Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-09-23
TRACK BUT TEN
MILES AWAY
Rock Creek Was Crossed Sunday and
Beaver Greek viii be Reached
Before Saturday Night.
STOCK RATES ARE ANNOUNCED
Company viii Build a Warehouse a,
Depot Grounds This Fall and a
Station Next Spring.

ltODeIt hallOul, BcHtIhl HldndH'l vi
the Montana railroad company. was
in Lewistown Friday last and while
here made known the plans of the
company as regards several points
which have been the subject of in
quiry during past weeks,
Mr.. Rantoul stated that il had been
determined to complete the road into
the depot grounds adjoining First I've
me and lay at least two or three spur
tracks this fall. II weather permits
a steam shovel will be put 10 work in
some convenient gravel bed and the
gravel hauled to the yards for ballast.
ing and the yards entirely completed.
While the company expects TO have
steel laid into L.ewistown and prob
ably into the yards by October 18th
the actual operation of the road will
necessarily he two or three weeks lat
er, for on account of the heavy grade
near town il will be unsafe to oper-
ate trains over this piece Of track un.
til the surfacing has been at least par
TALLY completed. And for this reason
the proposed excursion from Helena
may not be possible OF realization as
soon as has been hoped. AS il is de-
sirable to have the track in reason
! ably good shape for comfortable tray-
el, it will be- better to postpone the
conditions will insure pleasure as
well as a moderate speed.
But before the regular operation OF
trains. or the handling Of excursions
may be possible, passengers and
freight will be brought into Lewis
town on construction trains. as at
present prevails between Harlowton
and Garneill.
The passenger rates on the com
pleted roads will be 5 cents per mile.
or approximately $3.50 Lewistown to
Lombard. while the freight rates from
ST. Paul TO LewistOwn will be as fol
lows; On local shipments. first-class
$2.75: second. $2.iU; third, 50; fourth
Sl.75. fifth, Sl.45.
The rates on stock from all points
in the Judith Basin to Chicago
have been established at sixty-ive
cents per cwt. for cattle. min
imum 24.00. pounds, and "a cents per
cwt. for sheep, minimum $4,000 lbs,
both on basis OF 3G.foOt car. These
rates are much lower than had been
anticipated by prospective shippers
and as the road handles all stock
trains promptly and there is little or
no delay M Lombard. the advent of
the road into the Basin will prove OF
immediate advantage to the stock
men.
At the depot grounds the company
will this fall build a c~ommOdious
warehouse and there will be housed
for the winter months the ticket ag-
ent and passenger department. Plans
for the depot are now under considera-
tion and work will be commenced on
the building soon after the road Is &C.
tually in operation. but Mr.. Rantoul
said that he did not expect that the
depot would BE- completed before next
spring.
NllliI liSluffN Viii w lASul anu
before the opening Of spring business
the depot ard ample warehouse room
will have been completed.
Within a few days IL is likely that
passengers and car load shipments
will be brought to Moore. on the Rock
creek bench. distant from Lewistowp
some sixteen miles.
Near the Mcmillan crossing OF Bea-
yer creek a station known as Glen
gary will be established. The com
pany had intended naming this sta
ton Mcmillan. as the station on the
Straw ranch on Ross Fork was nam.
ed Straw. but Mr.. Mcmillan requested
that il be called Glengary, that being
the county in Scotland where Mr.. Nc
MILAN was born.
Mr.. Rantuul appeared well pleased
with the work of the graders and with
the progress made and believed that
unless unforeseen difficulties should be
encountered. the road bed would all
he done. track laid and the necessary
surfacing done before frost interferrd.
The greatest difficulty has been en-.
Countered in procuring men. notwith'
standing from $2.25 to $3.50 per day
has been offered. But work along the
Great Northern road III Washington
and Idaho is about completed and sew,
eral crews will shortly be procured
there if required.
From David Hilger. who drove out
to Moore Sunday. we learn that the
track layers had reached Little Rock
creek. two miles this side Of Moore
Sunday afternoon. where a bridge
must be put in. After completing that
work the track crew will not have laI
to go to reach Beaver creek. Grew
No. !. which has been on Beaver
creek for three weeks. was practically
through Sunday and their next move
will be 10 the depot grounds, whilt
the crew now behind them will doubt
less be into the Big Casino CROSSING
within a week. Al Cottonwood there
was considerable work still to he fin
ished, hut between Cottonwood ant
tho head of Wolverine the work /!
light and the many teams will maxi
short work Of this last lap.
Some weeks ago the Argus predict
ed that the rails would be into Lewis
town October 18th and present indi
cations substantiate this belief.
All hail the day when tho work Il