The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-01-26
State Topics
STATE TOPICS

STATE TOPICS
Winnett-22 mile grade of C. M. &
St. P. from here to Grass Range COM
pleted at cost of $4,000 per mile.
Billings-$2OO,O 900 packing plant
nearing completion here.
Butte-Advantages of electrifca-
ton on c. M. & St. P. are so pro-
nounced that estimates for extensions
| or 300 miles of track are being pre-
pared. Electric engines can handle
heavier trains on faster time, giving
better service at less cost.
Lewistown expects to make itself
greatest cattle market in state.
Great Falls-Local bank deposits
increase 70 per cent past year.
Contracts for this years wool clip
have been made as high as 80 cents
and many believe a 40 cent price will
prevail.
Forecasted that central powers
alone must purchase 800, 600, 900 lbs.
of copper first IL months following
close of war for industrial use.
Deer Lodge-Four crews begin
work installing new electric block sig
nails on Milwaukee railroad between
Alberton and Deer Lodge doing away
with the familiar semaphore, using in
stead colored lights operated autornat-
ically by electricity.
Affirmative legislation at the hands
of congress encouraging devaoment
Of water powers on sites requiring
permit from federal government is ur-
gent need. Congress has delayed
favorable action until American capt.
tai is going to foreign countries.
Butte-New incinerating plant OPP
Grating successfully expected to pay
for itself in five years.
Montana used $4,000 barrels OF
cement in 1916 showing great increase
in large construction work.
Roundup-Wnl add $4,000 addi-
ton and improvements to hotel.
Polson-With a production of rear
ly 100000 bushels of grain for year
and from 35 to 40 per cen of it held
by farmers of Flathead country, work
rushing ahead OIL new line of North
ern Pacific from Dixon to Poison, ar
appropriation of $3.50, 900 for Flathead
reclamation project, indications are
for an unprecedented year of good
business in Flathead country.
Dillon-Work on new 500, 900 no
tel to start about March l.
Butte's mines used about 10,000,O0
feet of lumber past year.
Dillon-$4O,0OO flour mill may be
built here.
Miles City-$1OO,O0 900 packing com
pany incorporates to locate here.
Malta-All indications point 'to
great building activity here during
1917.
Helena-House yields knife or
first bill of session presented designed
to limit hours of female employment
in any and all labor to eight hours.
Billings-Bank deposits increase
5 ZOO, 900 in year past.
Regulation of railroads at hands Of
national government instead of b,
48 varieties of state commission!
seems to be an assured fact in neal
future.
Dillon-Total of 2,053 cars Of
freight shipped in and out of here dur
ing 1916. Only M nor car received
than shipped out Total of 297 car:
more than year before.
Helena-Resources of Montan;
banks total ST. ,896,636.
Terry-Building boom expected i,
spring.
Butte-Postofice postal saving.
window take sin $19,048 in single da!
breaking all records.
Whitetail-Local farmer raises
$2,48O bean crop on six acres.
Union Pacific Ry. Co. has takel
$780, 900 900 insurance on lives of EN-
ployes.
In one year elevators and four mill
6O2 in state.
> in Montana gain one-third. Total o
Z 6O2 in state.