Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-07-16
MILWAUKEE DECIDES TO PRO.
CEED WITH THE BUILDING OF
TWENTY-FOUR MILES.
Be COMPLETED IN FAIL
Grade Finished for That Distance and
It Will Only Be Necessary to Lay
the Track-Great Northern Tracks
Reach Judith River Tonight-Ma.
teriaI for Bridge Is Arriving.

The judith Basin is certainly hav-
Ing it's share Of good luck this year.
Following the beginning of work on
the Milwaukee's line between this city
and Great Falls comes the announce
ment that the company has ordered
that twenty-four miles of track from
Lewistown eastward on the Grass
Range route be completed at once
This piece of road was graded long
ago and the grade is in excellent con-
dition. 1t will simply require a little
surfacing and will then be ready for
the rails. The steel has been ordered
and the line will be completed and in
operation in time to handle this years
crops.
The impression prevails that the
road will be continued some ten miles
further on to Grass Range this year,
but the order itself only calls for the
twentyfour miles. This is really a
comparatively small job, the greater
part of the labor and expense being
represented by the grade, already fin
ished.
To the West.
In this connection it should be re-
that the Milwaukee plans
to have eighteen miles of road, from
LewistOwn to the Judith river, on it's
extension from LeWistown to Great
Falls, completed and in operation this
year. One reason for this is the ne
cessity for hauling out the immense
quantity of bridge materials over its
own rails, and another is the desire
to get traffic in that section in shape
this year. The net result of it all will
be that forty-two miles of railway,
east and west from LewistoWn, will
be in operation this year.
Important Feature.
The most significant and important
feature of the order for the construc-
ton of the Grass Range road is the
apparent decision of the company to
complete the cutoff all the way from
Great Falls to the Musselshell at the
same time, for there is no doubt that
next year the line will be continued
on from Grass Range to the main line
on the Musselshell.
The Great Northern.
The Great Northern's track will be
finished by tonight from Moccasin tc
the Judith river. This will enable the
company to proceed Immediately with
the construction of the big bridge
bringing in all materials over it's owl
rails. 1t will take a solid month te
complete the bridge after work on i
is begun.
Grading this side of the river is now
we'll advanced and before a grea
while the graders will be right up tt
the city.
People Delighted.
Naturally, everyone is delighted a
the Milwaukee's decision with refer
ence to the Grass Range road. Some
time ago Billy Munger prepared a pc
tition to the Milwaukee company, ask
ing it to take up the construction o
the Grass Range line. The petition
was strongly wOrded and had some
thing like five hundred signatures. l
was duly forwarded to the proper OF
ficials and the order followed. MI
Munger and those associated with hin
in this petition made an excellen
move and one that has born fruit.
Great Falls End.
Reviewing railway activities at tn,
Great Falls end, the Tribune of Sun
day says:
Although considerable work ha
been under way for couple of week
in getting camps established alOn,
the western end of the Great Falls
Lewistown extension of the Chicago
Milwaukee & Puget Sound railway,
will not be before tomorrow that an.
actual construction work will be don
upon grading work. H. M. Parker,
sub-contractor, who has the contrac
| for portion of the team work jus
outside of the city limits, expects t
begin moving dirt tomorrow providing
that further delays shall not be ez
perienced in getting his scrapers uI
on the ground. Mr.. Parker's camp /
located just beyond Boston Heights
He has an outfit of about 35 team
and as the ground is fairly level ther
should be made rapid progress.
Pourpore & McVey, sub-contractors
who have some of the heavy work o.
the Milwaukee line in the vicinity Q
Belt creek, including tunnel work, vii
start work tomorrow upon a three
mile wagon road which is to be cor
structed by them for the bridge an
building department, without any cor
nection with their sub-contract unde
the Winston Brothers company. Thi
road will be built from the top of tn
bench down into and along the canyo
of Belt creek to enable the hauling G
supplies for the construction of tn
tunnels and bridge work on both side
of the creek. There Is to be haule
Inv wagon fo tho bridge and tunns