Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-04-30
SOME OF BIGGEST RAILROAD
BUILDERS IN COUNTRY FIGUR.
ING ON THE MILWAUKEE.
HERE THIS WEEK
President of c., M. & st. p, Together
With Mr.. Goodnow, Announce That
They Will Visit Lewistown As They
Return Home From Western Trip
Branch Lines Being Improved.

A telegram from President Earling,
or the Milwaukee, to Secretary Ma
thews, of the Lewistown Commercial
club, states that he, Mr.. Goodnow and
probably others Of the party who
passed through the state last week
enroute to the Pacific coast will stop
Off for few hours In Lewistown the
latter part Of the present week as they
return to their homes in the east.
The visitors will be the guests at an
informal luncheon at the Judith club
and the general railroad situation I'm.
sofar as 1t concerns Lewistown will
be discussed
Announcements Made.
1t Is hardly expected that any fur
ther announcements will be made
here by President Earling He has
already told the people what they de-
sired to knOW-that the line between
LeWistown and Great Falls and east
ward from this city will be construct
cd within the next year. 1t is pos
sible, however, that the subject Of
shops and yards may be brought up
while the big railroad men are In the
city. The people Of LeWistOWn have
donated $4,000 toward buying lands
for the Great Northern shops and
stand willing to do the same thing for
the Milwaukee when that road gets
ready to announce It's policy.
Contractors Over Route.
A number of the biggest railroad
contractors In the west are now figur-
Ing on the Milwaukee work between
here and Great Falls. A. B. Cook is
now out over the route and will put
In bid for the heavy rock work
Peter McVey, of Great Falls, Is now
in this city and has men going over
the line getting the data which shall
enable him to put in bid All OF
the contractors are expected to ar
rive in this city within the next four
or five days and within ten days 1t
is expected that some of the con-
tracts will be let, as the Milwaukee
is desirous of getting as much of the
work as possible done this summer
SO that the heavy rock work can go
ahead during the winter months.
Improve Local Lines.
E. IL. Barrett, general superintend-
ent Of the Milwaukee, with headquar.
ters in Butte, was in this city yester-
day, having come over in his private
Sdi. iic NIoltcu I1IlScT Ill LIe dILcT-
noon and announced that a new depot
will be built at that place In the i'm
mediate future TO the Democrat, Mr..
Barrett stated that they now have a
force of 175 men at work on the line
between here and Judith Gap and that
this number will be increased to three
or four hundred In the near future.
This line will be practically rebuilt
by the Improvement Of the grade and
the laying of new ties and steel. The
new steel, which Is of the same weight
as that In use on the main lines, IS
pounds, has already been laid from
Harlowton to short distance this
side of Judith Gap. The steel for
completing the line into Lewistown is
on the ground and will be laid with
all possible dispatch. When this work
is completed, the old "Jawbone" will
be as good as the best of railroad
construction in the west and capable
of standing up under the heavy
tonnage winch is expected to be di-
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