Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-08-16
Industrial Review
Reflects Prosperity
Throughout State

Helena-Two story building to
house three stores will be erected on
Main Street.
Great Falls-Building permits
here already exceed entire 1927 per-
mits. New high school adds 100000.
misunderstanding has begun.
Winter wheat runs Is to 30 bushels.
Bridger-Three new combines to
be delivered to Sand Creek farmers.
Helena-Ground being cleared for
new $4,000 store building here.
Hystam-3O00 bushels of wheat
daily coming to local elevator.
Deer Lodge-Plans are proposed
to establish a dude ranch" near here
to comprise 5000 acres of hunting
and fishing land.
Roundup-Wool pool shipped 1870,
900 pounds from here. Musselshell
county had total clip of $4,000
pound selling for $4,000.
Miles City-When the electric pow
er plant here was destroyed by fire
emergency Juice" was furnished by
the town tractor-another use for the
IRON horse.
Boulder-Heacy crop of hay being
harvested here.
Whitewater - Elevator company
formed to operate here; 25,000-bush-
ell elevator will be built.
Elkhorn-New mining company
formed which may reopen mines on
Wise River.
Great Falls-Great revolving bea-
con lights being erected on Paris
building casts rays for so miles and
will be a great assistance to aviators
at night.
Lewistown-Local dairy herds lead
production in state for month of
June. The herd of F. f. Piper led
with 1,026.5 pounds of milk and 40.5
pounds of butterfat.
Great Falls-Beacons will be con
structed every 10 miles by U. S. for
air mail route between here and Salt
Lake City.
Winifred-Four cars beef cattle
shipped from here to Chicago at best
price since 1918.
Sieben-Steel crews on Great Nor
thern make rapid progress replacing
rails between here and Sun River
bridge; 5000 feet of 90-pound rails
being laid daily.
Butte-Miners of nation to put on
big safety show here August 20-22.
Winnett-Biggest wool clip in his
tory being sold at top prices. Lamb
crop also record breaker and con-
tracted for at good price.
Chinook-Big potato acreage in
Blaine county passes inspection.
Elliston-New community gymna-
SUM formally opened here.
Hystam-As part of the $500, 00O
road improvement program, three
bridges on Yellowstone Trail between
here and Forsyth will be constructed
at cost of $72,911.
Bozeman-Much prairie land being
broken near here to be seeded to
wheat next year.
Deer Lodge-Work will begin soon
on Drummond- Garrison highway.
acknowledgements under way
for state fair include improved build
ings.
Many highway projects under con-
struction in state.
Shelby-Construction has been
resumed on addition to Larson Bros.
department store.
Montana's financial prosperity re-
vealed through statement showing
that bank deposits have increased
ten million dollars during past year.
Shelby-Electric Utilities install
new gas engine replacing old steam
engines.
Observation-Disclosures work at
high school progressing rapidly.
Dillon-Nearly 5000 hands en-
ployed in hay harvest in Beaverhead
county.
Hardin-Big Horn Oil and Gas
company will drill five more gas
wells this fall.
Red Lodge-Local cannery opens
for seasons run in canning peas.
Helena-Gas company will do ex-
tensive repairing to city gas mains.
Stevensville - Sunset Irrigation
district will add to Burnt Lake water
storage.