The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-12-07
STATE RAILROAD
Commission OPPOSED
TO FAST RUNNING
IN ANNUAL REPORT GOES RECORD AS OPPOSED sCHED
ULEs-EFFICIENCY SERVICE BEING STEADILY
PROvED-MONTANA RAILROADS KILLED sEvENTY-oNE PER-
SONS AND INJURED HUNDRED

filled or replaced with steel and
concrete structures - permanent
work; all of which permits faster
schedules, made necessary by COM
petition and the demands of tie
people"
New Construction.
The total main line mileage in
Montana is 3,171.6; branch lines, L.
1912 Construction work during the
year was as follows:
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy -
Cutoff from Scibner to Fromberg,
distance of 1892 miles, which re-
duces the distance between Laurel
Junction and Cody, Thermopolis and
other Wyoming points S9.47 miles.
The old line between Toluca and
Scribner has been taken up.
Great Northern-Sun river line
from Vaughan, Cascade county, to
Augusta Lewis and Clark county. 1T
is thought" says the commission,
"that this line will be extended at
some future time, following the
south fork of the Flathead river and
connecting with the present main
line of the Great Northern near Col
umbia Falls
Big Blackfoot Railway company
Eleven miles of standard guage
track from Bonner to Mcnamara s
Landing on the Big Blackfoot river,
where it connects with the logging
tracks of the Anaconda Copper Min
ing company.
Northern Pacific-"The new line
known as the Missouri River rail-
way from Glendive to Sidney, Sc
miles in length, is being pushed
and it is expected that the branch
will be completed this fall, includ-
ing the steel bridge across the Vel
lowstone river just west of Glendive
1.-THE Northern Pacific has durin
the past year built branch line
from Manhattan to Anceney, a dis
lance of IS $40 miles, known as tn
Camp Creek railway, serving a mos
productive region of the Gallati1
valley. There is a probability O
further extension of this branch t.
the south, but the commission ha'
no reliable information
Chicago Milwaukee & Puge
Sound = During the year this roat
has extended it's line from Lewis
town to Hilger, approximately l
miles. to serve the mining and ag
ricultural interests of that locality.
Navigation Matters.
, Under a law passed by the legis
/ lature last winter the commissio
} was empowered to exercise super
, vision over boats and vessels opel
) ating on waters within the state. TIL
7 greater number of boats engaged i
navigation for hire operate on tn
: waters of Flathead lake, and becau
: practically none of them were equiv
l ped with life-saving appliances a
the law requires, the commissio
t found it necessary to grant suffic
3 ent time in which to obtain tn
l equipment from the manufacturer
, Captains and pilots having been no
D appraised of the provisions of tn
: law with the opening of navigatio
season of 1912, no excuse will /
g accepted for Noncompliance with a
: the requirements of the law. and a
t such will be dealt with according
n its penalty clause"
y Twenty-one boats with passeng'
e capacity varying from seven person
g to 426, and a freight capacity I
: from half a ton to 10 tons, were
: censed during the year. CAPITA
! N. A. Palmer is the inspector
# boats and vessels for the commi
y sion.
d The report is very comprehensiv
# containing 234 typewriter page
If When printed, copies will be mail'
h free on request to persons intere:
N ed.