The producers news., 1926-12-03

ing of sugar beets, Mr.. Donnelly
said.
No other railroad development OF
such proportions has been planned IN
the northwest since the war, accord
ing to Mr.. Donnelly. Announcement
of the decision Of the Northern Pa
cific to invest S4,OO0,0OO in extension
in Montana was taken in both the
railroad and business circles as def
mite proof that agricultural activity
rapidly is increasing in the north
west and that the northwest carriers
are encouraging it with the building
of branch lines to tap the rich farm
lands hitherto undeveloped by rail
roads.
ClimaXing a month in which a num-
Der of gigantic railway deals involv-
ing Montana roads or property have
been consummated cOm e an
nouncement that three mire lines are
| planning extensions into eastern Mon
tana farming districts.
Ralph Budd, president of the G.
N, announced that his road would
Cnstruct a 33-mile extension in the
ReGwater valley from Richey to Cir
Gle at a cost of S900,000
Along with the statement by Mr..
Cudd reports received from the Mon
tana, state commission revealing the
plans of the Chicago, Milwaukee g.
St. Paul and t h Minneapolis, st.
Paul & Sault Ste. Marie lines to en-
ter into a four-corneG railway war for
new territory and feeder lines in the
eastern part of the state.
On Wednesday of this week the
Northern Pacific issued a statement
announcing the proposed expenditure
OF $4,000,000 on two branch lines, one
from Glendive to Brockway and the
other from Florence through Stevens
vile and Hamilton along the Bitter
Root river, both prosperous farming
districts.
Surveying crews of the 500 and the
/ Milwaukee now are doing field work
in eastern Montana, but the exact To-
cation of their activities has not beer
/ learned. On information commonly
circulated several years ago, it is as
sumed that the Milwaukee and the
500 are contemplating extensions thai
would form a north and south line
| connecting with the Milwaukee
Terry and the 5000 at Whitehall.
Such a line would extend through
the big wheat country in the vicinity
of Scobey, touch Wolf Point and con
tinue south through or near Circle tC
I Terry. The portion of the line eaci
road would build is not known, al
though it has always been considered
probable that if the Milwaukee evel
were to build north or northwest from
/ Terry il would extend a branch nortl
from near Circle to tap the big whea
country between the main line of tn,
Great Northern and the Canadian
boundary. 1t now is thought possible
that a route between Whitehall anC
Circle is under consideration with thr
500, through an understanding witt
the Milwaukee
Much interest centers in whethe
the Milwaukee is considering only
feeder line running north from it
main line, or is contemplating a re
vival Of its original project betweel
| the present Winnet, terminus and Ter
ry. Between Winnet and Circle Oh
route west of Circle would approx
mate the survey of the Great Nor
them's proposed Richey-Lewistowi
extension, and between Circle n,
Terry would generally parallel, at
short d ist tancC, the line whi c
the Northern Pacific will immediatel
build northwest from Glendive
The announcements of the Norther
/, Pacific and the Great Northern o
their intention to build in easter
Montana followed within five day
5 the sale of the Milwaukee at Butt
last week. These announcements a
so brought out the information tina
the 500 ana the Milwaukee had SUI
veying parties in the same portion n
the state.