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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-12-29

hundreds of thousands of acres OF
rich farming land, much of it already
taken up by homesteaders, hat has
been without convenient railroad IA
c%ilities. The center of this area is
the town of Genou. For several years
there has been talk of the building
Of a Great Northern branch through
this territory and upon most of the
half dozen or so routes proposed
Genou was located. The population
of the district was taken by surprise,
however, when, a few days ago., 35
surveyors from Great Falls. under
the personal charge of Chief En-
gineer M. A. Butler of St. Paul ar
rived in Conrad to make the perman-
ent survey of a railroad east from
that city to connect with the Havre-
Great Falls line. They are running
several preliminary lines, all Of
which pass through Genou. The east
ern terminal, however. has not yet
been chosen. The route most fav-
ored runs through or passes close to
Solid, Montrose, Selma and Genou
to Floweree. A more direct line sug-
gested would run southeastward
through Lytle and Genou to Tunis.
Carter also has been considered as a
terminus.
Surveyors to Be in Field
Until Middle of February.
The preliminary lines will be run
through such portions of the terri
tory as offer the most alluring pros
poets of freight and passenger bust
ness while presenting the least diff
ficulties from a construction point OF
view. The engineering chiefs of the
Great Northern, after reports of the
preliminary surveys have been sub
mitted. will select the most feasible
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-12-29

with the Canadian Pacific at Sweet
grass and Coutts. This construction
would be followed by the construc-
ton of feeders between the two main
lines in the state, one of which would
probably extend southwestward from
Opheim to the cutoff south of the
Missouri, thus providing a direct
route between the northeastern part
of the state and Lewistown. This
feeder, which might also serve as a
link in al alternative transcontinent-
al route, is not shown on the map
because of it's highly conjectural
character.
New Rockford Cutoff Steadily
Being Extended East and West.
Entirely beyond the realm of con-
lecture is the LeWisrown-New Rock
ford cutoff of the Great Northern,
which is being steadily pushed to
completion. Track has been laid fol
nine miles out of Lewistown to the
big tunnel, where excavation is pro
ceeding rapidly. This bore, which
will have a length of 800 feet, is
more than half completed. 1t is ex-
pected that it will be finished about
the first of May. when the laying OF
rails to Winnett will begin. A sec.
ond tunnel on the route between
Grass Range and Winnett is about q
third completed. The Milwaukee has
completed the grading of it's line
from Grass Range to Winnett, which
will be used jointly by the two rail
ways. A double track will be laid be.
tween these two points in the spring
The two lines meet a mile and a hal
east of Grass Range. At this juno
ton either one or two elevators viii
be built. Early in the spring it i!
expected that the Great Northern
will begin work on the extension
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-12-29

struction of double tracks between
Essex and Java. At present the Great
Northern has only IA miles of double
track in the state. This was con-
structed in the last few years in the
vicinity of the summit of the Rocky
mountains.
Great Northern to EXpend
$5OO,OOO in Great Falls.
The Great Northern expects to
spend half a million in construction
work in Great Falls alone next year.
New freight yards will be built at a
cost of 5000, 900, while $300,0 600 will
be expended in the construction OF
new shops.
The yards at Havre and Cutbank,
both division points, are to be en-
larged.
The considerable stride that has
been made within the past year in
electrifying railway lines in Montana
is likely to be regarded two or three
years hence as mere pioneering.
Within the year the Milwaukee add
ed nearly 100 miles to its electrically
equipped and operated lines In the
state between Deer Lodge and Alder
ton, leaving less than 80 miles to be-
finished out of 44O covered by the
original appropriation. The compile
ton of this final stretch is held up
by the heavy snow in the high val
legs. Now the Great Northern has
financed an arrangement for electri7
flying it's lines in the western part Of
Montana and it is expected that the
Northern Pacific soon will follow the
example of the other two lines. Mon
tana then will be the first WESTERN
state to have all it's mountain railway
lines completely electrified.
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Summary of Proposed Railroad
Construction i'm Treasure State

1. Extension of lsenefo uche-N Northwestern branch of Chi
cago and Northwestern, from Belefourche, South Dakota, to Miles
City; 40 miles in Montana.
2. Cutoff of Minneapolis, st. Paul and Saut st. Marie, pOpu-
larly known as the 800 line," entering Montana from North Dako-
TIA, crossing Yellowstone near Sidney, following Missouri river
generally to mouth of Arrow Creek, thence to Great Falls, thence
northWestward into southwestern part of Alberta and on to Crows
Nest pass: $50 miles in Montana.
3. Great Northern cutoff from New Rockford, North Dakota,
to 'Winnett; line already completed from eastern boundary of
Montana to Richey, leaving 100 miles to be built in Montana.
4. Milwaukee double-track cut-offf from Grass Range to VIM
nett, to be shared with Great Northern; grading completed but rails
to be laid in spring; 26 miles.
5. Great Northern cut-offf from Lewistown to junction with
Milwaukee,, mile and a half east of Grass Range; line completed nine
miles east of Iewistown, leaving % miles to be built.
6. Branch of Great Northern from Poplar to Glentana and
Opheim; rights of way being purchased; so miles.
:. Milwaukee extension from Weede to Milestone; % miles.
8. Road proposed from projected irrigation dam in Big Horn
Canyon to Hardin and Custer; 20 miles.
8. Lake Basin railway, regarded a branch of Northern Pa
cinc; construction already authorized from Hesper, OF line of Bill
ings and Northern, to Gibson, 80 miles; extension probable to Mel
vile, thence to Harlowton, making total from Hesper to HarloWton
30 miles,
10. Northern Pacific branch from Big Timber to Melville,
20 miles.
II. Extension of Gilmore & Pitsburg, Northern Pacific prop
~. Feeder for Great Falls-shelby Great Northern line t. run
probably from Conrad to GenOu, thence to FlOWeree and connecting
with Montana Western; go miles.
Is. Great Northern branch from Big Sandy, through Kenl-
worth and Brinkman to Joplin; so miles.
IA. Great Falls-Nlissoula cutoff of Milwaukee line from Clear
water to Manchester, through Ovando, Clemens and Riebeling; 1875
miles
Is. "Sou" extension from Whitehall westward, paraleHng
Great Northern, ultimately to reach Sweetgrass and COutts. con-
Meeting with Canadian Pacific and serving a S cutoff; $50 miles.
16. Branch of Northern Pacific from Dixon through st. lg-
natius and Roman to Poson; 40 miles
Kalspell; 125 miles.
is. Great Northern cutoff from Marion to Jennings; 40 miles.
10. Extension of Agawam branch of Milwaukee to coal fields
in Alberta owned by railroad; 80 miles in Montana.
20. Extension of Northern Pacific Wilsall branch tt Ringing,
already surveyed; so miles.
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would be to provide power for the
identification Of the railroads of
southern Montana.
Northern Pacific Soon to Build
From Wilsall to Ringing.
1t is likely that n of the next
stretches of construction to be UNDER
taken will be the extension of the
Wilsall branch of the Northern Paci-
fic to Ringing. The survey for this
line was made several years ago, but
the project was held up by the out
break of the European war. The
original intention of the Northern
Pacific was to run this line clear
through to Great Falls, utilizing the
White Sulphur Springs & Yellow
stone Park railways line from Ring
ling to White Sulphur Springs,
building thence up Smith river and
turning northeastward near the
mouth of that river through the coal
fields. The Milwaukee. however,
checkmated this more ambitions
move of the Northern Pacific for the
time by purchasing the White Sui
phur Springs and Yellowstone Park
outright. The extension of the Will
sail line to Ringing still remains a
lively prospect because of the agri-
cultural wealth it would tap.
Suggestions for many other lines
have come from farmers organiZa-
lions and commercial clubs, of which
some undoubtedly will receive seri-
GUS consideration from the men who
build railroads. At a recent meeting
of the Chinook commercial club that
was attended by representatives of
the farmers, measures were discussed
for obtaining the construction of a
railroad from Chinook northwest
through Blaine and Hill counties. Eff
forts are being made to induce the
Great Northern to build the line. II
this plan fails, it is proposed to have
Chinook interests finance the pro-
Ject. The most popular proposal is for
a road SO miles up the Red Rock. It
it pointed out that the grade would
be easy n the route would be vir-
tually straight. 1t is said that a
right of way could be obtained at
little cost.
Another big project likely to be
undertaken within the next year or
two is the rebuilding of the Northern
Pacific line between Bozeman and
Logan at a cost of $4,000, OOO.
Vast improvements, including the
double tracking of virtually it's en-
tire main line in Montana, are al
ready projected by the Great North
ern. Contracts will be awarded
shortly after the first of the year for
the double-tracking of a. miles of
the main line at six different points,
This work will consist of four
miles of double-tracking between
Havre and Pacific junction, 25 miles
of double track between Shelby and
Cutbank, nine miles of double track
between Columbia Falls and White
fish, and a change or line and con-
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-12-29

1KORE than 1000 miles of rail-
NV way lines-2.O58 miles to be
AVA exact-are projected or pro-
posed for construction within the
borders of Montana within the next
few years. At a cost of 100000 a
mile this would involve ar outlay
for track construction alone of $780,
100000, to say nothing of expendi-
lures for yards and roundhouses, ma
chine shops and stations and rolling
stock. Nor does this include the
cost of double-track1ng present lines,
already under way on the Great Nor
thern.
Some of the projects have been
pending for four or five years, await
ing a more favorable financial stu
alton and the release tf capital from
other enterprises. A considerable
proportion of this mileage is already
surveyed, in some cases the grading
has been completed and the roadbed
is ready for the laying of track. A
number of the projects would have
been carried through ere this had it
not been for the outbreak of the Eu-
ropean wal with the consequent UNI
settlement of the money market.
Some of the lines included in the list
are merely proposed and possibly a
few of them will never be built, but
it is likely that these will be offset
in the calculation by the construction
of lines as yet lot even suggested.
More than half the mileage included
in the count is virtually certain of
early construction.
$500" Extension to Give
New TransCOntinental Line.
One of the lines, the extension OF
the 800" through western North
Dakota and up the Missouri river tc
the mouth Of Arrow creek. thence to
Great Falls and northwest to Crows
Nest pass, would provide an entire.
ly new transcontinental line through
the state. This road was to cross the
Yellowstone at Sidney and run south
of the Missouri, 20 to 80 miles north
of the Great Northern's Great Falls
Lewistown-New Rockford cutoff. Az
it neared the southwark bend of the
Missouri at the mouth of the Mussel
shell, it was to run down Squav
creek and up Crooked creek, thence
to the mouth of Arrow creek. The
greater part of this route was sur
veyed four or five years ago. From
Great Falls the road was to ru1
n~orthwestward to some point il
southwestern Alberta to onnect will
the Canadian Pacific near Crow
Nest pass.
This line will shorten the 800
between Minneapolis and st. Paul b.
about 200 miles. Running through
Crows Nest pass to Spokane AM
thence to the coast, the route will b
the shortest between Chicago ant
the Pacific. The $500" has long con
sidered paralleling the Great North
ern lines at sufficient distances t,
assure the creation of entirely ney
business and it intends eventually t.
extend the line that now has it's ter
minus at Whitehall until it connect
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road men that actual construction of
the line will be started in the spring.
Among the suggestions previously
considered was a branch leaving the
Shelby line at Brady, extending
~northeasterly across the Marias and
terminating at or near Kenilworth,
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-12-29

route. 1t is expected that the survey
ing party will be in the field until
the middle of February and that the
final selection will be made before it
is withdrawn. 1t is the belief of rail-
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-12-29

KEY TO -BdMmche soh Dakota, to Miles CN; bib 500 cutoff from MoL North
Dakoa through ehdd into Montana crossing YELLOWSTONE Sidney, hence up Missouri to Gat Falls and
into Alberta -Get Northern cutoff from Wmeu to RGg; id milwaukee, cutoff from
ppm nine miles east Iewm1wm to- junction with Milwaukee, nile and half east Of Grass Range; H-Noh
Country" RAILROAD from pn Ito War g-M Milwaukee GtenMmh from We@eb Mesme; hh- Custer to
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NTchMtT, NhwMkaec uh; OgSr extension" GNolH iron WmMi PIP MnMn urea No"-
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-12-29
Proposed Lines Make Enormous MILEAGE Total of 2.O58
Over 1000 Miles Assured; Some Prospective Projects Neu Sections to Be Opene

would precede the construction of the
dam, one of the objects of which
would be to provide power for the
identification of the railroads Of
southern Montana.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-23

round 3OOOOOOOO bushels At the same time estimates
of the worlds crop show falling off from 1915 of 20
per cent This would place the total yield for the world
for the year at 3,37400O000 At the same time the
United States and Canada are credited with surplus of
4OOOOOOO0 bushels even with this decrease Argentine
India and Australia increase this to 70OOOOOOO and be-
sides there is still big surplus remaining from last year
On top OF this STILL is the unknown quantity in Russia
where there undoubtedly large surplus from last year
owing to her inability to reach the markets With the
ending Of the the beating Of the Turks this sur
plus whatever it may be- would be thrown on the worlds
market and would have material effect in regulating
prices From the present outlook with 20 per cent fall
ing off in production it looks though prices would not
be as high as at present.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-23

Mrs John Jacob Astor was married yesterday to
Karl Dick multi-mlionaire. Her first husband John
Jacob Astor w. who went down with the Titanic had
settled $8OOOOOO on her before marriage and in his will
left her the income from $5OOOOOO so long as she re-
maned his widow. Evidently she did not consider the
honor worth the cost and so she forfeited an income of
about 81 900 day. The new couple however can man.
age to scrimp along 1t Of such marriages that John
G. SAKE in describing marriages generally, wrote:
81 waive the case the barren case of those
Who have no hearts to barter or to lose.
Whose welded state is but a bargain made
In due accordance with the laws of trade
When the prim parson joins their willing hands
To marry city lots to western lands
Or in connubial ecstacy to mix
Cash and collateral ten per cents, with six;
Or in the holy bonds of Hymen, locks
Impassoned dollars with enamored stocks
Hearts such as these can play the queerest pranks
But never break---eXcept with breaking banks"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-23
HOW TO REDUCE
YOUR WEIGHT
A SIMPLE. SAFE, RELIABLE WAY

People who are over-burdened with
superfluous fat. know only too well the
discomfort and ridicult that oyer-stout
people have to bear.
If YOU are carrying around five or
ten pounds Of unhealthy fat YOU are
unnecessarily weakening your vital or
gans and are carrying q burden which
destroys the beauty o. your figure,
There is no need of anyone suffering
from superfluous fat II YOU want to
reduce your weight in a simple, sac
and reliable way, without starvation
diet or tiresome exercise, here is a test
worth trying. Spend as much time as
you can in the open air. breathe deep
lv and get from any good druggist a
box of oil of kOrein capsules; take one
after each meal and one before retiring
at night,
Weigh yourself once q week so as to
know Just how fast You are losing
weight and don leave off the treat.
ment OF even skip a single does until
you are down to normal
Oil or korein is absolutely harmless,
is pleasant to take, and nelps digestion.
Even a few days treatment has been
reported to show a noticeable reduction
in weight, footsteps become lighter,
your work seem easier and a lighter and
more buovaut feeling takes possession
Of your whole being.
Every person who suffers from super.
fluous fat should give this treatment
q trial.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-23
War Order Buyer
Shot In Chicago

Chicago, June 'l--piseorsry that
William Rehbe, New York broker,
who was found shot early today IN
Lake Snorc Drive, was war order
buyer for the French government add
ed war plot angle to the mystery
surrounding the case.
Robbie was found with n bullet
wound over his heart, lying on the
pavement ON the drive I'm his pocket
was a rambling letter. addressed to
Rev John Timothy Stone pastor Of q
fashionable Chicago church This let.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-23
CHARLES H FISHER,
Editor and Manager.

and is endowed with other properties.
for it preserves the Kidneys in a
healthy condition by thoroughly cleans.
ing them Being Sc many times more
active than lithia, "Anuric" clears
the blood and filters out those depos.
its Of lime-salts whicn cause so much
pain, and prevents dropsical conditions
such as swollen hands or feet and the
bag-like appearance under the eyes.
% Anuric ~ is q regullr insurance and
life-sayer for all big meat eaters and
those VINO deposit lime-salts in their
joints, Ask the druggist for "Anuric "
put up by DR.. Pierce, in jO-cent pack.
ages. or send SlOO to DR.. Pierce for
full treatment by mail
Dir. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for the
liver and bowels have been favorably
known for nearly 80 years.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-23
SMALL TRAIN WRECK

New Castle, Pay June 23.-Two per.
sons were killed and six probably ia.
tally injured when a freight car on the
Harmony Electric line struck a passen-
ger car crowded with workmeu during
a heavy fog at North sewickly, near
here today.
Two Of the six seriously injured have
both legs cut off and little hope is held
out for their recovery.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-23
OPEN FORUM
WHY NOT ORGANIZE A
SALEM CITIZEN COMPANY
FOR PREPAREDNESS

To the Editor:-Now that our sol.
dier boys have left us, Salem is with.
ont military protection. and in case the
militia is called for duty in the field
more men will be needed.
A citizen company could be organized
and drilled and then if needed could
join volunteer regiment and save
much time lost in getting recruits and
teaching them.
There are several men in Salem who
could captain and drill such company.
Men who have seen actual service ana
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-23

The Oregonan discussing the interest other nations
might have in American Mexican war suggests that
the Central allies might be benefited by the fact
that would use part of the munitions now going to
the allies and thus deprive them Of portion of the sup
plies Of this kind they have been receiving from this
country That sounds plausible at first glance but with
the situation analysed there is nothing to it. The amount
of munitions used in the whole war with Mexico if the
accounts from Europe are anywhere near correct will
not equal one days supply at Verdun would be a
negligible quantity With trouble with Mexico, if it
to an open break there will be but little artillery
fighting Most of it will be infantry and cavalry and the
munitions used will be rifle size.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-23

be despoiled Of coin for which I've sIaved
and toiled, and shall buy myself a gun,
and ammunition by the ton" | bought the
weapon and each night, while | was Sleep
ing snug and tight, it lay beneath my pill
low slip, in easy reach for instant grip.
One night | heard cautious tread some
where adjacent to my bed. "At last" l
thought, "a burglars come, and he will find
his luck is bum" Then dimly beheld a
shape. My friend" l unused, there's no
escape" That shape I drew a head unOn
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-23
WHEAT CROP ESTIMATES

The government crop sharps estimate the wheat crop
in the United States this year will be 2965OO0O0 bushels
lighter than the crop Of 1918 This shows pretty close
figuring, or they would have Jumped the decrease at
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-23

Mexican Ambassador Arredondo caIedupon Secretary
Lansing yesterday to inform him that Carranza had
intention Of going to with the United States
count of either the American note the Carizal fight
Now he could persuade Uncle Sam to feel the way
about it. his side whskers might feel much easier in his
mind the outlook He is in much the position
the man who owned dog that without prOvocatiOn
therefor what did you kick my dog for? he isn't mad
said the "Of course he isn't mad the answer
He had nothing to get mad about, but I'm mad"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-23

and fired and then my Uncle John sent up veI HAL
shook the shack for had plugged him in the back
Around his bed the nurses sit and say he's better now
Bit the doctors exercised his sll---and will have to
foot the bill. Now appeal to everyone "Say don't YOU
want first rate gum"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-23

Let the Capital Journal New Today
Column put your dollars on the light
track.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-23

One difference between the fighting probable in Mex
co and that going in Europe is that the pond
the contesting armies dig in while it is pretty certain
that the MeXcanS at least after the first fight or two
will "dig out"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-23
PREPAREDNESS

Some night I said "Il bet leg, a yeggman will
burglars who have swped mems kale don't pronosp 70
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-23

Phone 81 for lack of service.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-23

-Four companies of Idaho troops passing through
Pendeton the way to the concentration camp at Boise
secured twenty recruits in less than hour, in the
buckaroo city Before they were sworn in Herbert Nc
Ginn an Oregon National Guard officer told them he
organizing troop of cavalry and the twenty jumped
the Idaho company in minute to join it. Anything that
Pendeton Roundup fans No dough boys for them when
the hurricane deck of Oregon cayuse possibility
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-23

That was kind and thoughtful act the taking of a
hundred pairs of blankets to the boys of Company at
Clackamas Wednesday night and one the boys will not
forget when they are down on the border and recalling
the pleasant things in far off webfoot where the milk
is produced from a COW instead of can and the water
is hard that it has to be "brOken" before it be
used The first night out will be one long to be remem
bered and the memory of it will be the pleasant
those much needed blankets are recalled
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