The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-07-05
plated logging road to he pushed
along Cottonwood creek, north Of

plated logging road to be pushed
along Cottonwood creek. north Of
Clearwater.
Agitations and controversies which
discourage sugar beet raising and
sugar manufacture injure one Of the
vests greatest industries and offer
direct aid to Germany through cutting
down sugar supply.
Browning to have new bank, capital
$4,000.
Great Falls recommend construction
Of two bridges across Missouri river
here, cost about $500, 900.
notwithstanding work on Sun
River canal. Water will be turned in
to big ditch in time for 1919 irriga-
ton. Completed project contem-
plates putting water on $4,000 acres;
part of canal may be used for NOV
ing freight; when finished project will
have cost $500, 900. The main canal
is ffty-six miles long.
HALEY post office taxed to capa-
city, twenty-five per cent increase
since war declared.
Box Understanding starts here
on 100, 900 sheep.
Billings-Construction of new $685.
600 hospital is now under way.
Missoula-Wheat acreage on 10000
farms in Montana will be increased
this year from 1,795,2O4 acres to e.
SCI 1854 acres, or an increase of about
forty-three per cent.
Helena-$25,00 0 laboratory building
to be built on state capital grounds.
New freight rates will add approx
imately a cent a pound to cost of cop
por npoI,,o<ioo x,,h;oh nlloI - ~nno.n1
advance of twenty-five per cent in cost
makes increased price for red metal
essential if maximum production is
to be maintained.
MISUNDERSTANDING program in Mis-
soula is extensive this spring. Per-
mits already issued show a proposed
expenditure Of $1OO,56O.
Big Timber-Mining operations
have started at chromite mine near
here. The ore will be shipped east for
treatment.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Packing Co.,
will begin breaking ground for first
unit of plant soon. Will cost between
100000 and $150,OO0 and means a
big thing for this section of state.
Di!lon-Local company mining
graphite from a vein sixteen miles
from here.
Glasgow $500, 900 railroad is pro-
jected. Farmers to build fifty mile
branch from Great Northern line to
rich Opheim country.
Butte-Will spend thousands i'm
proving Lincoln way. Route through
Utah to be shortened many miles.
Highway commission turns large sum
over to state to carry on work. Dread
ed stretches through desert to be
avoided and excellent roadway to re-
place present rough trail.
Shelby-New phone lines from here
to Sweet Grass.
Bozeman-$25,0 900 crop forecast on
Gallatin valley farms.
$500 per acre. Big earnings in sight
for sugar beet raisers of Yellowstone
valley.
Twin Bridges-Twin Bridges min
ing industry is reviving. Old Lake
Shore mine and mill of the Investiga-
tor Co., to be started.
Great - ,OOO, 900 meat plant
here. Plant will handle 10000 beef
carcasses, $4,000 sheep and as many
hogs.
Every private citizen and every
public official should oppose radical
measures discouraging to industrial
development and tending to increase
city, county and state taxes.
Roundup-To have new school.
Contract price $28,721.
Lewistown-Work of concreting
long tunnel on Great Northern.
Lewistown-New Rockford cutoff,
seven miles east of here, to begin at
once.
Basin-Comet mine with output of