The Nenana daily news., 1919-02-05
MONTANA PLANS FOR BUSY TIME;
 OUTLOOK BRIGHT

 from the slowing down of war work, but reconstruction projects, which are expected to add greatly to the activities of the state, are hardly more promising and important than those industrial and commerce. jal projects which were halted by the war shortly, it is probable will ie- sume full blast.
 Thus far, with the exception of loss contracts by the manganese in dustres at Butte, Philipsburg and Great Falls, no line of endeavor worth mention, within the confines of the Treasure state, has witnessed diminution of effort through ce5- sation of the war Mine, mill, farm, field and factory from border to border, with the possible exception of the phase of the lumber industry, are in full operation and expect to continue to do so. it is said, on peace orders, for many month to come.
 Railway development, highway expansion and the completion of irrigation projects, together with other and hardly less important eral years of prosperity unpre-- cedented even in Montana.
 A half score of railway eXten- sions were on the point of initiation when lack of material and -labor called halt before America entered the war. Since this countrys en- trance, and under federal control, only one short line, the Blackfoot extention of the Milwaukee in the western part of the state, has been handled. There are no official tid- ings of what the government means to do, but since the president IS known to favor any feasible splan to provide employment, it is as- stunned that even while under fed eral management these extensions will be undertaken as soon as ma terials can be obtained and work CTS assembled.
 Bills now pending for great ap- propriations for the numerous irri- gation projects in the state give hope that active work on them will be pushed during the coming year. Large sums for highway develop ,ment will be available for Montana from both federal and state sources, and it is understood that the state highway commission will make every effort to get these roads building next spring and keep them going through the summer. ;. The only dark cloud on Mon tana's horizon has been the abnor- nal shipment of cattle out of the state, due to high prices for feed and its scarcity.
 But inquiry for lands indicates heavy immigration and as the fu- ture of the cattle industry, with the gradual disappearance of the range, must lie with the small rancher. it is felt that year or two will see the cattle business es- tablished on as wide score and on d firmer basis than before.
 One interesting item to Montana
 is the news that war trucks will
 be turned over to the postoffice department for immediate exten. sion of the parcel post system. Last
 hokl u uShS WSIc uoCu tO IIdul CToUs
 from sections without railways, ana
 it was said at the time that a wide and comprehensive use of motors over good roads would tend to in crease the population of the state
 within short period. Montana.
 magnificent distances hardly can b, ribboned with rails for many years : but workable truck system would : enable immigrants to till with profi outlying lands which, despite thei . richness, have not offered propel remuneration because of the diff culty of hauling products.
 MANY ENGLISH GELS