Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-03-30

and wagons. Mr.. King stopped talk
ing railroading long enough to state
that the report that the trust is fight.
ing his Manhattan paper mill is a
mistake. They are getting out about
the usual supply Of paper and are
having no difficulty in finding a mar
ket for every they can pro.
duce.
Dick Lausch, who has been with
the surveying crew under E. w. Ray
down about Dorsey since the first Of
December. returned to the city with
the load of passengers Sunday and al
ter looking at the tall buildings, show
windows and other strange and UNI
usual sights for a few hours, proceed.
ed To relate a few of his experiences
down along the line this winter. The
party Of which he was a member,
walked TO Freeman from Dorsey,
there found a hand car, which was
pumped to Harlowton, then took a
wagon and came or into Lewistown
by sled. the whole trip consuming
close to three days.
Il have e G more genuine winter
weather during the last four and a
half months than | had in all OF the
rest of my life" said Dick. after he
had warmed up somewhat. Down
there on the line il has been a sue
cession of storms. each one being just
a little worse than the last one. The
storm which struck there about >
O'Clock last Tuesday morning was the
worst OF them all. The snow buck
ing crew were making fine progress
that day with a snow pillow and their
new engine. but that storm put them
out of business for another fortnight
or to. You people in Lewistown might
think that you were greatly abused
when your mail failed 10 come in for
two or three days, but there was just
one solid month whenwe did not get
a mail. Trains couldn't get through
either way and had not Postmaster
CHARLES Baker of Josephine come TO
our rescue with some meat we should
probably have gone hungry. But no
one had much of a kick coming, as
everyone was doing his best to get
out of the drifts
DICK had the misfortune TO get one
of his fingers badly mashed and fear
ed for awhile that he was going to
nave a bad hand, but some camp surg.
cry fixed him up and his hand will
soon be all right again.
+. T. Robertson, the popular chief
engineer OF the Montana road. will
sever his connection with the com
pany about the first OF April. He
SEN in his resignation last October,
but was prevailed upon by Vice Presi
dent Harlow TO retain the position
of chief engineer until the extension
to Lewistown was completed. He was
formerly superintendent but E. H.
Hoar took the duties of that position
off his shoulders. During the period
of his connection with the Montana
railroad company Mr.. Robertson has
been one of the most efficient and
popular officers in the service and
his retirement will be regretted by
many who have transacted business
with him. He will go east to Kansas
City, where his family is living, and
spend a month or two attending to
some private business and will unen
re.enter the railroad business. II is
likely that there will be no one ap'
pointed to succeed NJ. Robertson, as
the principal duties of his office have
been finished with the completion OF
the Lewistown extension.
Z. w. Ray, the young engineer who
has had charge of the surveying party
down about Dorsey all winter. came
into the city with the bunch last Sun
day. having completed the survey.
He determined beyond any doubt that
the grade, which is now over 3 per
cent, can be reduced to | per cent
There would have to be an addition
new route would require the con
struction of from 20 to 20 miles OF
new track. II would obviate one OF
the worst difficulties on the entire
road. Ray will be employed in Lew.
istown for an indefinite period doing
some work down in the yards.
The latest report from the road is
that the track is now clear as fal
as Harlowton and that good head
way Is being made towards Lewis
town. There are at least 100 cal
loads of freight along the line. most
ly at Harlowton, which will be
brought in just as soon as the road
is opened. If another storm does no
strike them il is expected that a trair
will be in within four or five days
But there has always been a storm
just about the time the road has beer
open several times this winter anC
1t remains 10 be seen II this eyi
weather genius continues with tht
company.
1t is stated among the employees o
the road here that the management
Is. trying to get every pound o
lItlEul up dS ldI az mai NV wi h'lbA'
a general thaw sets in. There wa.
never so much snow in the noun
tains down the canyon and il is fear
ed that the spring thaw is going Il
do some damage to the track. Flo
that reason they want to have al
urgent shipments up on dry ground.
Holy Week.
Tomorrow is Holy Thursday o
Maundy Thursday. On this day tn
consecrated host is kept on a sid
altar, decorated with flowers an
lights and called the repository. Fror
the mass of this day TO the mass Q
Holy Saturday no church bells ar
rung, a sign OF the deep sorrow G
the church. High las at s a. m.
On Good Friday all is hushed. TIL