The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-11
FIGURES ON FORT
M|SSOULA
ouARTERMAsTER SAYS BUILD
iKos COSTING $1ss,ess WILL
BE DONE IN JUNE.


Quartermaster General Aieshire of the
army in his annual report gives the
cost OF the army buildings which arc
being erected at Fort Missoula. and
which he says will be completed by
buildings will be $Is5ss3. according to
hi. report. divided as follows:
One four-set officers quarters. 800
4ss. Of which 32s. Ion Is for eonStruc
tior. si.s1o for water and sewers and
plumbing. sls93 for heating. and 1910
for lighting
One single set field officers qua rters.
sI5.5.s. OF which $I2.s50 Is for con-
struction. sl.450 for water and sewers
and plumbing. sI.2I3 for heating. and
ssSl for lighting.
Four single sets company officers
quarters. $t1.5i.. Of which $4,000 Is
for construction. Si..60 for water and
sewers and plumbing. $3.47G for heat
ing. and $l.as0 for lighting.
One double set company Officers
quarters. $22.5s1. OF which tls.sO0 is for
construction. 1850 for water and sew
ers and plumbing, sI.ss; for heating.
and sG4s for lighting.
: One double infantry barrack for no
men. $Gs.5l7. of which s5sGn0 Is for
construction. sG.4.0 for water and sew
ers and plumbing. s5.ze2 for heating.
and $f.2i5 for lighting.
Tie general also reports the compile
ton in October and November just
passed Of a bowling ALLEY. an ordnance
storchouse and range house at Fort
William Henry Harrison at total cost
or $f1.1sS.
During the year ss2l.a1 was expended
In fencing the monument on the Big
Hole battlefield In Montana. and 1886
on the pasture fences and gates of the
remount depot at Fort Keogh. He
says the depot was not in full opera
ti0n at the close of the fiscal yesr
tJuly). but good progress was made
In completing Its arrangement and Sc.
curing a stock Of young animals to be
prepared for issue to the cavalry
branch OF the army.
The postoffice department has or
dered Il postoffice established at Arp
In Custer county. with Charlie Arp In
charge.
The census bureau has issued re-
tana In 1908. showing that there were
$50 mills I'm operation. as compared
with 1856 mills In 1907. very healthy
increase. The total number of mills In
the entire country was 3I,a3l The
state ranked twenty ninth in lumber
products. but was ahead OF Colorado.
Arizona. New Mexico. South Dakota.
and Utah In the west. and
~
aware. New Jersey and Rhode Island
In the east. Montana's lumber output
also exceeded that of Oklahoma, Iili-
nois and Iowa.
According To the report Montana
produced 3ll. 533. 600 board feet OF ium-
her. valued ut st,i1o.s7s. in 1905 a de-
crease OF "a per cent rs compared with
the 1907 output. Of this product 3ll.-
100000 feet, valued ut s4.1sa.0i5. was of
soft woods and 81 900 feet. valued at
81 .s3s. was of hard woods. The output
of Hath amounted To 2s.aas.nen. valued
NJ *.o.104. and of shingles 10 / 1855. 0oa.
.alued at $a.1al.
Montana supplied over ~ Ter cent of
rho total of larch lumber produced.
leading all the states IN its output.
Fifiy-eight mills were engaged in its
Production. The cottonwood product
engaged the attention oil 10 mills In
Montana.
Ten mills in Montana also turned
out white pine lumber and 100 mills
the Douglas fir. 'rha state ranked
fifth in the output OF Douglas fir.
Two mills II the state Mere engaged I'm
drnin. out cedar lumber
-iontana ranked fl.ta III Tho output
81 western pine lumber. L.. mills being
In the industry. The onfnut.
however. was decrease If so,i59,0O0
leet from the 1907 production.
There We're Is mills on white fir fum-
be- products In Montana caring the /
,.sar. the state also ranking fifth In /
The output Of this ciass. l:ut one mill |
turned out the baisam fir
i-drch Was the oni., lumber wood In +
Ire production of which Montana
first among the states.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has !
rder.a the diseontinuanee on Deeem-
btr 70 of the nostof.loe At Hubbard. 1
Flatheaf ca,irty. Cara G. Ieek has +
been named as fnurth-ciass nastmas-
Ter Of the money order class at Para
disc. The diseoniins.anca Of the star
service from Arrow To Geyser has
been ordered for December Is.
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