Grain Growth in Montana Elevators and Mills Surge
The Montana grain report shows 602 elevators and 59 flour mills at end of 1916, with 41 flat houses. Storage capacity reaches 19 165 000 bushels, while milling capacity stands at 9 180 barrels daily and two new Great Falls mills push this to 11 930. Equity Co operative runs 63 elevators. Rocky Mountain Elevator Co. operates 43. Bonds of 2 500 000 guard stored grain, department annual cost under 0.2 percent of insured value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern Railway
Rocky Mountain Elevator Company of
Great Falls
Equity Co-operative Associations
Co-Operative
Secretary of State
Grain Commission
State of
Montana
Grain Commissioner
Walsh Considered for Montana Supreme Bench and State Politics
Montana’s political gossip centers on Senator Walsh’s potential elevation to the U.S. Supreme Court after Justice McKenna’s retirement. Helena whispering campaigns name Edwin Norris and J Bruce Kremer as likely successors to Governor Stewart’s appointment power. The piece notes Walsh’s Irish heritage and the broader implications for Montana, including tax probes and mining interests shaping upcoming legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice McKenna
Montana
Sam V. Stewart
United States
Washington
Supreme Court
McKenna
Charles E. Hughes
Supreme Bench
Great Britain
Walsh
Samuel V.‘Stewart
Stewart
Helena
Edwin Norris
Great Falls
J. Bruce Kremer
Butte
Norris
Beaverhead County
Senate
Toole
Bruce Kremer
St. Louis
Chicago
West
Wilson
Kremer
T. J. Walsh
United States Supreme Court
Circulating Libraries for Farmers Rally for State Library Help
A Montana effort led by Miss Gertrude Buckhaus seeks state library commission authorization to extend library services to rural areas. The plan envisions a library visitor, county libraries, and book sharing with Billings and other towns benefiting from a broader state system. Proponents cite improved services, greater book access, and guidance for librarians and trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
State Library Association
Gertrude Buckhaus
University of Montana At
Missoula
State Library Commission
Billings
Montana
Wyoming
Elizabeth Abbott
Clara Baldwin
Minnesota
Commission
Wisconsin
Great Northern's Montana Rush Built By James J. Hill
Story of James J. Hill's expansion into Montana through the Great Northern and Montana Central Railroads. Notes rapid 1887 tracklaying from Minot to Helena, Hill's business-first methods, and contrast with Northern Pacific's funding and finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern
St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba
Montana
James J. Hill
Joseph Gilpin Pyle
Northern Pacific
Mr. Pyle
Hill
Pacific
Paris Gibson
United States
Missouri River
Latitude
Sun River
Teton
Marias River
N. P
Manitoba
Montana Central Railroad Company
Great Falls
Helena
Butte
Montana Central
Minot
Canadian Pacific
D. C. Shephard
St. Paul
Minneapolis & Manitoba
Lions Few Struck by Lightning After Exiting Lightning Rods
A columnist notes only five hundred people out of a 100 million population were struck by lightning last year and reasons that the departure from lightning rod business reduced risk.
Yellowstone Park Monopolies Consolidation Proposed
The plan unites Yellowstone Park hotel camps and transportation firms under one operator each. All three will be monopolies with government regulated prices, aiming to streamline services and curb competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone Park
Tug Breaks Kill Worker at Ferga Camp
A tug broke at a Great Northern grading camp in Ferga County causing a released tree to strike Joseph W. Kiley on the head and fracture his skull, killing him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph W. Kiley
Great Northern
Fergua County
Kiley
Also Mentioned on This Page
State Grain Inspection Department
Equity
Legislative Bureau of the
Montana Newspaper Association
Samuel
George
England
Ular
Federal Supervision
George McCone
Dawson
House
Lambert
Glendive
Senator McCone
Pony Express
Silver Bow County
Wilsall
Shields River
Livingston
Dan Yancey
Third House
Yancey
Kentucky
Blackstone
Evans
Rankin
Lane
Fergus County
Lincoln
Sanders
Mineral
Ravalli
Beaverhead
Madison
Silver Bow
Jefferson
Deer Lodge
Granite
Powell
Flathead
Gallatin
Lewis and Clark
Broadwater
Blaine
Phillips
Valley
Sheridan
Wibaux
Prairie
Richland
Fereus
Chouteau
Cascade
Meagher
Musselshell
Rosebud
Custer
Fallon
Big Horn
Carbon
Yellowstone
Ftillwater
Sweetgrass
Park
Hercules
Edwin J. Norris
Circulating Libraries For Farmers Object of Library Association Lobby
Louise M. Fernald
Clearing House
Wisconsin Bulletin
California State Library
State Library
Montana Library Association
Treasure State
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