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Newspaper
Grass Range Review
Location
Grass Range, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1919
Page
3
The Montana Equity cites a long review of Warrenton as a western terminus to argue for rapid investment. Rail commissions compare distances and rates, noting a cost advantage for Warrenton routes and urging farmers to acquire Warrenton properties to share in impending port profits.
The state notes Havre plans for a Carnegie library to be erected there. Miles City and Custer county are asked to furnish 4 000 members. Havre chamber of commerce reorganization aims to represent all Hill county interests. Great Falls reports liquor found after auto light violation and sewer disposal. Other notes include budget adoption in Great Falls, a returned soldier in Whitehall, Montana University students condemning Chancellor Levine, a egg glut lowering prices in Missoula, martial law in Butte, railway rate talks for homeseekers, Red Cross aid for returning soldiers in Musselshell, and legal drinking costs in Billings. Anaconda reports a French service veteran injured by shell fragment.
A Western Montana mill project gathers momentum with Senator W A Clark backing the plan. Minneapolis investors and eastern interests survey Flathead country sites for a mill near Missoula to produce 180 tons daily. Government surveys assess power sites to aid private capitalists in building the plant.
E W Kramer hydro engineer reports three potential sites for hydro power in western Montana. The preferred location is on the main Flathead river below the south fork. Estimated dam length is 700 feet with 90 feet head. Minimum 12 000 horsepower with up to 21000 annual average, costing about 1 560 000 to build machinery 360 000 total 1 920 000. Output could supply 125 tons of newsprint daily. larger mills raise capacity to 180 tons daily with total investment around 1 800 000 for power development.
Julius Barney was elected secretary and manager of the Montana Laundry association at the mid winter meeting, succeeding J. W. Judd. President M. J. O Connell presided. The group noted unprecedented cotton shrinkage after a few machine uses, blamed on manufacturers failing to pre shrink fabric.
A digest of wartime headlines reports Washington planning transatlantic air flights, Paris severing ties with Russia, Belfast strikes involving 100000 workers, Basel armistice between Polish and Czechoslovak forces, and varied wartime developments from New York to Coblenz including labor actions, demobilization shifts, and import restrictions.
Classified ads include hotel opportunity in Olney Washington state style property exchange for wheat land, a 38-room rooming house in Helena with rent 225 monthly, and a well furnished hotel in a live town priced at 6500 with easy terms. Also listings for used motor trucks, fur services in Butte, mail order ozone treatment, and numerous Montana farm and ranch opportunities with prices and terms.
An old advertisement extols Bitro-Phosphate and Buro-Phosphate as remedies for nervous weakness and nerve starvation. It claims thin, nervous people gain vigor, plumpness, and improved eyesight, with caution to avoid use by those not seeking weight gain. The tone is promotional and lacks modern medical nuance.
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