Carroll and the Bull Train Era in Western Freighting
The piece recalls the forgotten freighting era from the prairie to the Pacific coast, highlighting the transition from turkey trail rail to standard gauge and the decline of hull and mule trains. It centers on Carroll, Nebraska, founded by Matt Carroll and partners, as a rival freighting hub to Fort Benton on the Missouri River, hosted by the Diamond R Transportation Co. and connected to steamboat routes from St. Louis and Sioux City.
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West
Prairies
Far West
Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains
Carroll
Fort Benton
Missouri River
Matt Carroll
E. G. Maclay
George Steele
Col
Charles A. Broadwater
Great Diamond R. Transportation Co
Mississippi
Pacific Coast
St. Louis
Sioux City
Gibbon
Custer
Colonel Baker
Sitting Bull
Baker
Huntley
Diamond R Company
Rocky Mountain
Diamond R Partners
Maclay
Montana
Judith Basin
Union and Pacific
Ogden
Corrine
Utah
Diamond R
Broadwater
Northern Pacific
Miles City
Sam Gordon
Main Street
Keogh
Glendive
Buford
Union Pacific
No Man's Land
Yellowstone Valley
Last of Bull Teams Leaves Great Falls for North 1874
The piece recalls Colonel Broadwater and Diamond R operations shaping Montana freight corridors from Fort Benton to the gold camps, Carroll’s rise, and the brutal, iconic bull trains. It cites Key figures like Matt Carroll, John Roe, Nicholas Wall, and General Gibbon, detailing rough winters, high costs, and the shift to rail routes via Corrine and Ogden.
Gov Ford Urges Economies in Montana State Government
Gov Sam C. Ford told the Billings Kiwanis club that further economies in state government require a legislature with men sympathetic to the program. The message on State Affairs framed the push for tighter fiscal measures.
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Montana
Sam C. Ford
Billings
Speer Named Governor-Designate by Montana Rotary
O D Speer of Deer Lodge was nominated unanimously at the Montana Rotary convention in Miles City as governor designate of the Montana district. His election will be finalized at the international convention in June.
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Speer
Rotary
O. D. Speer
Deer Lodge
Montana
Rotary International
Miles City
Montana Power leader urges defense spending on guns
S P Hogan of Butte, secretary of Montana Power, says private utilities in the Northwest can meet defense demand without new federal plants. He notes 280 generating stations with 2 250 000 kilowatts and opposes a 200 million dollar plan to condemn private property, arguing funds should go to guns, tanks and airplanes.
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Pacific Northwest
S. P. Hogan
Butte
Montana Power Company
Hogan
Northwest
Fort Peck
Grand Coulee
Bonneville
Montanan Whittinghill Named Special Assistant Under DOJ
Charles Whittinghill of Sidney has been appointed as special assistant to the U S attorney general in the Denver office of the anti trust division. He is the son of Mr and Mrs J N Whittinghill of Helena. James McL Henderson heads the division. The report notes that few men stand tall under pressure.
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Charles Whittinghill
Sidney
J. N. Whittinghill
Helena
United States
Denver
James McL. Henderson
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Yellowstone
F. D. Pease
Pease
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Great Northern
Judith Country
Last Chance
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Virginia City
Colonel Broadwater
Musselshell
Great Diamond R Company
Ireland
America
Fort Pierre
Dakota
Sutler
Fort Stewart
Fort Brule
Marins
American Fur Co
Chippewa
Key West
Fort
United States Infantry
George H. Blake
Fort Walla Walla
Wash
John Mullan
Mullan
Coeur d’Alene
Fort Ton
John J. Roe
Nicholas Wall
Idaho
Canada
Camocke
Scientific American
California
San Francisco
Montana Power
Mont
Cash Peterman
Paul
Anaconda Company
Anaconda, Montana
Sunny Brook
New York, N
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