness' which
has lowered over that section for
many months has disappeared entire
ly.
Eyes, wool has begun to arrive at
Miles and we have n of the finest
warehouses in the state In which to
store it. It is a large brick building
with a stone basement and will ad-
nit the storage of a large amount OF
the feecy product. The building is
owned by a stock company composed
of wool men. Just at the present time
our people are agitated over the pros
poets Of an oil discovery. This has
been brought about by reason of the
artesian wells, of which there are 10
in the immediate vicinity of Miles,
There is a probability Of a company
being organized at once to make a
test"
B. A. Campbell, trainmaster of the
Burlington for this division, WITH
headquarters at Sheridan, tarried in
this city yesterday for a time. Mr.
Campbell says that Sheridan is tax
ing on quite an era of improvement
this season. "The Burlington" he
said, "contemplates expanding about
$4,000 in improvements. The round
house and yards are to be enlarged
and greatly improved otherwise. New
houses are being erected all over the
city, and the government is expendine
a big sum in building a fort near thu
town."
Speaking of the new line of the
Burlington, Mr.. Campbell said that al
accommodation train would be placed
into service on the road shortly, run
from Toluca to Pryor. This will bt
done in order to care for the Ireigh
business that goes owe there ant
also the wool that will be snearet
along the line. The time card will
be arranged to correspond with thu
present time of the Burlington pas
senger trains.
. M. F. Campbell, Of Kansas City. i