The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-08-18

ing Is the story OF the Great Nor
thern railway This article was
written by one OF the leading bust
ness men of Sunburst and the
Great Northern is well deserving
OF such display The article fol
lows;
A Refinery Anniversary day would
hardly be complete without mention
Of what the Great Northern railway
has done in the development Of this,
the greatest oil field in the west
The disposal of our immense pro-
duction of oil was quite problem
until the Great Northern decided to
install OIL burners in their engines
operating between Minot and the
west coast.
AFr. Louis w. Hill has personally
taken a. great interest in the develop
ment OF this field and is owner OF
some OF the best leases in Toole
county.
The Great Northern has always
eeen q wonderful property but with
two thousand miles of smokeless
and cinderless track it makes it the
most comfortable line of travel on
the globe and at the same time the
most economical.
Its solid steel train from st. Paul
to the Pacific coast is the finest
equipment on wheels
James J. Hill, founder Of the road
and master empire builder said thir-
ty years ago: Il believe that my
work is done and that | have fin
ished transportation machine
IL it was perfect road at that
time. what is it now? Our sincere
regret is that he is not alive today
60 as to see the property as It now
Is.
II the road as physical property
is ii the very best condition it is
likewise grand good road in many
other ways. for instance, the morale
Of its employees and of the patrons
OF the road, an asset acquired only
aYfar years Of keeping faith with the
employees and with the public.
The employees Of the road and
those libing tributary to the Great
Northern seem to know but one in
yestment namely, the bonds, or
stock Of that road, most of them
nrafering this investment to q. 5.
bonds or to have the 40 paid by
hanks for savings accounts. That
these people have capitalized their
intimate knowledge Of this road Isl
shown by the fact that the stock
has doubled in value in the past few
wears and the bonds which were or
ieinallv sold at SO are now quoted
IN the New York stock exchange at
1I45h. And why shouldn't this bel
the case. They see thirty or more
trains per day pass Tipton's sem
aphore at Shelby Junction, year in
and year out, Just like an endless
chain
THE crop of lumber on the west
coast is mad ready to be shipped,
YES: enough of it to make pay ton
mage to the central western states
for the next fifty years or more
About four months out of each year
1t takes every available freight car
to move the wheat crop to the west
coast or to the eastern markets ana
you know that it costs us Montana
people about $500 for every car OF
grain or live stock that we move lol
market.
And then that Wenatchee apple
crop comes every year, the Great
Northern hauls about ten thousand
cars Of apples out Of that district
every year; all OF which suits US
lust fine. more power to the big
road the more then haul the more
KevinlSunburst fuel oil they use,
saw sfity cars per day of fuel oil from
the O,Neil brothers refinery.
And then look at the taxes they
nav into the Toole county treasury;
il costs this railroad about $500 per
dav. for the privilege of running
their tracks across our county
Because Of the thorough training
that an employe gets with this su-
per-effIcient and successful railroad
il has been an axiom in Northern Am
erfcan railroad circles for forty years
that If q man has completed his ap
nrenticeship with the Great North
ern he can get job with most any
railroad.
Louis w. Hill chairman Of the
hoard comes to Sunburst OCCASION
allv and to talk with him for few
minutes. as has been the rare priv
ileRe Of some of US, is to become
q firm booster for his railroad. Mr..
Hill is also very much interested in
the First National bank Of St Paul,
it is d sort of hobby with him.
This hank has over sixty thousand
accounts, most of them being people
living in his own home town. There
must be a lot of good, in a man
whose own home people will vote"
for him sixty thousand strong.
It may not be out of place to men.
tion here that the Hill road, as it. isl
commonly called. has never been in
the hands of the Federal court al
receivership, and that in itself is Al
badge of distinction.
Sunburst and the Toole county oil
fields feel especially thankful to the