Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-15

III dNIltibu 10 the ZsDVtf'VO R@i~tft'o OF
ready sent out, according 10 reports.
The telephone line which has been
under construction for the last several
months by the forest service up the
main fork of Rock creek to the Canyon
ranger station, near Red Lodge, has
been completed and has been put into
service.
Word has reached Jordan that the
FIRED Allen store at Sand Springs and
the pOstofice, which Is situated In the
same bulldog, were broken into and
robbed. Eighty dollars In cash WAS
taken from the money drawer in the
store and about 500 of p~ostoffice
funds.
Production OF coal from the Bear
creek coal mine. which has been closed
for some time. is again to be started.
The mine VIII be operated by q group
of Red Lodge coal men who have taken
n lease on the Bearcreek property and
are already beginning their range
| meDts for the production of coal on a
commercial basis.
Representatives Of Y. NJ. c. A. or
CARNATIONS in Montana wifi gather In
Butte March 20 and u, when DIR. John
II. Mott, general secretary OF the inter
national committee will be in that city
for conference concerning Sthe work.
DR.. Mott Is on a our Of the United
States. and his only stop in Montana
VIII be In Butte.
Arrangements are belnGmade for
the holding Of the ANIMAL Montana
state tennis tournament in Miles City,
as decided last year. The tennis club
of that place c~ontemplates enlarging
their present ourts TO accommodate
the players who are expected to come
from all the centers Of population
where tennis clubs are being supported.
Hundreds of bushels of wheat re-
main in the farmers bins In the east
ern part OF the state and 1t is not ex-
pected the wheat will be marketed
until the growers are forced to bring
II in, in order to make room for the
new crop. Should the crop this year
be short the growers are OF the opinion
that their held-over wheat will be at
n premium.
with orders for lumber swamping
the mills neal Libby, a record bust
ness is predicted for the remainder Of
the year, not only for Lincoln county
companies. but for all northwestern
Montana firms. At the present time
more than 1900 men are employed
within the county. Most Of the mills
are operating nj least two shifts and
some are working to capacity under
the three-shift plan.
Following the greatest rush Of water
ever encountered In the west Butte
district. the Timo-Black mine has COM
pleted an ore shipment to the smelter
that returned more than $50 In silver
besides good values In high grade man.
The new strike was made on
the $50 foot level of the shaft. and
according to the mine officials shows
indications of developing into n steady
producer after the shaft is d%eepened
below This level.
The property Of the Jersey Creamery
company of Billings has been pur-
and a campaign is now being
carried on to launch n farmers CO.
operative creamery In which virtually
the entire membership of the Montana
Farmers educational and Cooperative
union will hold stock. The plant win
begin operations about April /. 1t Is
said. and later on will expand, enlarge
the butter plant, add a cheese factory
md storage facilities to handle eggs,
poultry and kindred products.
"The freight business or the MIL
railroad has never been bet
ter declared j. 7. Foley, division
and passenger agent MT Miles
City. "The passenger business is also
increasing, and indications are that
In both departments will on
tlnue to improve. The heaviest freight
business ont of the territory has been
shipments of grain, of which 1900 cars
been shipped from points on the
Musselshell division between Harlow
on and Mohridge since August.
Tolley Hartwick. corn grower of
Meredith. returned to Miles City from
/ tour over northeastern Montana,
where he held meetings In practically
III the border tier of counties. nlong
he Great Northern. While on the tour
he addressed approximately 1000 farm
srs on corn, discussing every phase OF
he industry. Being engaged to speak
IN hour and q half mt each meeting,
.fr. Hartwick found the farmers inter
listeners, and after each talk was
sept busy another hour and a half
answering questions.
That Billings In particular and the
northwest generally will experience
is already experiencing a rapid re-
urn to normal business conditions is
Indicated by a survey of the various
Implement and farm machinery dis
ributors and dealers In Killings. In
instance dealers have answered
hat there was an increase In Inquiries
to the sale OF farm machinery.
hat credit conditions were considered
o he upon a much sounder basis than
hoy have hepn for several years INST