Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-07-19

(By Dur Helena Correspondent
june 80. motor transportation lines
covered S,O8l miles OF highway In Mon
tana, state railroad commission records
show. On hat date there were 995
miles carrying freight only, l,743 Of
fering u combination passenger and ex-
press service and 343 carrying passen-
gers only. The state has 85 licensed
operators.
Freight rates which went into effect
on the Milwaukee and Northern Pacific
railways on July l saved the state 1882
on 1900 tons OF Montana coal 1t is pur-
chasing for the Montana orphans home
at Twin Bridges. the state railroad COM
omission figures.
While 666 mills In the United States
reporting lumber cuts to the department.
Of showed q decrease of 2 per
cent in the cut from 1926 to 1927. the "a
mills reporting from Montana and Idaho
revealed an increase of as per cen These
"a mills cut 821 ,375. 900 board feet in 1927
as against 787,730.00o in 1926.
The Montana Farm review for 1927 is
now ready for distribution. The review is
the annual summary OF the state division
of publicity, department Of agriculture,
labor and industry and prepared by the
state-federal agricultural statistician.
Statistics are given on crop and livestock
production for ach county in the state.
as we'll as for the state as a whole. Copies
may be obtained by writing to the pub
licity division, department OF agriculture,
labor and industry. Helena.
Agricultural and grazing leases brought
the state s426.l3 during the fiscal year
ending u 80. State land office figures
reveal that this is IN increase OF $54 ,448
over the previous fiscal year. Rentals on
oil n gas leases Issued during the same
period Melted the state 800, TAO. or S54,-
489 more than during the fiscal period
Just prior.
The railroad commission will hold q
hearing at Lewistown July 81 to consider
applications of j.. E. Dun OF Lewistown,
Bennett & Vanney Of L~ewistown, George
L. Halvorsen of Winifred, and the yell
low Cab and Baggage company Of Great
Falls, to transport persons or property,
both in two instances, to and from towns
in the Lewistown vicinity.
Chancellor M. A. Brannon has returned
from an investigation trip to the eastern
Montana normal school at Billings. He
says sit is amazing to note the strides
made by this young institution"
Forty acres of and at Havre have been
offered to the state board of education
by the people of Havre for use in de-
velopment Of a plant for the north Mon
tana agricultural and manual training
school. The offer was presented by q
delegation headed by State Senator w. T
Cowan. Representative T. j. Troy and o
@. Hauge. The property, Mr.. Hauge said
is that designated by the normal school
committee two years ago as suitable fol
use Of a state school II one should be
established at that point. The board de-
ferred action pending an investigation a:
to its authority and proper procedure.
Conditions referred to by members Of
the state board of education as "deplor.
able were described by George H. Davey
new superintendent Of the state orphans
home at Twin Bridges to that body. Tht
cottages for the states little charges arr
badly in need OF some fittings to make
them homelike and instill in them a re.
spect and appreciation for property, MIR
Davey declared. The smaller children
have only one pIaything in common hi
saba ball. The board instructed {
committee to go over the general situa.
ton with Mr.. Davey and pass, also, or
his suggestion for employment of q par
time kindergarten teacher, manual train
ing instructor and domestic science
teacher.
Judge Bourquin in federal district
court decided that Gallatin county is en-.
titled to the $12. 1855 taves 1t has assessed
on property of the Yellowstone Pari
Transportation company. but that The
claim of Park county annot be sustained
The property Is located in the strip O.