Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-16

kee. Its route had not been definitely
decided upon, and there was a good
chance to influence the final action
in that direction
w. d. Symmes did not think it would
be possible to do anything with the
Great Northern. "Our hope" said Mr..
Symmes. ''is apparently with the
Milwaukee road"
e. w. Busenburg said that if the
Great Northern was local line, he
believed it could be brought to Lew.
istoWn. II it was not, probably moth.
ing could be done.
Harry Yaeger stated that it certainly
was not local line. It was intended
to be portion of the Hill transconti-
mental system.
j. M. Vrooman said he understood
that the Montana was an ally of the
Great Northern, and if that was true.
he doubted the accuracy of the report
that it was preparing to go over to
the Milwaukee. 1t looked now al
though the Milwaukee would not even
go through Miles City. and il it was
seeking the most direct route for q
through line to the coast it would. of
course. be difficult to induce the COM
pany to make any important changes.
In taking the matter up, it would be
utterly useless to try to do anything
with engineers and surveyors, who
were following instructions. They must
go higher up.
Room for Speculation.
George J. Wiedeman said that if the
Milwaukee was going to Great Falls,
1t was pretty certain to come here.
IL 1t was not, it would be very diff
cult. to say the least, to get it. It
would be cheaper for the road to make
traffic arrangement than 1t would
be to build in here at this time. II
1t was through road, it would be
built on just as straight a line and
as low a grade as possible, and other
considerations would count but lit
tie.
Committee to be Appointed.
Tom Stout moved that a commit
tee. subsequently fixed at Is, be ap-
pointed by the chairman after he has
had time to consider the matter fully.
and that this committee be given the
fullest powers, so that capable man
could be employed on a salary If de.
to compile statistics, etc, for
presentation to the heads of the roads,
and that a subcommittee should Wis
II the controlling powers of the lines
later if deemed desirable.
Mr.. Busenburg suggested that this
was a pretty good way of getting rid
of the whole proposition.
Chairman Smith said the committee
plan was apparently about the only
one for handling the matter. The
whole community was affected, and he
was confident the people would attend
any meeting called by this steering
committee
N. J. Littleichn believed the matter
was of such great Importance to Lew
istown that the committee should
have the fullest powers, and he was
that all the necessary ex-
pense could be met by public sub
scriptions. Harry Yaeger said the plan
was good one, and that the time to
strike was while the iron was hot.
he believed the subscription list
should be circulated at once.
Mr.. Vrooman suggested that it was
not yet known what would be neces.
sary and this could not be ascertain
ed until the committee had met. The
matter might therefore
well be deferred until the needs were
known
This view was accepted, and Chair.
man Smith stated that he would an.
nounce the committee as soon as nos
sible and the meeting adjourned.
Miles City Confident.
Miles City now appears to be en-.
[lreiy confident that it will get the
Milwaukee road. The last issue of
ne Miles City Stockgrowers' Journal
says editorially:
For the first time in this contin.
led talk Of the course of the Milwau-
Zee road through Montana, Miles City
'as been given official designation as
n objective point. In the news item
'rinted elsewhere in this issue, that
distinction is made by a gentleman
amed Baker who is credited with be-
ny the engineer in charge Of the work
etween Butte and Miles City, and In
he interview with the reporter, Mr..
'aker even declined to commit him
ELI to Butte as a Milwaukee point
y replying. when asked if he was
urveying line into Butte, that that
'as not his aim, but that he was
urveying line out of Butte. to
lilies City Several times in the
curse of his interview. the gentle
ian referred specifically to Miles
ity as his objective and unless the
'estern papers have been terribly
oaxed. our doubts and fears in con-
ection with the Milwaukee's route
trough eastern Montana, may now
e set at rest.
This is certainly the best news
lat Milestown could hope to have
wen out. 1t beats Peruna out OF
ght for that tired feeling and II it
not contradicted things will be
.irring from center to circumference
spring time. The report that We
ad here last week, that work ON
le Milwaukee would be pushed both
asst and west from Miles City in the
pring now seems to be a very reason
Bile proposition. II Miles City is the
ne objective point between Evarts
nd Butte. why wouldn't it be lust
lie proper thing to do? With the
anne plan in operation in Rntto tho