The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-07-03
DREAMS AND REALITIES

DREAMS AND REALITIES
HE Pilot is not much given to indulging in dreams
of what might happen to advance the upbulding Of
its home town. as to be the case with newspapers
in other towns in the county, but in view of some
recent newspaper utterances about certain hot air"
railroads. few remarks along this line are not altogether
out of place.
White6sh already has resources in fact, or absolutely
assured to make of the main cities of the county
within very few years. but also have full share
of possibilities which belong in the may happen" column
railroad pay roll already large, the development of
Whitefsh lake resort the coming of the Burlington
traffic the Billings & Northern railroad with
division headquarters here, and the development
Of the surrounding country, including the numbering
mining and farming industries the positively assured
factors which alone will make the leading city of the
county.
But there other features to add to the growth of
the town which may happen, and some of which may
soon be out of the dream stage and become realities
In the first place. it is nothing unusual to hear well
informed railroad officials high up the service express
the opinion and give wefounded for it, that the
time is not far away when the Great Northern will find
it profitable to install large shops here which will add
immensely to the already large pay roll There are
plenty of good for believing that this will yet be
done and if it ever is done it will make this town the
metropolis of the county in short order.
Another very probable Improvement which is expect
ed to with the opening of the Fathead Indian
ervaton thereafter is the building of north
and south connection between the Great Northern and
the Northern Pacific Whenever this road is built White
fish will undoubtedly be the division headquarters for it.
through the building of short cutoff south from this
place to the Kalspe branch While the benefits from the
building of this road would not equal that from the talk
edof Shops nevertheless it would be very considerable
item, and railroad people to be unanimous in the
opinion that the road will be built
Another thing to look forward to is large increase
of business the main line of the Great Northern
That the railroad company preparing for it is shown by
plans which being worked out for
the line the mountains, between Coram and Cut
Bank. This particular piece of track holds the key to
the whole road and the of that portion
of the line would give much greater capacity for traffic
With double track the mountains much larger
volume of business could be handled There are other
places the road where double line will probably be
needed but not in this part of the country The grade
west from Coram for long distance is particularly good
and will be about the last part of the system to need
double track newspaper comment to the contrary not
withstanding.
And then when it comes to dreams" there is also
talk of putting in cokng here to handle the coal
from the Canadian fields which are controlled by the
Great Northern. Possible? Sure, Mike!
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