The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-05-16
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May 12.-Butte- Most cheering
news lies in statement by Anaconda
Copper Mining company that its out
put of copper, now 60 per cent of nor
NAL, will not be further curtailed and
gradually will be increased, it is prob
able as demand increases.
Miles City-Milwaukee to construct
system Of feeding yards here to re-
lieve frequent congestion at Mar
mouth, N. D.
"All roads lead to Great Falls" in
Cascade county with new system of
sign posts with standard type of
workers now being placed.
Population of Wolf Point increases
so per cent in IA months.
Butte efficiency jumps. Returning
soldiers replace radicals and undesir-
able aliens with marked results. Butte
& Superior gains smelling outfit.
Sinbad shift reaches nine hundred foot
level.
Governor Lowder of Illinois has We
toed every proposition looking toward
special tax and by consolidating or
abolishing most of the commissions
has made possible a program which
will save the taxpayers millions.
Western states that need industrial
development most, must remodel their
state and local governments to invite
investments of capital and then keep
taxation below c~onfiscatory levels.
Observation-Disclosures of eastern Mon
tana being gradually planted to shade
trees and windbreaks largely from
forestry school of University of Mon
tana.
Havre-Crops of Hill county look
ing better than at this time for years.
Great Falls-Anaconda company
will manufacture calium carbide here
on large scale with canning plant in
addition.
Roundup-$1O0,0 900 Masonic temple
planned for site in business center.
Roundup-The old Keene mine may
again operate under Wyoming coal in
terests.
Great Falls-C. M. & St. P. freight
and passenger agent can see nothing
but big returns from 1919 harvest af-
ter covering much of central Mon
tana and predicts period of unprece-
denied prosperity for farmers.
Building construction is increasing
all over the country. AS it gains it's
stride more metal will be used thus
relieving present stagnation in metal
market. Guild now" should be a ma
tional slogan.
Wolf Point-s3O,OOO theatre to be
built here this year.
Montana expects land rush. Gov
eminent will open, 3O4, 900 acres.
Harlem-Several homes being erect
ed here, more planned.
Bozeman-Good roads association
formed here for purpose of urging
construction Of 18-foot highway from
Dakota line to Bozeman.
From 1913 to 1918, commodity
prices advanced 112, wages " and
telephone rates 4 per cent and ratio
is virtually the same for street rail-
way, light, power, gas and water COM
panies. It's now a question of high
er rates, poorer service, less wages or
bankruptcy.
Roundup-Plans on foot for modern
hospital to cost about $4,000.
Neutrality-suspicious. of new fed
eral land bank with paid up stock of
$3.50, 900 announced.
Glasgow-Interest being manifest
ed here as to raising of sugar beets,
soil seems ideal according to experts.
Ringley votes $4,000 for building
high school.
Choteau-New bank building to be
erected here.
Eureka-I. w. WIS. intimidate men
in lumber mills and camps here and
American business men join together
and go into woods to help get out
logs and keep mills running.
Basin-5OO ton mill to be built for
Comet mine.
Never before have agricultural COM
munities been so forcibly impressed
with the value of the sugar beet in
dustry as this season when the sugar
industry is furnishing employment to
thousands when other lines of bust
ness are slack and at same time pay
ing record prices for beets.
Butte to erect booths so farmers
a sell direct to consumers.
Nora-Bank opens in this new
wheat basin town.
Silver mining in Cascade county
promises great activity.
Livingston-Fourth Shields Valley
bank starts at Clyde Park.
Harlem and Shelby to have new
schools, cost $4,000.
Whitefish gets new state bank.
Pablo has a new newspaper, the