Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-08-20
GRASS RANGE
LINE ASSURED
MILWAUKEE OFFICIALS DECIDE
TO EXTEND PRESENT GRADE
FOR TWELVE MILES.
THIS WEEK
Several Contractors Here for Purpose
Of Bidding on Additional Work
From Forest Grove to Thriving
Little Town Lower Down the
Creek-Work to Be Rushed.

The Democrat is officially informed
that the Milwaukee will let a contract
this week, probably next Saturday,
for the completion of it's line east
ward from Lewistown to the town Of
Grass Range this fall When a de-
cision was reached about three weeks
ago, to finish the line now graded for
distance Of 2l miles, or to a point
about three miles east OF Forest
Grove, there was considerable disap-
pointment at Grass Range, and steps
were Immediately taken to induce the
railroad company to push the line on
for the additional twelve miles to the
Range A largely signed petition was
sent to Milwaukee headquarters, and
their response mas been aratifyingly
prompt.
Contractors Here.
number Of contractors are now In
the city, for the purpose Of bidding
on the additional twelve miles. ID. j.
grade between here and Forest Grove,
will put In a bid, AS will Twohy Bros,
and others It is understood that the
contract will be let Saturday Of this
week and that it will contain pro-
vision calling for completion OF the
line within sixty days.
Gratifying to All.
The decision Of the Milwaukee to
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year is highly gratifying to the large
settlement In that territory Last fall
large crop OF winter wheat was
soWn and there are thousands OF
acres OF exceptionally fine grain down
that way, which Is now being harvest
ed. Grass Range will be the market
for all of these farmers and large
quantity of grain will be shipped from
there this fall and winter. 1t will also
be good news to James IL. Charters,
owner of the big store, the hotel ana
other business establishments at the
Range In addition to the enterprises
mentioned, he also owns large tract
of land surrounding the town, and the
coming of the railroad will add many
| thousands of dollars to the value OF
his property He has been waiting
| for many years for the road and de-
serves all of the good fortune that
| will accrue to him by reason OF it's
construction.
| Will Sell Townsite.
| G. w. Morrow, general agent Tor the
Milwaukee Land company, states that
early in September there will be big
auction sale OF town lots in the town.
site of Grass Range. Mr.. Morrow
feels that this Is destined to become
one of the most important CONNER
cial centers of eastern Fergus county
and that its growth will be very rapid
once the railroad is completed. There
/ is an immense territory of first-class
agricultural land tributary to the town
and the country is already pretty we'll
settled and much of the land is in cul-
tiyation.
Plans of the 500.
Great Falls Tribune: Yesterday the
Tribune published dispatch from Hell
ena to the effect that the 500 Railway
company had offered for filing In the
secretary of states office resolution
adopted by the company authorizing
the construction of about IS miles OF
railway from the present terminus OF
one of the company's lines at Am
brose, N. D., about So miles of which
new line will be in Montana. The
document was not accepted for filing
because of technicalities uncomplied
with, which doubtless will be arranged
shortly. This will bring the 500 sys-
tenn into the PlentyWood country, In
the northeastern corner of the state,
and the terminus fixed in the resolu-
ton would be few miles west of the
town of Plentywood. If the 500 pur.
sues the policy in Montana which it
has through North Dakota, the line
will be extended still further west be-
tween the Great Northern line and the
Canadian boundary just as rapidly as
the settlement of the country seems
to warrant such building.
This 500 line in the northeastern
corner of the state should not be con-
fused with another line which the 500
company is planning on building into
Montana, and which is of more direct
interest to Great Falls. In connection
with this latter line dispatch In the
Minneapolis Journal from Bismark
reads as follows:
"Bismark, N. D., Aug. 14.-Conf1rma-
ton of the reports that the 500 line
was about to extend its Plaza exten-
sion and Flaxton line has been given
by the filing of resolutions with the
|, secretary of state authorizing such
construction work.
"The Plaza line will be extended
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