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Show tCiWAUKEE ROAD LEADS GREAT NORTHERN ( JSPOTLA. Mont.. April 21.- A ' ou1an special from Kali-pell, 'ho' Milwaukee is si ill in the lead . and gaining 'over the Great Northern' n the matter of seuring ground for right-of-way. A. 'M. Tngersoll. fi rrst vice president ; of the Chicago. Milwaukee t I'uget ; Sound, accompanied by Supervising Ir'n- . giueer Bartlett and Chief Counsel Tield of tbe ame road, arrived at Helton yesterday direct from Seattle lioadquar- ters. anil after consulting with Chief j ISugineer Kyle, who is in charge of the ; North Fork surveying force, and seeing see-ing what was being done in that vicin- I ity. came lo Kali-pell today. Late this evening another complaint ( was filed by the Milwaukee's local at- j torney. .lodge Smith, starting condemnation condemna-tion " proceedings against twenty-six land owners in the North Fork region, in addition to tho.'c filed at 11 p. m. Inst night. Similar proceedings were filed at the land office to cover tho sur-vevs sur-vevs that eros government lands. To date about twelve miles of the most important pusses are thus controlled con-trolled or held by the Milwaukee. |