Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-18
(Ry Our Helena Correspondentl

(By Our Helena Correspondent
Thousands of dollars will be saved to
the state Of Montana during the mex
few years by the automobile license
manufacturing plant, recently estab-
lished at the state penitentiary at Deer
Lodge, according to Warden Austin b.
Middleton, who derived his estimate
from figures compiled by j. E. Murphy,
state purchasing agent.
Establishment Of the plant at Deer
Lodge was recommended by Gov. j. E
Erickson in his message to the twentieth
general assembly last winter, and the
Legislature made provision for carrying
out the governors suggestion.
The total cost OF equipment and In
stallation including a good margin for
miscellaneous expense, has. according to
Mr.. Murphy. reached but $13 900, slightly
more than half of the s25 900 allotted by
the legislature.
Conservative figures show that the new
plant will pay for itself within two years
More than $4,000 people visited the
livestock special operated by the North
ern Pacific railway, the Montana Stat
growers association, during its recent
trip, according to Murray E.. Stebbins
secretary OF the latter organization, who
spent W weeks with the train, when
30 Montana cities were visited.
But one accident marred the trip. Two
COWS were burned SO severely 1t was found
necessary to kill them. A spark entering
the front window of the car fired the
bedding. The animals were nsured. The
blaze occurred in the vicinity Of Roberts
Montana.
The McGill- Warner company OF ST
Paul has advised the Montana railroad
commission that the first shipment OF
the new 1927 official railway maps OF
Montana was made Nov. is. The price
of the maps are so cents. They are fur
nished free to the public schools and
state, county and municipal offices. The
$4,000 legislative appropriation for the
maps will not supply the demand. 1t Ii
said.
Montana's new three-cent gasoline tai
set O new record for October when $212,-
060 was received by the state treasurer
for the first 80 days. This was an In
crease OF 90, 1882 over the September col
lections OF 5000 ,078. Several checks were
received which will bring the total tt
! well over $215, 900.
! The oil we'll tax enriched the STATE
$26,578 during October as compared tx
1922 in September; metal mines tax. $81.
1893 for October as compared to 90 IL
september, corporation, *6OO as aga1nS'
So, 165; coal, s28 900 as against $173; ca
line. $50 as against $27 ,666. The tota
cement tax was 81 ,423 In october,
In April, 1927. the interstate commits
sion ordered the rates from Kansas Cit,
and other points in the middle ives
states to Ohio, Indiana mt east to b.
SO equalized to correspond with the rate
from Minneapolis to those states.
Now comes the eastern railroads with
a tariff from Chicago to eastern points
that would Offset the decrease ordered
by the interstate commission, it is said
and the farmers would as before be pay
Ing the original rate from Kansas City tx
Ohio and other states. The rate which
the railroads running east to Chicago
desire to go into effect would increas'
the shipment charge from Chicago t.
Buffalo and P~ittsburg, three cents OF
wheat and flour and from Chicago t.
Cincinnati, three cents on wheat anS
one-half cent on flour.
This increase would hold true for Mon
tana wheat, according to the Montan,
commission, and to protect the Interest,"
Of state farmers and millers an appea
has been made to the interstate com
mission to reject the tariff or suspend /
pending investigation.