The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-02-23
Interesting News Items
OF Doines In State

st. p. from here to Grass Range com
pleted at cost of $4,000 per mile.
Billings-$2O0,O0O packing plant
nearing completion here.
Butte-Advantage of electrified
ton on G. M. & st. P. Ry. are SO pro-
nounced that estimates for extensions
on 300 miles of track are being pre-
pared. Electric engines can handle
heavier trains on faster time, giving
better service at less cost.
The bill providing for annual license
tax of per cent on net profits of Mon.
tana mines would cripple the industry,
prohibit further development and kill
the smaller companies. 1t is class
legislation against industry.
Lewistown expects to make itself
greatest cattle market in state.
Great FaHs-Local bank deposits
increase 20 per cent past year.
Contracts for this years wool clip
have been made as high as 39c and
many believe 4Oc price will prevail.
Deer Lodge-New 100000 high
school building planned
Forecasted that central powers
alone must purchase 800,000,000 lbs.
of copper first IL months following
close of war for Industrial use.
Deer Lodge crews begin work
installing new electric block signals
on Milwaukee railroad between ALDER
ton and Deer Lodge doing away with
the familiar semaphore, using instead
colored lights operated automatically
by electricity.
Affirmative legislation at the hands
of Congress encouraging development
of water powers on sites requiring per-
nit from federal government is ur-
gent need. Congress has delayed fav-
orable action until American capital
is going to foreign countries.
Rutte-New incinerating plant OPP
Grating successfully expected to pay
for itself in years.
Montana used $4,000 barrels of ce-
mont in 1916 showing great increase
il Large construc lion work.
Roundup-Will add $4,000 addition
and improvements to hotel
Polson-With a production of near
ly 100000 bushels of grain for year
and from IS to 40 per cent of it held
by farmers in Flathead country, work
rushing ahead on new lines of North |
ern Pacific from Dixon to Poison. an |
appropriation of $750,O00 for Flathead |
reclamation project, indications are |
for an unprecedented year of good |
business in Flathead country.
Dillon-Work on new 100000 hotel
to start about March 1.
Butte's mines used about 100000
feet of lumber past year.
Dillon-$4O,OOO flour mill may be
built here.
Miles City-$1OO,O0O packing Co. in
corporates to locate here.
Malta-All indications point to great
building activity here during 1917
Helena-House Yields knife on first
bill of session presented designed to
limit hours of female labor to eight
hours.
Billings-Bank deposits increase 49,
10000 in year past.
Butte-Much interest being taken
in Montana oil and gas fields and pros
poets for development of that industry
here are reported bright.
Great Falls spent $1,650,00O on new
buildings in 1916, increase of 100 per
cent over 1915.
Larger sums are to, be asked this
session of the legislature for higher
educational needs of state by state
system. Montana can af-
ford to profit by experience of other
western states before piling too heavy
a tax burden for higher education on
a limited population.
Helena-Sells $25O,OO0 bond issue I
for water plant.
Elliston-Much timber is being cut .
IN this region. 8
Dillon-Reports say that two new
banks will open here in 1917, making 3
our. II
Missoula-Plans practically COM :
'leted to start Albertson highway pro- 10
ect in the spring. II
Roundup to have new two-story bus :,
ness structure so ITO. IA
Output Of coal industry in Montana Is
leases; nearly million more tons -