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The Indianapolis times., 1926-12-17
Of the two companies.

The estimate Of the engineers is
based upon present prices of labor
and materials and does not include
any cash for working capital, any
intangible values claimed as good
will and going concern" none Of
those things which 1inanciers call as
intangibles, and none Of the con-
struction work in progress.
Reproduction Cost
The figure is the estimate Of what
1t would cost any corporation or the
city to reproduce the properties.
These are the figures which were
Nturned over to Accountant BENJAMIN
Perk Of the Chamber Of Commerce
today by the commission in accord
ance with its promise to the oppo-
nents Of the $4,000. 900 merger plan.
In the examination of the COM
pany books it is revealed that the
two companies pursued diZmetrical-
ly opposite systems of keeping their
accounts.
Different Systems
The Indianapolis company, with
its large earnings, made it's enlarge
ments from operating expense in
order, so it is asserted. to reduce
its showing Of profits. The Federal
tax entered into this matter. The
Indianapolis company was not con-
cerned with any sale of stock and
did not care to make any huge show
ing Of profit.
The Merchants pursued the diff
ferent plan of paying for its exten-
sions and improvements from its
capital account. That helped to keep
it's profit showing in inviting form
to buyers of insult securities.
"Open to Public"
GAS presiding commissioner, I
want the hearings in the open,
where every interested party can
have all the facts" said Commis-
sioner Frank Wampler.
"I rendered the information, which
was completed three weeks ago, to
attorneys for those opposed to the
merger, but they did not take adj
vantage of the offer. When the
hearing is held it will be open and
public"
The commission was expected to
set a date for hearing of the merger
petition on it's merits late today. The
commissioners were in conference all
morning and reassembled again this
afternoon.
Opening of the records Of the pub.
lie service commission to the public
was decided on after a three-hour
hearing on oral arguments to dismiss
the amended merger petition Thurs
day afternoon. Commissioner
Wampler, in charge of the hearing,
stated they had not made figures
available until it was decided wheth-
er they had jurisdiction.
Decision Predicted
The commission decided Thursday
that 1t did have jurisdiction, follow
ing the opinion of Attorney General
Arthur L. Gilliom. rendered on Tues
day.
Such a decision had been predicted
by Wampler, earlier in the week, he
pointing out that 1t was customary
for the commission to follow the at
torney generals opinion in all legal
matters.
Gilliom was on hand at the Thurs
day meeting and delivered an Grafton
on support of his opinions, the COM
mission and himself, an account of
which appears elsewhere.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-12-17
HOOSLER COLLEGE
YOUTH TAKES LIFE
Girl Expelled for Smoking Cigarets With Him, Student
Takes Slow Poison at North Manchester.

involved In other affairs. It is said.
Last spring he was suspended after
taking part in a wild auto ride. but
was taken back.
The whole town of North Manches-
ter is grieving over thte suicide. The
youths family is highly respected.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-12-17
CHILD BURNS TO DEATH

Bu United Press
SULLIVAN, Ind, Dec. 17.-Three-
year-old Alice Deckerd burned to
death here Thursday night when
her clothing caught fire from the
open CRATE before which she was
playing. Her mother found the
child in flames sitting in the corner
Of the room. The body was entirely
burned and the child died almost
Immediately.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-12-17
$7,715 PAY ROLL ROBBERY

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. IL
Four masked bandits nattily dressed,
armed with sawed off shotguns today
held up two employees of the f. w.
Maurer and Sons textile mills as
they were about to enter the plant,
robbed them of SITS payroll.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-12-17
Forecast

Mostly cloudy tonight and
Saturday; somewhat colder TO-
night with lowest temperature
Il to 20.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-31

spike was of "gOld"; others that it was Of
plain iron. Many contend that the spike
was driven by General Grant; others that
H. G. Davis, assistant general passenger
agent, swung the sledge; while still
others mention the name of Willard as the
hOnOred man.
Lessons Account
Considering all of these contentious. l
much prefer to give fun credenc to the
writings of Mr.. NJ. A. Lesson whose History
of Montana was written and published IN
1885 just two years following this epochaI
eevnt.
Mr.. Lesson says:
saThe golden spike was driven on the
afternoon of September 8, 1888, at a point
between Garrison and Gold Creek by Henry
Willard. Thre hundred men with DraWny
arms quickly laid the iron and urOve the
spikes on the 1000 feet of uncOmpleted
track, except the last spike. During the
progress of the work which was witnessed
by the foreigners with amazement, the Dand
played and the people shouted. When near
ly completed a cannon salute was fired by
the detachment of the Fifth Infantry pres
ent. The last rail was attached to a west
ern Union wire running into the Dranch
office at No. 8, Broad street, New York,
and when President Willard was driving the
] golden spike the blows of his silver
| sledgehammer were repeated in that city
on the telegraph instrument. ' The last
spike was finally driven nome Dy II. =
Davis, assistant general passenger agent
of the road, who drove the first spike on
the opening of the road, and this spike was
the same one first driven by him. The end
was reached as the sun was setting behind
the mountains. Representatives of the Am
erican people from Atlantic to the Pacific
met there that day."
1t is my belief that many of the %conten-
tiOns relative to this event are true in some
degree. Mr. Lesson states that the spike
was driven by Willard and that it was fin
ally driven home by Mr.. Davis. 1t is easy
to understand that perhaps several of the
dignitaries had a share in the hOnOrs, and
that General Grant did WELD the sledge, II
his turn 1.-THE contentious of oswald CARR
son Willard, Notwithstanding.
So far as the spike itself is concerned, /
matters little whether it was silver, gold
copper or iron. Whatever its substance, L
linked the span of the "steel rails" across
the continent from Pacific to Atlantic ant
along the northern route. 1 am, however
inclined to believe that the spike was al
iron one. The term golden spike" has be
come common through the years when ref
erence is made to the completion of a raj
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-31
Northern Pacific to Spend One
Million Dollars on improvements
In Addition to Extension Program

The new turntables will have a length of
115 feet. This calls for an additional eX-
penditure.
while our present rails are capable of
meeting the requirements of this increased
burden, we are planning heavier steel at
many pOintS-the SubstitutiOns of 100
pound rails for 90 pounds. We also plan a
number O fnew bridges. Then there is our
regular maintenance program, all of which
calls for a large outlay of money"
All this, Mr.. Williamson said, is addi-
tiOnal to the $4,O00,O00 building program
into the Red Water country and into the
Bitter Root.
1--WE have filed with the Interstate Com
merce Commission a request for a permit
to build these extensions" he said, but
until that body approves Of the request we
can not discuss it. The commission has
been asked to permit us to build % miles
into the Bitter Root from Florence to
Hamilton and to abandon On equal amount
of trackage on the west side. We have also
asked for permission to build to Circle. We
are hoping that both requests will be
granted. Surveyors are already at work on
the Red Water extension.
Work on our ballasting and general
maintenance program will on the
Pacific coast about Feb. 1 and will con-
tinue eastward as rapidly as weather con-
ditiOns will permit"
Montana, Mr.. Williamson said, is making
a good showing from the shipping stand
point. Butte business over the Northern
Pacific has been very good" he said.
Tho hippinG business OF the road, MI,
Williamson said, had suffered somewhat
through the failure of the small grain
crops in. Minnesota and Dakota. but,
he added, "Our Christmas passenger traffic
is very heavy"
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-31

A road balIasting program which calls
for the expenditure of 100000 in Mon
tana, installation of an automatic signal
system, which means an expenditure of
$500, 600 more for labor and supplies,
within a short distance of Butte, and the
introduction of II Of the largest noun
tain type locomotives in the world to
promised by the Northern Pacific rail-
way, according to f. f. Williamson, vice
president in charge of operations.
1--WE already have an automatic signal
system between st. Paul and the coast"
Mr.. Williamson said, but the areas be-
tween Logan n Whitehall and between
Butte and Silver Bow are not included. We
now propose to install the block signal
system between the places mentioned.
I'VE have laid out a ballaSting program
which will cover 100000 yards of tracks
over 400 miles-and which calls for an eX-
penditure of $1,4OO, 900, of which sum about
100000 will be spent in Montana.
Twelve Huge Locomotives
1--WE have likewise arranged for the de.
livery of II mountain type locomotives
which are the largest Of their kind in the
world. The first of these locomotives was
delivered Dec. Is by the American LOcOmO
tive company. They will run between Mis-
sOula and Livingston.
These new engines measure 103 feet
inches over all. The engine and tendel
weigh 100000 pounds. They are equipped
with locomotive booster and their trac
ton effort is 10000 pounds.
1.-THE tende of these monsters will hOl'
"a tons Of coal and $1,000 gallons Of water
The new locomotives will require new turn
tables. The present turntables have a capa
city for handling engines up to 50 feet
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-31
TSTEEL RAILS S $ s;s: s f:: $ :s ; $ss;$$ss s s::S:* s: !s:3s
On Spike at Gold Greek SrNnbm8 1888 Marked the Opening of States Era of Development N

the new railroad traversed. There were all
sorts of side jaunts arranged for their edi-
ficatiOn. Many western MOntanans will re-
call the ascent of Mount McOnald in the
Mission range. Mr.. Willard had built a
wagon rOaG wen up this famous peak, and
he took his guests up there on the Flat
head Indian reservation.
Mr.. Willard Withdraws
The extraordinary decline in the market
value of railroad securities which began i'm
the fall of 1S3 prevented a full realization
of the plans formed by Mr.. Willard, and
he resigned the presidency of the Northern
Pacific, and also of the Oregon aRilway g.
Navigation company and the Oregon e.
Trans-cOntinental company, so there was
no longer a community of interests between
those companies. Later the Union Pacific
leased the entire system of the Oregon
Railway & Navigation company. Willard
was succeeded as president by Robert
Harris, and the general management of
the road was undertaken by Vive-President
Thomas 4. Cakes.
The Northern Pacific proceeded with
great energy to build it's short line up the
Yakima valley, from PascO, at the junction
of the Columbia and Snake rivers, and
across the Cascade mountains to Tacoma
in order to secure access to tidewater with
out -bein gdependent on the line of the
Oregon Railway L. Navigation company
The new road was opened to travel in the
summer of 1887, using a~shighgrade switch
back line across the Stampede Pass of the
Cascade mountains pending the completion
of a great tunnel, two miles in len 9Th.
The switchback was a daring piece oil
engineering skill and was successfully Op.
Grated for nearly a year without accident
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-31

President Cakes was chosen president and
general manager.
at this time the main line Of the North
ern Pacific extended as at present through
Helena, and Butte was reached only by a
branch known as the Montana Union rail-
road from Garrison to Butte, a distance OF
IL miles. However another branch line was
then under construction from the station at
Gallatin, at the Three Forks Of the Mis-
souri,, to Butte, the two branches being
subsequently connected in Butte and de-
Veloped into a secondary main line through
that great copper camp.
And so it was until the coast was
reached, and when it was all over, so the
story goes, the German counts and barOns
telegraphed home orders to sell all their
Northern Pacific stock.
Space does not permit a tracing Of the
vicissitudes of the Northern Pacific
throughout the recent years. 1t is suffic-
lent to here state that the line today is one
of the very best pieces of railroad prop
erty in the West, or the nation; despite
the skepticism Of Henry Wizards cOtOrie
velOpments that have come to Montana be-
cause of its institution are almost incOm-
p~rehensible the cities, towns and cOmmun-
tiles which owe their very being to the
line are numerous.
Then, let it be said and let it be appFeci-
ated i'm these later days Of prosperity, thai
in spite of his alleged peculiarities, this
commonwealth, called Montana, owes much
to this same Henry Willard and the assoc
iateS who worked with him in bringing
about the completion of MOntana'S first
transcOntinetal railrOad-the Northern Pa
cific
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-31
the Proposed Extensions for Construction
In 1927. VIII Open Up Productive Territory

efOr certificates of convenience and necessity
in the matter of it's two proposed branch
lines.
The application and map of the proposed
line to Circle and BrOckway shows that
the branch will be started at Glendive and
will run i'm a nOrthwesterly direction along
Spring and Hay creeks, north Of the town
of Lindsay and south OF the town of Mink,
crossing the divide between the Yellowstone
and the Missouri rivers, thence to the Red
water river at Circle, and thence up the
river to the town Of BrOckway, a total of
63 miles.
Will Abandon 25 Miles
As to the proposed change in the Bitter
Root valley branch, the application states
it to be the intention to abandon the pres
ent line on the west side of the Bitter Root
river beween Florence and Hamilton, a dis
lance of 25.77 miles, now passing through
the towns of WOOdside and Victor, and to
build a new line on the east side of the
river between Florence and Hamilton, di-
rectly serving the towns of Stevensville and
Corvallis.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-31

Copy Of the application Of the Montana
Eastern Railway company, owned Dy Ene
Great Northern Railway company, OF the
application for a certificate of convent
ence and necessity filed with the inter-
state commerce commission for the pro
posed extension of the New Rockford
LewistOwn cutoff in Dawson and Nc
Cone counties has been received by the
Montana railroad commission.
The application states that the eXten-
sion will be- built along a survey MADE
and located in 1912 I'M the accompanying
map of the proposed extension shows tna'
it will start at Richey and extend a dis
lance of SO miles, to Circle. The line runs
sOuthwesterly from Richey for a consider
able distance southeast of the Redwatel
river crossing that river about the center
of township 20 north, range 40 east, ana
continuing on the north side of the river
to Circle.
T.. p. Files Request
At the same time the railroad commits
sion received copies o fthe two applications
of the Northern Pacific Railway company
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-31

improvements and extensions which date
back over the past three decades have car
ried the rails of the Northern Pacific rail-
road to remote communities. until today.
it has many branches and feeders tapping
resOurceful territories.
Two new extensions have been annOunc-
ed during the past few weeks, work upOn
which has already been -iaaugurated. One
Of these will enter virgin and productive
territory ian eastern Montana. while the
other will wend its way up the Bitter Root
river in the western part Of the state.
New Towns +!
AprOpOs Of the building Of this road ana
It's erect upon the settlement OF the central
belt of Montana from east to west, the fol
lowing story is told as related by a loeo-
motive engineer:
"One day l vas driving my engine over
the prairie at the rate Of forty miles an
hour, without a house in sight. and SUD-
posing the nearest town to be thirty miles
distant. But as / glanced ahead / was
astOnished to see that I was approaching
a large city. 1 rubbed my eyes, thinking
Jim says I to the fireman, what's this
placer
Blamed If I known says Jim, staring
out OF the cab. i declare, If there amt
a new town grOwed up here since we went
over the line yesterday
Il believe you are right, Jim. Ring the
bell or we shall run over somebody %
so / slowed up, and we pulled into q
depot, where mOre'n five hundred people
were waiting to see the first train come
into the place. The conductor learned the
name Of the town, put It down on the
schedule, and we went on.
Jim says ], as we pulled out, keep
your eyes open for new towns. First thing
you know wen be running by some
strange place
That's SOP says Jim. AN hadn't we
better git one Of the brakemen to watch
/ out on the rear DlaffOrm for. towns that
spring up after the engine gets by7'
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-31

ceedingly fortunate
in the light of ma
tural To
exploit this material
greatness is no long
er considered i'm
proper but to ex-
plot the greatness
of MOntana's hui
man interest is by
far more a%ppropri-
ate. The natural re-
sources of Montana
constitute a great
asset, but greater is
the historical heri-
tage of MOntara's
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-31
TraveIs b. ooverea 100

An odyssey Of today recently ended when
James Moore, formerly Of Poplar, reached
Malta, having travelled 1170 miles "a q
covered WACO with five horses, ftom
where he had been living for the last
eight years in the northern Peace river
country. Mr.. Moore, who iS O. years ola.
has other travels 10 his credit. He came
to Canada from England more thar 30
years ago. and lived in the provinces Of
Ontario until p years ago when be-
emigrated 20 Montana, settling first at
Mendak, and later az Poplar.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-31
IN THREE PARTs-PART TWO

"They loved their wOrk-the Mountain
Men-they had great tasks to do
In tearing down the rugged hills and
moulding them anew.
In rearing cities on the slopes, and
laying cleaning rails
Where once the painted India rode
along the lonely trails,
In turning rivers from their course to
multiply the yield
OF tasseIled corn or golden wheat from
many a Ieague-wide field.
james J. Montague.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-31

spOnded with one of his characteristic
speeches. He did not speak long but he
said a great deal and his audience thor
Oughly appreciated what he said.
When Mr.. Willard succeeded in rounding
up his herd Of counts and barOns-they
were continually missing trains and getting
left en- rOute-the tour Of inspection was
resumed. Mr.. Willard had much to show
his guests. They represented the German
capital that he had interested in the road
and it was important that they should be
favOrably impressed by the country which
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-31

TT is educational and profitable, as
we'll, that a state pOpularize its
Il history; for, that commonwealth
which exploits in a proper manner,
it's own annals, enjoys the advantages
of creating a pride within it's pOpu-
latiOn; it retains it's citizenry and at
tracts new citizens. Montana is ex-
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-31

In the summer Of 1888 the tunnel was
pierced and one Of the finest mountain
roads in America, from both an engineer
ing and a picturesque point of view, was
completed.
Willard Comes Back
In 1887 Henry Willard returned to the
directorate of the Northern Pacific, hav-
ing fully recovered his former financial
strength and acting as the representative
of a very large amount Of German capital.
deney of the railroad, whereupOn Vice
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-31

line, and it may have thus been merely a
newspaper term applied to the occasion.
Hon w. NJ. Evarts was orator OF the day
and other speakers were anxious to have
a part in the program we're cut short by
a general demand to hear General Grant,
the military hero whom MOntanans had
gathered from miles around to see and
hear. One writer says that the General re-
The Washington times., 1926-10-18
Georgetown Gaze Followers Hope

of the defeats enumerated
quite much to the principals the loss to West Virginia
by Georgetown the Hilltop Georgetowns home
and many indeed did home
hopeful for a better fate than theirs.
For the larger the playing period appearances much
promise Of Georgetown victory despite the fact that West Vm
first For than 40 minutes the playing time
should Georgetown the but when West Virginia
its after giving hopes of getting far through
Georgetown n the which needed victory
The majority the $4,000 present. Georgetown
adherens though they they filed that splendid
had been waged and lost honorably and fairly
The dope before that epocha battle indicated that be
anybods and for this at least the dope
1t certainly WAS anybodys
West Vrgna then Georgetown's
Of football anything victory
the humble belief
Gray has little for which hang its head view
difference Expressions
town line held were heard throughout the stands
In both those lines something
ing in large quantities of the As
evident the
by either
anything Georgetown than
did West Virginia
The Washington times., 1926-10-18

Ill DIdXRu Il pICN10b TIC fhA-N
Tulane. which finished a surpris-
ingly indifferent second To New
York University, although the fact
that the Tulane Missouri game was
played under impossible condition ;
prevented either team from showing
much except a muddy exterior.
However, we will know more about
Missouri in the next several weeks.
for the Missouri Valley Conference
is hardly a philanthropic organiza.
ton.
AS for Tulane. it went to New
York admitting that it lacked some
Of its old brilliance; New York
University. on the other hand, IS
one of the real eastern leaders. 1t
is unlikely. however, that either
team expected to lose by twenty
one points.
Notre DANES four tOucI,dOwns
against Penn State, following its
conclusive victory over Minnesota,
indicated very clearly that ROcllne
has mustered another fine team.
PennSyiV4ma also may enter tue
claiming stakes after its perform
ance against Chicago. The lat
ter's rather inexperienced line
was outplayed all the way and
seemed completely mystified by
PENIS hidden ball tactics.
Il was quite an intersectional day,
first and last, Ohio State scoring its
expected decision over Columbia,
Harvard breaking out of the maiden
class al the expense OF William
and Mary, Cornell beating MIGHT
gan State. although the inter
scored fourteen points, and Loyola.
Of New Orleans, running up big
score on Detroit. which apparently
has fallen from IT'S high estate.
A reorganization shows the East
taking the honors for the day With
four victories against two defeats,
The West wor TWO, lost three and
tied one and the South gained one
decision dropped two and cot
lie,
The most surprising feature OF
Daltmouth'x first defeat since 1928
vas ne fact that Yale took the
The Washington times., 1926-10-18
Penn Leading
E astIn
Scoring

With record of 152 points scored
in four games chalked up as vic
tories for the 1926 gridiron season
to- date. the University of Pcnnsyl-
vania football eleven ranks second
among the foremost scorers of the
East.
Penn State, which opened its
season by crushing Susquehanna
So to 0. is the leader, with a total
of 1866 points. This record also
gives the Nittany Lions first place
among the elevans of the country,
while Southern California is second
with 100.
In the number OF victories. Le-
land Stanford is the leader. having
registered five triumphs under the
coaching Of Glenn Warner this
season. Two triumphs came il a
single afternoon