Shaw urges settlement and farming methods for Terry beach lands
Professor Thomas Shaw writes from Terry Montana praising the beach country south of Terry for its agricultural potential. He argues extensive, low effort farming with disking harrowing and summer fallow can yield grain potatoes alfalfa millet and corn, urging settlers to move here and adopt the outlined practices to boost the region's farming future.
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Tribune
Terry
Mont
Orange Judd
Miles City
Knowlton
Montana
Thos. Shaw
Judge Loud Proposed for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
The Billings Daily Gazette urges Judge C. H. Loud of Miles City for the Montana Supreme Court, arguing eastern Montana deserves bench representation. It praises his eleven years as Seventh Judicial District judge and notes broad support if nominated, predicting he would win in November.
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Loud
Montana
The
Supreme Court
Sies
Ceed Justice Holloway
Republican Party
C. H. Loud
Miles City
Seventh Judicial
Republican
Judge Loud
the Supreme Court
Why Land Values Rise and the Irrigation Edge
The piece explains rising land values from urban crowding and education, noting western farmers using science and irrigation to boost crops. It contrasts east and west farming, cites high fruit prices due to increased supply, and points to irrigation as a turning factor shaping agricultural wealth.
Revival in Industry Buoyed by Stock Dividends and Railroad Investments
A Billings Journal report notes that starting July 1 the U.S. saw about 200 million dollars in stock dividends and bond interest distributed nationwide. Harriman’s July plan to resume up to 80 million in improvements aims to spark a broader revival, with New York Central and others equally scaling spending. by fall, a return toward normal industrial activity is hoped, as optimism grows among businessmen.
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United States
Harriman
Omaha
Harriman Lines
Billings Journal
Dry farming and settlement in Wyoming
Report from the Trans-Missouri Dry Farm Congress in Cheyenne Wyoming dated July 21 informs editor J A McKinley that rainfall this season supports heavy crops with rye yielding 37 to 40 bushels and wheat 35 to 40 bushels on experimental farms. Deep plowing to 11 to 13 inches is urged and the value of alternate year sowing promoted.
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Secreta
Cheyenne
Wyo
J. A. McKinley
Terry Tribune
Terry
Montana
McKinley
Weather Bureau
W. T. Cooke
Pacific coast extension of St Paul railroad cost rises
A New York telegram reports the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Pacific coast extension will total 77 million dollars, about 5 million more than initial estimates. The extra cost comes from constructing a lower grade over the mountain division. Project length is 1,380 miles from North Dakota terminus to Seattle and Tacoma with 100 million in stock to cover contingencies.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Mountain Division
Pacific Coast
St. Paul
North Dakota
Seattle
Tacoma
Bulgarian worker dies after torpedo accident on St Paul road
A Bulgarian workman near Kingmont on the St Paul road was fatally wounded when a railroad torpedo struck his chin. The blow severed the main artery, causing instant death. Coroner Gray ruled it accidental after an inspection on Wednesday.
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Kingmont
Baker
Whiting
Gray
N P Names New Rocky Mountain Superintendent
Supt Rapelje of the Yellowstone division is promoted to Rocky Mountain superintendent and will be succeeded by B O Johnson who has served as trainmaster until six weeks ago and then at Missoula. Rapelje’s rise signals a path toward Pacific division leadership and broader senior management at the rail line.
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