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Railroads Seek Reductions in Montana Main Line Assessments
Helena July 30 tax agent of the Great Northern asks the state board of equalization to cut main line valuation from 14 080 to 13 500 per mile and seeks lower figures for many Montana branches. Representatives from Northern Pacific Burlington Butte Anaconda Pacific Oregon Short Line and Montana Railway press for reductions while praising or defending specific lines and noting current traffic and abandonment shifts.
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Standard
Helena
Great Northern Railroad
State Board of Equalization
Great Northern
Montana
Montana & Northern
Great Falls
R. D. Pollard
Burlington
C. H. Swartz
Butte, Anaconda & Pacific
Agent Evans
Oregon Short Line
C. A. Harlow
Montana Railway
Harlow
J. H. Calderhead
Denver
G .S. Fernald
Northern Pacific
Fernald
Elkhorn
Boulder
Montana Central
Red Mountain
Wickes
R. A. Wilkinson
Great Northern Railway
Wilkinson
Barker
Charles Swartz
Mr. Evans
Tolnea
Wyoming
R. A. Harlow