The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-07-16
CONGRESSMEN
HERE MONDAY
Committee on Appropriations In
spects Milk River Project.
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Compelled to change their plans and
itinerary at the last minute due to
the heavy and soaking rain which fell
over northeastern Montana Wednes-
day, U. S. Senator Henry L. Myers
and Congressman, John M. Evans left
Glasgow Wednesday night for the
west, the last of a party of distingu-
ished men to whom Glasgow acted as
host the past week.
After making tour Of inspection
of the Lower Milk River Valley 1rri-
cation project, the Congressional COM
mittee, accompanied by the entire
Montana delegation arrived in Glas-
gov Monday afternoon.
Monday morning the party left NAL
ia in automobiles and traversed the
large area of land that will come
under the Milk River Irrigation pro-
ject, inspecting the work already ac-
complished and that now in progress,
and giving close study to prevailing
conditions and the Importance of irri-
cation to this section of the country.
Several prominent Glasgow business
men met the party west of the city
and accompanied them here. Mr.. ].
L. Truscott, President of the Glasgow
Commercial Club met the party at
Malta.
While the members of the Congress
sional Committee would not divulge
their opinions on the project in this
part of the state, it is believed that
a favorable report for the next session
of Congress will be submitted by the
Committee to complete the work as
rapidly as possible.
At $3.50 Monday afternoon the, Com
mittee left for the east on their spe-
cial train, taking leave here Of the
Montana delegation and Congressman
Mondell Of Wyoming.
Monday evening an informal recep-
ton was held at the Commercial Club
rooms for the distinguished visitors
and short addresses were made by
Senators Myers and Walsh and Con-
gressmen Mondell, Evans and Stout
every speaker having the highest
praise for this section of Montana, its
possibilities as a great agricultural
region and the benefits to be derived
from the great irrigation system now
almost completed. Senator Walsh ant
Congressman Mondell and Stout left
on No. 3 that night for their homes
while Senator Myers and Congress
man Evans remained over here.
Senator H. L. Myers and Congress
man Evans continued their tour thr,
this part of the state Tuesday in
vestigating the needs of the hcme
steaders. They recognized that there
was much to do in the way of learn
ing the needs of the settlers otke
than those whose lands will be unde
irrigation, and decided to visit som,
of the dry land farming sections ant
become conversant with condition.
which will aid them in getting favor
able representation in Congress.
The trip Tuesday was made owe
the agricultural sections north AM
south of Glasgow, and both Senate
Myers and Congressman Evans ex
pressed themselves as being surprises
and pleased at the many fine farm
and the progress that has been mad
during the past few years.
When the Congressional party ar
rived at Nashua they were met by
committee of leading citizens.
street carnival was in progress whe
they arrived and hundreds Of farm
ers were in town. Deputy Game War
den George F. Burke introduced tn
Senator and Congressman to many Q
the business men of Nashua and tn
pioneer settlers in that district.
A delegation of Fort Peck home
steaders waited upon the visitors her
and brought up the complaints whic
had been made to Congress last wir
ter. Senator Myers explained that
was the purpose of their visit to dis
cover the merits of the complaint
and to find remedy for them. W
on learning of this desire on the PAL
of the visitors, H. A. Sampson, pre-
sident of the Nashua State Bank an
other Nashua citizens arranged for
mass meeting in the main tent of tn
street carnival as soon as the first al
ternoon show ended.