Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-06-18

A TERMINUS
The Montana Railroad May Extend
Its Line From Harlowton to
lewistown This Fall.
MOORE AND TATUM VISIT CITY
The Financial Baekers Of the Rail.
road Are Favorably Impressed
With This Section.
MOORE AND TATuM VISIT CITY

Figuratiyely speaking, the Montana
railroad was in Lewstown last week,
and among number OF our prominent
business men the impression has since
prevailed that the matter of Lewis
town obtaining railroad has resolved
itself into something akin TO this:
The Montana railroad company's
financial hackers are prepared to ex-
tend that line from Harlowton TO Lew
istown and unless some complication
should very shortly arise to interrupt
plans rapidly maturing. proposition
will be made, the railroad people ex-
pecting Lewistown business men to
give a right OF way within the city
limits and terminal facilities-no bon
us being asked or expected, and that
ii this request be complied with the
extension is assured.
The party visiting Lewistown was
composed of H. ID. Moore OF Phila.
delphia. president and principal flnan-
cier of the company: j. F. Tatum also
of Philadelphia and heavy stock
holder: X. A. Harlow of Helena. vice
president and father" of the road,
and Robert Rantoul, general manager.
The party reached Lewistown We'd
nesday, spent that afternoon visiting
business men and the following morn
ing went to Kendall. Thursday after
noon the party returned and left later
for Ubet en- route to Harlowton.
This was the first visit Of Mr.. Moore
and Mr.. Taten to Lewistown and this
great Judith country and to state they
were greatly surprised and immense
ly pleased with what they saw is put.
ting IL conservatively, for neither
could speak In too complimentary
terms of the development work al
ready done. of the enterprise OF the
citizens and the possibilities of the
future.
None Of the gentlemen would make
any public announcement of the COM
panys plans, but Mr.. Moore did ac-
knowledge that they had come in here
to look over the situation with view
to considering the advisability OF ex-
tending the Montana road.
With our business men the gentle
men discussed the possibility Of ar
ranging for free right of way and term
inal facilities. and, though no an
nouncement was made. the trend of
their remarks could not be otherwise
interpreted than indicating an inten-
tion to make some such proposition
as named above.
IL was also learned in Lewistown
last week that some sort OF an ar
rangement had been entered into by
the merger roads Northern Paci.
fic. Great Northern and Burlington
by which the promised Burlington ex-
tension from Billings to Great Falls
has been indefinitely postponed. which
circumstance. II true. is quite likely
to have caused the visit of the Mon.
tana railroad officials and their sud.
den spirit of encouragement.
II the Montana road builds this
way this season, or as result of the
present tour of inspection, Lewistown
will not be on branch line. a station
along the main line" but be the
terminal and consequently become the
iobbing point of the entire country
within radius Of fifty miles and pos.
sibly more.
Some definite move as a result of
this visit OF railroad builders is con.
fdently anticipated within a very
short time.
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