Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-30

The Northern Pacific Railway COM
pam is to replace all its 90-pound steel
rails with 100-pound steel, the PROJECT
covering the system from st. Pau to
Seattle, according to L. f. Lantry OF
st. Paul. general manager of the North
ern Pacific.
The Northern Pacific will expend S.
000, 900 in 1923 on the improvement OF
which a considerable portion Will be ex-
pended in Montana, and work will start
early in the spring. RELAXING Of steel
requires considerable reballasting. as the
budget provides that Of the sum appro-
priated, 50, 100000 is to be devoted to
lettering the road bed.
Montana to Benefit
The Northern Pacific has a greater
main line mileage in Montana han in any
OF the states it traverses, 800 miles, and
it is apparent that this state is going to
reap much benefit from the Northern Pa
cific's prx5ram, as hundreds Of men will
be employed in the state by the COM
pany, said Mr.. Lantry.
One pit, near Edgar, Mont, for OBJ
tanning gravel, already has been leased
and another will be established near
Miles City his spring. Montana gravel
will be largely used in the rebalfasting
work because of its superior quality.
Installing Signals
Installation of automatic signals on
the Northern Pacific lines from Logan to
Warm Springs will be started ilnmedi-
ately, the general manager declared, and
the signals Will be put in operation by
Feb. l. The new signals will be the same
as those on the other divisions Of the
system.
while the Northern Pacific lines
throughout Montana and elsewhere are
in excellent shape the extension pro-
grams for the coming year are planned
because of the policy Of the road execu-
tives not to allow the system to deterior-
ate in any way, and keep it in tip-top
shape Manager Lantry stated.
Snowfalls Worth Much
Mr.. Lantry declared that two-thirds Of
the Northern Paciic's grain haulage from
Montana and North Dakota, approx
mately 35. 900 carloads, has been shipped
to market. Indications are that this
state will enjoy greater prosperity during
the new year than in the past, even ex-
ceeding III output its tremendous crops
Of this year. Mr.. Lantry said.
1.-THE recent snowfalls are worth a mil
lion dollars to the state" the executive
declared. The wonderful thing about
the snowfalls this year is that the ground
was not frozen before they arrived, thus
permitting the moisture to penetrate the
ground. City inhabitants, of course are
not aware of that fact as are the farm
ers, who realize that the coming OF the
snow before the ground freezes will mean
sufficient water for bundan crops next
year. I believe that never before has
Montana had such a prosperous year and
never before has the outlook been SO
promising"
Winter Stops Work
Work on the Northern Pacific project
near Glendive has been discontinued un-
til next spring. Thirty-one miles Of the
SO miles of track have been completed
and the remainder will be constructed
next spring. Suspension of work on the
Northern Pacific project in the Bitter
Root will be ordered soon. Mr.. Lantry
said, and construction Of that line re-
sumed next spring, as soon as the wealth
er permits.
The new sugar factory at Missoula will
be a boon both to railroad and the Gar
den City %populace. Shipment OF beets
into Missoula will be started next year
, by the Northern Pacific on a large scale.
he stated.