Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-20
BRANCH LINE
TO LEWIST0WN
1t is Now Absolutely Assured That
the Great Northern Railroad Will
Build In.
CHIEFS ARE HERE
Messrs. HogeIand, Taft and Smith
Spend Night in LewstoWn--ln.
specting the Survey.

Chief Engineer A. H. HOgeland, Con
stfuction Engineer R. E. Taft and Field
Engineer w. G. Smith, of the Great Nor.
thern, arrived here Friday evening
from Great Falls and spent the night
III Lewistown, where they met num-
Der of prominent citizens, including
Mr.. Hogelands cousins ex-County Sur
veyor Abraham Hogeland and Theo
Gore Hogeland, the Deerfield rancher
All the members of the party are eX-
Ceedingly we'll informed in regard to
Fergus county, but they added some
what to their store of information dur
ing their brief stay here. The gen
t,emen had inspected good portion
Of the survey Of the Great North
ems line from Great Falls to Billings
running out from Great Falls, and are
now completing their tour. They left
Saturday morning for Garneill and
from that vicinity will take up the
survey again and follow it right into
Billings. Upon completing the trip,
the survey will be officially approved,
and when that is done, the work of
construction will Immediately begin.
! There is no doubt as to the approval,
and it is practically certain that dirt
will begin to fly in a matter of weeks
at latest. Contracts have already been
let, and everything is in readiness for
rushing the construction work, once
the word is given.
Are Much Pleased.
Mr.. Hogeland and his associates are
all much pleased with the survey as
far as they have inspected it, and nave
a very high opinion of the country in
Fergus county through which the line
will pass. It's natural resources will
mike it a great tonnage producer, and
it presents no serious engineering off
ficulties
The Lewistown Branch.
What is of greater Importance is the
Information that the branch from this
main line to Lewistown is certain. In
general conversation with those who
doubt as to that. AS the branch can
noe be available until the main line
is fully completed, the Great Northern
will have plenty of time to consider
hut it is known that the plan for this
line has been practically decided upon.
1t may also be taken as settled that
the Great Northern will go to Ken.
dali. Details for this work have not
been decided so far, but it is the in
tention to have a feeder reach the big
gold camp.
is an Easy Grade.
The Great Falls Tribune, comment
ing on the arrival of the party in that
city, says:
"a. H. Hogeland chief engineer o.
: the Great Northern railway, and Wal
} ter Jerome Hill, a son of Presiden
7 Hill, arrived in the city yesterday
/ morning, in Mr.. Hogelands private
5 Car, attached to train No. 235, ant
Y went out to Arlington, the headquar
2 ters of w. c. Smith, engineer in charg'
: of the surveys for the new line be
| tween Great Falls and Billings.
j. "Mr. Hogeland and Mr.. Smith viii
j. together go over the route of the SUI
r veys at least as far out as Garneill
e in Fergus county, and they may max
g the trip through to Billings.
t ''Mr. Hill will be chief in charge o
e construction of the new line and vii
? make his headquarters at ArmingtOl
Il until the completion of the line.
s "Mr. Hogeland, after making his tou
J. Of inspection with Mr.. Smith, will
e probably give final approval of tn
v surveys, and then construction will b.
), commenced. Contractors are in read
v mess to begin work at Billings the in
:. stant the flag is dropped, and within
| days after getting the word, they Wi
d be in readiness to begin work betwee
t however, to build the line from Bill
e ings to Arlington before beginnin
e construction on the revision of po
IS tions of the line between this city an
LArmingtOn.
<. at is known that practically full an
o final approval has been given to a
q surveys except those between Armin
h tGn and point near the big trestl
IS few miles this side of Belt, and
a. is believed that those surveys are no
t. in such shape that they will be appro
ed as soon as Mr.. Hogeland shall ha,
inspected them.
O. THE new line, between Great Fal
n and Billings, will have a grade of
o. of ] per cent, with no grade, at ar
h. point in the line, of more than 6 of
ID per cent, and the curvature will n
s, exceed three degrees at any point. tt
lie line between this city and Shelby is
er he revised to correspond with the ne
n. line in grade and curvature, and wit
at in a year, the longest, heaviest al
fastest trains of the Great Northe