The river press., 1914-08-26

that he experienced considerable diff
nculty on account of high winds, but
In spite of this he got as far as Will
liston, N. d.
While his boat was we'll equipped
IN every way, the living quarters af
lorded target for the wind. In
building houseboat for use on the
upper Missouri it would seem to be
preferable, if not necessary, to use
wagon cover as a shelter instead of
a cabin built of lumber, as in the
event of high winds, the cover can
re easily taken down.
Work on the city sewerage system
Will probably be under way next
week as some of the material is now
8. .le depot anu the c. '.traCltr's
foreman is now on the job ready to
take hold. The work will occupy
about two months and will give EN-.
ployment to 80 or IS men. !
The work of improving Front street
is not likely to proceed until next
spring by which time the sewer
trenches will have had time to set
tie and the macadam can be laid
down without any danger of sinking
in places.
The foundation for the -four mill
has now been completed and the
building will be erected at once so as
to be ready to receive the machinery
as soon as it arrives. 1t is believed
that the mill will be ready to start
operation about October 1st.
Saturday next-August 29th, has
been set aside as the Market Day,
and we are glad to be able to re-
port that more interest is being man.
ifested this time than on the last oc-
casion. There will be a good bunch
OF horses offered for sale and a col
lection of farming implements. AS
the heavy part of the harvesting op.
erations are now over, we hope to see
good turnout of farmers on market
day.
At the suggestion of Mr.. T. c. Pow.
er the following communication has
been addressed to the Hon. Henry L.
Myers and the Hon. Thomas ]. Stout
at Washington, d. c.:
"Dear Sir:
"The Fort Benton Commercial club
and the people of the upper Missouri
river valley generally view with grave
concern the opposition that has de-
veloped in some quarters to the river
and harbor bill.
"The commerce on the Missouri as
, far as Bismark, N. d., will exceed any
of the past, with probability of con
tinued increase. While, unfortunate
| ly, Fort Benton cannot boast of any
, augmentation of it's river traffic, we
! believe that the time is not far distant
I when-as in early days'-this city
will again come into it's own as an
, important Missouri shipping point.
with changed character of hull
7 construction and propelling machin
: cry on boats with gasoline, crudeoi
and electric motive power as applied
l to river and lake traffic, it is mucl
(, easier to make the trip up the rive
: than it was, say, thirty years ago, ant
3 we therefore expect to see great re
: vival in shipping on the upper Mis-
Y suurl within the next few years.
r "Under existing and contemplated
3 national legislation we believe the rail
: roads and waterways may be joint.
r utilized. May we therefore hope TO
1 your kind cooperation in assisting
}. legislation that will make ample pro
Y vision and appropriation for river
q and harbors improvements generally
0 "Yours truly,
: "Fort Benton Commercial club
e In reply to the above, Messrs
u Myers and Stout have intimated tina
j. they are heartily in favor of the bill
4 in question and that it is part of tn
e legislative program to put it through
e before adjournment.