Steam boat line proposal to dredge Yellowstone River
Senator Christian Yegen of Billings sponsors federal action to dredge and clear the Yellowstone from Livingston to the Missouri confluence, forming a steamship company with 150 foot vessels to carry freight and passengers from Livingston to New Orleans. He cites oil fueled, shallow draft boats and potential lower freight costs benefiting eastern Montana shippers and regional grain movement.
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Christian Yegen
Billings
Yellowstone
Livingston
Missouri
Montana
Mississippi
Yegen
Mr. Yegen
New Orleans
St. Louis
Elk Basin
Hardin Irrigationists Propose to Harness Big Horn Dam
Proponents in Hardin propose a 480 foot Big Horn Canyon dam in southern Montana to irrigate, power a transcontinental rail network, and aid nitrogen production. A 68 mile Hardin to canyon railroad, a 800 foot diversion tunnel, 2400 foot spillway, and a 12.1 million dollar cost are outlined along with a 36 billion cubic foot storage capacity and 217 500 horsepower baseline output.
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Hardin
Big Horn
Montana
Custer
Big Horn Canyon Irrigation & Power Company
Department of the Interior
Washington
Arrow Rock
Boise
Idaho
Sun River
Wyoming
Roosevelt
Arizona
Canyon
Harlem farmers face gasoline shortage hampering new car boom
Harlem county farmers, having bought cars with part of this year's crop proceeds, are seriously inconvenienced by gasoline shortages due to the car shortage. They feel like a boy with a pocket full of rocks and nothing to throw.
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Harlem
Clyde Park creamery wins dairy college contest title
The Clyde Park creamery is declared the winner of the six months educational contest conducted by the dairy department of the Bozeman Agricultural College.
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Clyde Park Creamery
Bozeman ‘Agriultural College
Indian Milk Maids and the Cow Tied by Rope Myth
The piece recounts a Western Montana tale where Indian and settler farmers observed cows that seemed to respond to the hint of rope on a hind leg. It describes a cultural joke about cow temperament, rope, and early frontier dairy practices with a skeptical tone toward the superstition.
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Montana
Bitter Root
Electrification of Milwaukee Gains 110 More Rocky Mountain Miles
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway adds 110 miles of electric lines in Montana from Deer Lodge to Alberton, totaling 336 miles. a fourth unit between Alberton and Avery Idaho nears completion for about 440 miles of electric line across high Rockies. Electric operation proves faster, safer, and cheaper with regenerative braking and improved service for passengers and freight.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
Montana
Deer Lodge
Alberton
Avery
Idaho
Milwaukee
Rocky Mountains
Bitter Root
Belt Mountains
C. A. Goodnow
Chicago
Rockies
Rocky Mountain District
Montana Mills Rise as Flax Seed Production Surges
Montana mills advance from fourth to third place in flax seed production and yield. Prices soar nationwide, bolstering state milling and seed industries amid rising demand.
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Montana
United States
Montana Emerges As Nation's Flax Fiber Leader
Montana leads in flax seed production and hosts the only flax fiber mill in the United States at Conrad. The state plans three more flax fiber mills next year and seeks to expand upholstery tow in Baker and toward twine production. Tests in England find Montana flax fiber stronger than Russian and European fibers, with American mills ready to use all Montana fiber despite war risks.
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Montana
Conrad
United States
Baker
England
Russia
Europe
Ireland
Northern
Flax
Fallon County
Lewistown
Uncle Sam's Banks Bursting With Money
National banks report a 2 114 million dollar jump over 1915 figures, with total deposits at 11 362 million and loans and discounts rising to 7 859 million. Central reserve city deposits fall 218 million from May 1 to Sept 12 while other reserve cities rise 151 million and country banks 294 million. The comptroller cites federal reserve act effects in distributing money across the country.
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United States
Central Reserve Bank
Comptroller
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