Anaconda Standard in Anaconda, Montana

Increase in rate less in Montana

Montana hearing before the railroad commission reveals intrastate rate hikes since 1918 with 41 percent general increases versus 52 percent in North Dakota, and 59 percent in Montana-Dakota interstate lines. Survey notes cement at 14 percent, cattle 59 percent, sand and gravel 31 percent lower, hogs 41 percent, wheat 40 percent, and farm loans via intermediate credit discussions slated for Kalispell conferences.