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to Dismantle
Noted S. D. 3-Tier
Trestle of Eailways
Lead, S. D., March 6.--Work-
ers last week began dismant-
ling the old and famous three-tier
railroad trestle here, believed to be
the only one of its kind in the
world and for three decades a land-
mark in the Black Hills.
Pictured oz~ postcards sent to
all parts of the globe by trav-
elers, the historic bridge long since
had passed from usefulness. The
first train crossed it in 1902.
Tracks of the Northwestern rail-
road occupied the middle tier. A
trolley line of the Chicago, Bur-
lington, and Quincy was on the
lower level. On the upper tracks
the Homestake Mining Company
operated ore trains.
HOUSING DIVISION
DELAYED BY F D R
~y 124 Families Have Been
Provided Homes by Newest of
Government Programs
Washington, March 6.--The P W A
housing division, in operation 18
~onths with $150,000,000 at its corn-
ered, has provided low-cost quarters
for 124 faznI1~es, the t/nlted Press
learned toda.v.
The organization advanced $10,971,-
II~ to three prlva~e limited dividend
Projects at Philadelphia, Euclid, Ohio,
and Altavista, Va. Not one of the fed-
oral enterprises--tearing down of tene-
I~ents in congested metropolitan areas
and building of model apartments to
rent for not more than $7 a room a
~onth--has been completed.
The housing admlnlstration spent
$2,500,000 on federal projects in the
Year and a half, signed contracts total-
i~g $3500 000 and approved 37 slum-
clearance developments ~;hich will cost
$121,500,000 actual work, however, must
wait "at least until June," according to
officials.
The delay came, they explained,
~hen President Roosevelt impounded
TIGATE PAY
of housing money, franK-
000,000 to the federal emerg-
relief administration to meet
of unemployed during February.
president took over the money
in January, 16 months after crea-
of the housing division.
OF EUGENE GRACE
GRAFTON HIT BY $75,000 FIRE
Fire of undeterm-
ined origin swept
thraugh three Graf-
ton, N. D., business
houses with an esti-
mated loss of $75,000.
The picture on the
left shows the inter-
ior ruins of the Sell
& Tollack hardware
store, which suffered
the greatest loss. The
other picture shows
the fire in progress
while volunteer fire-
men braved subzero
weather in their fu-
tile attempts to halt
it. The fire occurred
on the anniversaries
of two other disas-
trous Grafton blazes.
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