The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-08-20
MONTANA WEEKLYsv
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW


JOplin-Connietng leasers agree on
plan for testing oil structure here;
to go $500 feet.
Hayre-g being made and
pipe win soon be laid, for gas supply
from Bowes structure south of Chi
nook.
Havre-Several approved farmers
are growing Canadian Supreme
wheat, superior new hybrid variety.
Havre-New route surveyed for
Roosevelt highway entrance to Hagre.
Great Falls-Western Motor com
pany opens modern $4,000 sales
plant here.
Belt-Wheat yielding from so To-
so bushels an acre.
Sunburst-Rice Standard No. is
oil we'll is a gusher; 5000 barrels a
day.
Miles City-New buildings being
completed for Custer County fair,
Valley county has $21,947,677 as
sessed valuation.
Fergus county grain crop one. of
the best in years.
Milwaukee railroad has handled
more farm machinery this year than
for past seven OF eight years.
SheIby-Sixteen new oil wells were
spudded in, last week Of July; larg-
est number in any week since Kelvin
Sunburst field was discovered.
POplar-FOrt Peck Mercantile com
pany store, recently burned, will be
rebuilt.
1000 acres in Montana and Oregon
ito be opened for 32O-acre, nOn-irri-
gable homesteads. ,
Great Falls-New unit Of Black
Eagle Power dam will cost Montana
Power company 81, 1000, 600, and add
$4,000 horse power.
MissOula-During first half of
1926, building permits here reached
$163,5OO.
Missoula-CarlOad shipments sof
late strawberries being made. to
Eastern markets. Heavy crop still
to be harvested.
Missoula-Grain shipments begin
WoOdside and Florence creameries
each ship carload of cheese.
Stevensville-Ravalli county can
merry closes pea-canning season with
smaller pack, but better quality and
higher-priced output than last year.
Shelby-New 56-Caine well is flow
ing 300 barrels oil a day.
SheIby-IllinOis Pipe line ran $685.
600 barrels oil during June, besides
oil consumed and otherwise trans
ported.
MISUNDERSTANDING company con-
tracts for 1O0-ton flotation plant tt
mine-mouth installation.
Crystal Copper company rebuilt
surface plant at Goldsmith mine in
Walkerville; ready for resumption Of
mining.
Great Falls-Locaticn work begins
on new 7-mile Kibby CanyOn-Otte
Greek highway.
Glasg0w-WOrk being rushed 70
complete Great Northern yards for
division station.
Continental Oil company strikes oil
at 1,076 feet in western Garfield
county.
Montana products Of all kinds viii
be worth $S4O,OOO,0OO this year, says
the bureau Of agriculture.
Ardsley-Butte Mining corporation
will develop 1880 acres Of good COP
per prospects at Elk Park on Great
Northern railroad. e.
Butte-NOrth Butte Mining com
pany starts important leasing and de-
velOpment plan; to employ 500 to 700
men by winter.
Butte-Butte C~opper-Zinc company
will develop Disco and Emery
O'Brien properties.
Great Northern railroad expects "a
haul more grain this year than last
Shelby-Three new Canadian oil
companies working in Kevin-Sunbursi
field.
Glacier-New international high.
way to Lethbridge open for travel.
Federal land bank reports since
January 1 show Montana in best con.
ditiOn since 1917. y
O@SD@AC CVNASy WAA eyeuQ 8lEsJNs
on Monarch road; one-half paid by
Block P. Mining company.
Montana wool crop set at 23,1OO,
600 pounds, and lamb crop ait 1871,
600 lambs; best since 1917.
! GlasgoW-Great Northern build
ing 65,OOO-ganon oil tank for engin.
fuel
Silver Bow county tax valuation Il
$116,6l8s663s with &,682,t66 for pub
lie utilities.
Montana pea crop win Be abon
$4,000 bushels from $4,000 acres.
Bilings-Firgt home for aged b
Montana VIII be built here az n
Ohio Oil company brings in sd.
000,OQ0-fo0t gasss at 1850 feet s
Absarokea.
Shelby-Pipe Line and Reinin.
company plant, costing 100000, 3
operation; to refine 500 barr8.l
crude oil 8 day.
Broadus-Cotnerston laid for new