The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-06-28

open to you. Whatever you want
morning; a welcome only
c. L. r. Kellogg.
G. l.. T. Kellogg. president of the
Missoula Chamber of Commerce. was
the next speaker, welcoming the dele
gates To Missoula on behalf of the or
ganization OF which he is the head
As the representative of the Missoula
Chamber of Commerce." he said, "it IL
my privilege To extend to you cor
dial welcome. The people of Missoua
are glad to welcome any gathering.
particularly such n one as this. Presi-
dent Hill Of the Great Northern. presl-
dent Brown of the New York Central
and many other men Of this sort, unite
I'm saying that the problem, which You
have come to consider IL the greatest
now before the people of the United
States Many of the states of the union
have appropriated large sums of money
for the building of good roads, New
York state leading. | believe. with
something like II million dollars.
THE purpose of good roads Is some
thing more tangible. more practical
than the providing of opportunity for
Joy rides In my opinion the great
est mission of the good road Is the
education of the farmer. Minnesota
last year passed a bill consolidating
the school districts in the rural Sec
tions. Good teachers We're then se-
cured, splendid courses arranged and
good buildings constructed This is
possible only with good highways. The
one-room country schoolhouse has
done more to drive boys from the farm
To the city than anything else. They
have been forced to go To the city
for their education and getting there
have found that the education provided
unfit them for the farm. Better trans
portation facilities are all that have
made the consolidation of the rural
school districts in Minnesota possible
and, as result, the slogan of the
people of that state now Is, Better
roads, On behalf OF the chamber OF
|romerce welcome you to Missoula
II there Is anything you want to know
ask the young men with the Ask Me-
badges on and they viii tell YOU
Attorney Oeneral 0alon.
Attorney General Albert J. Galen
responded to these welcomes on be-
half of the state. lie spoke as fol-
lows: "On seeing the program for to-
days exercises, last evening. | was
flabbergasted to see that ! was down
on it twice. am to speak tomorrow
on the work of the eonvicts on the
| inhI h,,t I ~
addressing you this morning How
ever, ! am always pleased to do any
! thing within my power for the city or
| the county of Missoula. Since my first
visit here | have been an enthusiastic
booster for the city. ] have had the
pleasure of attending your Red Apple
banquet and have there become ac-
4uainted with your progressive spirit.
am proud Mr.. Mayor to accept your
welcome and that of the president OF
your chamber Of commerce..
I'VE all profited by the first meet
ing, held year ago in Billings, and
since then more interest has been
| taken In the problem OF providing bet
ter highways for the state than ever
Mr.. Norris, Mr.. Yoder and myself
aided by the cooperation of Warden
cOnley of the state penltentiary, have
been busy during the past year build
| ing roads for the state and for future
generations. A few miles east OF the
city In the canyon, and down I'm San
ders county through the Paradise val
ley, roads have been built such as not
one Of you has seen before. They arc
tending to build UP the state and are
not only beneficial but necessary to
| it's growth. Tho interests in good roads
Is growing all over the state until now
1t is one of the chief topics OF the
public press. The work which ths
state has been doing with the conyicts