The searchlight., 1912-12-06
FAIRVIEW ON MAP
BuStling Burg Of the Lower Val.
ley Is Destined to Take Leap
Into Prominence

fernaps no town IN Montana has such
bright prospects for springing into sudden
growth and prosperity as the bustling burg
Of Fairview. Dawson county. This comes
about through naturalization Of the plans
OF the Great Northern railway in its new
short-line extensions. Of which Fairview
becomes the local point in Eastern Mon.
tana.
This week the first Great Northern line
from Snowden. in Valley county, was ac-
tually completed TO Fairvie~. having been
brought across the Missouri river on a
temporary bridge. which will shortly be
made permanent.
But this is only part Of the railroad
deve 'opment that is coming to Fairview
That town is also on the line Of the new
cut of from Rockfork. N d. which runs
through to Lewistown. Mont and thence
westward to Great Falls Work at the
Le~istown end has been in progress for
some time. and a considerable portion OF
this line has now been constructed.
Eastern railroad. and the Helena lnde-
pendent gives the following facts concern
ing the filing Of articles with the secretary
OF state:
Articles OF corporation Of the Montana
Eastern Railway company. which is to
construct line out Of Lewistown to the
east to meet with the nam line OF the
Great Northern at New Rockford. N D.,
were filed Yesterday afternoon in the Office
OF the secretary Of state. together with the
proposed route which the line will follow.
Although parties Of surveyors have been
engaged for some time on determining the
route OF the new branch. the description as
to sections and townships to be touched or
traversed are not contained in the articles
but merely the counties in the states of
Montana and North Dakota, through which
the rails will pass.
The Le~istown a New Rockford branch
as the new line will be called will run in
an easterly direction out Of lie sisio~n and
across Fergus and Dawson counties to
point on the state boundary near OF at the
village Of Fairview. From that point the
line will extend east into and through Nc
kenzie county. North Dakota and across
the Yellowstone river from there on east.
ward and toward the southeast through
Mckenzie and Dunn counties and across
Charbonneau, Lonesome and Cherry
creeks to a junction Of Cherry with the lit
tie Missouri river. thence ea-t on
the north side Of the river to For,
Stevenson. through Sheridan. Mclean.
Wells and Eddy counties to New Rockford
on the main line Of the Great Northern.
The branch will extend over 81. miles in
Montana and aso miles in North Dakota.
10 addition the newly organized company
will construct from the Le~istown- New
Rockford line a second branch that will
run from Fairvew. in Dawson county.
northwest to meet the main line Of the
Great Northern at Snowden. Mont. This
line will be al miles in length.
The Eastern Montana Railway company
is capitalized at SIo 600. 900. Five direc.
tors have been appointed. namely, Louis
w. Hill. C. r. Gray. r. A. Jackson. J..
Parker Veazey. jr.. and L. z. Katzenbach,
all Of ST. Paul. The amount Of capital &C
tually subscribed is IS 600 Louis Hill has
purchased "a. o96 shares OF the capital
stock. the remaining four directors having
one share each.
The head Offices Of the company will be
established at Lewiston. Dawson County
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