The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-01-03
MONTANA PREPARES
TO RETURN TO THE
PURSUITS OF PEACE
Treasure State Preparing 10 Do
IT, Pull Share IN Reconstruction
work. and Also 70 Resume sas-
psndsd PROJECTS

Helena. Mont. Jan. e--Not only
Nonlnnn suffered comparatively little
from The slowing doN o. war work.
but reconstruction proiccts which are
rxpected 10 add greatly to the actirl-
Ties Of the state. are hardy mole
prcmirinr and tmportant than those
industrial n commercial projects
which we're halted b. the war. and
Which. u h probable. viii resume fni
Thus far. with me exception Of loss
coutrurin NJ the manganese industries
AT butte. philpahurH and Great Fails
no line Of ondeaNor worth mention
within the confines 81 tho ycasurc
state h1a witnessed dIminuuon OF e..
fort through cessation at the war.
Mine. mill. farm. field and factory.
IRON border 90 border. with the possi-
Die exception OF y phase OF the ium.
bsr Industry, are IN full operation and
expect to continue % do 10. " h said.
IN peace ORDERS for mahf q month 10
come.
RAILWAY development. highway "a.
pAnalon and The completion Of Ira
mtiou projects Together with other
and hardly lcss important plans seem
% assure the state several years Of
Prosperity unprecedented zen IN
Montana.
A half score Of railway extensions
urre on the point o. initiation when
lack Of material and labor called a
halt before America entered the war.
Hlncc this ~country'H entrance. and un.
der federal control. only shorl
lire The nlackfoot extension Of ths
Milwaukee N the western part Of tho
state. has been handled. There are
M official tidinrs Of what the soy.
eminent means 20 DO. 1h since M
president IL known 90 favor ans feast.
bic plan 20 provide employment u u
assumed that oeen while under fed, "a
management these extensions viii h,
undertaken no soon az materials car
be obtained and workers assembled.
Hllin now pending for great oppro'
prIauunf for the numerous irrirntior
prolcctH In the state give hope thai
active work IN fhcln will be- pushed
during the coming year
Large sums for highway develop.
tncnt will he available FOR Montana
FROM both federal and state SOURCES
add u n understood that the stat,
hishwny commission will make ever,
euort 20 set these roadn building mex
srrinE and keep them going through
the summer.
The onl, darh cloud on Montana,
orino has t,een tho abnormal shll,
non Of cattle out Of the state. due 4
high prices for fecd. and iia scarcity
hut inquiry for lands indicat, hcaV,
immigration and ~ the future Of ~,
cattle Industry. with the atadnsi as
appearance 81 the range. must Ne viii
the small uncher n b. felt that
ss-r or ~ VIII sse tho cattle huninsEI
established on a. Wide q score and on
. nrmef hasir than before.
One interesting item 10 Montana II
the news that war trucks viii d,
turned over 60 the poHtofucc depart
mnut for lfamcdints extension OF ihi
parcel post system. last fail truck
were used TO haul troops from sectioni
without railways and u was said a.
the 'iaio that "a Wide and comprchcn
ntfe uae Of motors over good road.
would ten 10 largely Increase a.,
population Of the state within q shor
period. MontanR'a magnificent dis
tanctA lariiy cnn be nbhoned viii
rails for many years but "a Workahil
uck system would enable immi
grants 70 tii with profit outiyinE land
which. despite their richness. have no
offered proper remuneration hecaua'
Of the difficulty Of hauling products.