The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-07-18
GRAZING LAND IS
OFFERED MONTANA
THOUSANDS OF ACRES IN MINNIE
sofa AVAILABLE TO CARE
FOR HERDS
NEWS OF THE CAPITAL CITY
Eastern Montana Cities and Counties
Ask Special Legislative Session to
Enable State to Spend Money
Building Good Roads


Building Good Roads
Helena.-Unlimited grazing land for
Montana cattle is offered in messages
received by Secretary 2. A, Phillips OF
the Montana livestock commission from
the general offices of the 500 railway
at Minneapolis, MINI. The land is
understood to include the 36 sections
of clover land in northern Minnesota
offered by Charles Weyerhauser for
the Pine Tree Lumber company. This
is said to make a total of more than
10000 acres at the disposal of the 500
line.
Congressman Carl w. Riddick has
wired The Record Herald that the
United States department of agricul-
ture has a line on sufficient pasturage
in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan
amply to care for Montana livestock.
He states that meeting has been
called for st. Paul. where definite an
nouncement will be made regarding
pasturage and special RAILROAD rates..
The Montana railroad and public
service commission is doing its utmost
to obtain relief for the s<ockman and
in its efforts to obtain reduced rates
of stock has enlisted the aid of all
civic bodies in the state, which are
urged to get in touch with senators and
representatives asking them to labor
with the railroad administration.
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Road Money Desired.
Widespread demand in Montana for
n special session of the state legsla-
fure is based upon the desire that
present state laws be so amended that
the state highway commission can
spend the millions of state and federal
road funds it already has at its COM
mand, rather than upon efforts to get
a state appropriation in any sum, ac-
cording to appeals made to Governor
Stewart by the Glendive chamber of
commerce and by the Good Roads as
ISOLATION of Dawson, Richland, Nc
Cone and Wibaux counties. This is de-
cared to be the position of persons in
all parts of the state who are urging
special session.
1t is pointed out that with $1,300.O0O !
of federal funds and almost an equal |
amount of state money at its disposal, |
the highway commission has been able |
to contract for only 100000 In road |
work, covering three projects. Other
projects estimated to cost $SOO,00O
have been approved and are held up
because the highway commission has
been unable to get contractors to take
the work on competitive bids.
Montana laws provide that no ex-
penditure of public funds In excess of
1000 can be made except upon COM
petitive bidding after due advertising.
These laws, declared by G. III. Purcell.
district engineer in charge of the fed
eral good roads bureau for Montana,
Idaho, Washington, Oregon and Utah,
to be the only such restrictive meas
ure In effect in his district, tie the
hands of the highway commission
when contractors fail to bid, as they
have in numerous instances this year
when projects we're advertised.
Void viii Talk to Bankers
State bankers of Montana will be
guests of the directors of the Ninth
district federal reserve bank, Mime
apolis, at luncheon and business
meeting here on July II, 1t was an
nounced by N. B. Hotter. Montana
member of the board of directors.
Theodore Void, governor of the
Ninth district, and Curtis l.. Mosher.
assistant federal reserve agent, will
be present at the meeting and make
addresses.
The primary purpose of the meet
ing is to enlarge the membership Of
the federal reserve bank in Montana
among the state banks, preliminary to
the establishment of branch of the
bank in Montana, a plan which has
been announced and which
Is receiving favorable consideration
by the directors. The establishment
Of the branch bank in Montana de- ,
Ponds, however. upon an increased
An this state. The d.
rectors are confident that the member
ship will be brought up to basis
which would make the branch self
supporting.
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Bids Are Asked.
Bids have been asked by the state
highway commission on four bridges :
ind two federal aid road projects, the :
'oads projects In Carbon county and !.
county. They must be fled /.
!uly 20.
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Would Ban Camp Fires. :
State guards in the forests Of the
rlathead have written State Forester
ranEook, asking II 1t would be pos
ible to get campers to cease build q
ng camp fires In the woods. They p
AZ numerous fires have arisen from
his cause.
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crest fires The Latest reported was g g
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