The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1906-12-12

ID. A. Mcintosh, Of Miles City, who
is in charge Of the eutire work of con-
struction of the Chicago, Milwaukee
q s.. Paul railway, is in Butte today,
says the Butte News: He talks in
terestingly of the general prosperity
throus hout the state, and attributes
much of it to the railroad and canal
building in Montana.
Said Mr.. Mcintosh:
900 Miles of Road.
"By the time the next years crop
is ready for market work will be in
progress upon nearly every foot of the
Milwaukee line through Montana, and
this will mean that nearly 600 miles of
railroad building will be in progress.
In many places in the state work is in
progress today, but it is merely be-
ginning, and if the men are available
next summer at least 10000 will be
working between where the road
crosses the Montana line near Ekalaka
and where it leaves it by the tunnel
,above Saltese, in Missoula county
Thousands of horses will be used in
this work, ana these must be fed, and
to feed them it will require thousands
of tons of the best hay that can be pro-
| - h,A nv,
] the hundreds Of thousand pounds. To
work we'll horse has to be fed well,
and there will be no stinting on feed,
| for the animals and the hay and grain
Montana ranchncn are assured d mar
| ket for every pound of hay and grain
| they can raise at top price.
"The Milwaukee, is not the only road
planning improvements in Montana.
| Th< tNorthern Pacl fic is TO doubetrack
| its line between Garrison and Mis-
sOula, and will also build a new line
| from ST, Regis to Thompson to avoid
the heavy grade on Evaro hill. This
| will require "a vast number of men
and teams and the work will extend
| tor more than { year. In the north
ern part of the state the Burlirg ton
| is to build line to connect Billings
| with Great Falls, and from the east
| there comes rumors Of still other lines
of roads casting covetous eyes on Mon
tana and threatening to invade her
territory to secure some of the busi
ness which is being developed in the
| glorious west.
| 1T will be comparatively easy
matter to get the hay and grain raised
IN Montana another year to market, for
the market will be at the very door of
the produCer-there will be grading
way, and no one need haul his hay far
until he finds buyer. The building
of the roads will mean the establish
| ,nent of many new tie camps, and
| horses are required to get the ties to
the market 1t will mean new lumber
camps, for there will be bridges and
trestles to construct and horses are re
quired in the lumhe camps. There will
running to the grading camps, and all
of these will require extra horses
which must be fed from the crops
raised in Montana. Two years ago
was SO, 1+9, ,036 and that of the oats S.
| $50. .731. This can be doubled next year,
so it is believed by a number of peo-
pie who have been interviewed on the
question and who are familiar with the
farming conditions in the state. Mon
tana's farming area has been con
stantly increasing during the past few
years, and if d market close at home
is assured the output Of Montana's
farms can be vastly increased.
Brings Vegetables In.
THE same inviting prospect is be
fore the raisers of foodstutfs-wheat,
barley and rye, potatoes, rutabagas,
turnips and other root crops; cabbage,
squash and all orchard products will
in the list of potato producers, the
average quantity raised to the acre be-
ing nearly 200 bushels. Two years
ago the value of the crop was nearly
81 900, ,000-44 cents being the aver
age price per bushel. The coming
year a better price is assured and the
yield will undoubtedly be far greater
should the farmers take advantage
of their opportunity. Il they do and
plant so as to reap the reward of the
market which is sure to be developed
in 1907 in Montana, the farmers of
this state will enjoy a prosperity un-
equaled in the history of the west.