Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-09-27
(By Our Helena Correspondent

(By Our Helena Correspondent
That Montana streams will always
provide game fish to her own citizens
and those from outside states seems
assured, with 10 h%atcheries under the
control of the state fish and game de-
partment replenishing the waters with
fingerlings yearly. During the summer
months up to July 81 this year these
hatcheries planted 16.471 1856 fish fry
in the streams of the state, a report
prepared by Jack w. Carney, chief dep-
uty state game warden reveals. The
fry were placed in practically every
county in the state.
Sunish and bass will be planted by
the Somers hatchery the last of this
month in various streams. Lake Superior
whitefish are raised only at Somers and
are planted only in Flathead lake. Mr..
Carney said. The total number will be
greatly increased when the seasons plant
ing Is completed, although the hatcheries
at L~eWistoWn, Roman and OvandO lave
finished this years work.
Out of the total of 16,471 1856 planted
this year, greyling leads with 100000
Natives are second with 3,441 $50; rain
bow third. with 2,117,542; eastern brook
fourth, with 1862, 300; Lake Superior
whitefsh fifth with 1922, 480; Loeb Leven
sixth with 961 ,675 and salmon seventh
with 245,000.
Assurances that efforts would be made
to secure funds necessary for the immedi-
ate establishing of a state grain testing
laboratory at Glasgow to be of use dur
ing the present grain shipping period
were given Peter Peterson, former state
senator from Valley county, and G. D..
Greenfield. development agent for the
Great Northern, by Gov. j. E. Erickson
and COMMISSIONS A.. H. Bowman of the
state department of agriculture.
Mr.. Peterson, in view of the urgency
of the situation, made the trip from
Glasgow to Helena by airplane. He
brought with him resolutions from the
Valley County Farm bureau and the Glas-
gov chamber of commerce, n state
ments from County Agent Wilson, from
the Great Northern agent at Glasgow,
and from the Glasgow Flour Mills COM
pany.
Bruce A.. Risley of Dillon has taken
over his duties as deputy state examiner,
having been appointed by the state ex-
aminer and superintendent of banks,
Arthur ]. Lochrie, to succeed f. E. Will
liams of Billings, who resigned to carry
on his campaign for state treasurer on
the republican ticket. Mr.. Risley, a for
mer service man. has been deputy clerk
and deputy assessor of Beaverhead county
since 1924.
Monte Hulce, engineer with the bureau.
of public roads, was in Helena in connec-
ton with work on the Yellowstone trail
preliminary to marking the highway. The
Yellowstone Glacier Bee Line will also
be marked.
! The roads will be marked with the reg
ulation government shields which include
both directions and warnings. The yell
lowstone trail and the Y. G. B. lin will
be marked with their official United
States highway numbers 10 and 81.
The cost Of erecting these markers will
be borne by the state and federal aid,
the government paying 56.46 per cent.
This is the first step taken to mark Mon
tana highways in accordance with the
specifications Of the American Association
of Highway Officials.
Mr.. Hulce will make a log Of the YELL
lowstone trail. marking on the log the
position the shields are to occupy, and
the cost of erection. The project will be
figured in the same manner as a road or
highway construction job is estimated.
The city of Big Timber plans to issue
refunding bonds in the amount of $40, 900
to take up a balance on q previous issue
of water works bonds, /. M. ~Brandjord,
commissioner of state lands and invest
ments said. Big Timber has no indebted
ness except this balance and the new
bonds will constitute an excellent invest
ment. City officials are discussing the
sale with the department of state lands
and investments as they desire to avail
themselves of the amortization plan OF
payments which the state offers and
which in the long run is a great saving
to the city, town or school district issuing
bonds.