The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-23
AUTOMOBILE
CLUB FORMED
Good Roads Boosters Affect New
Organization.
TO REPAIR COUNTY ROADS
Novel Plan to Repair Highways Sug-
gested. First Trip Will be Made
Next Sunday.

An enthusiastic meeting of Automo-
bic owners was held Tuesday evening
at the Commercial Club rooms The
Glasgow Automobile Club was formed
but no officers were elected. These
will be elected at the next meeting
which will be held next Tuesday eve
ming April 9th, when considerable
work will be done toward effecting
the permanent organization.
Many plans for the summer were
discussed at the meeting last Tuesday
evening, the opinion of all present be-
ing unanimous in believing great ben
efits can be secured and many road
improvements accomplished by the
concerted action of the auto men of
the city and county. The work plan
ned and the results which will be OBJ
tanned will not only bring beneficial
conditions for the auto men but will
also favor every resident of the coun-
ty. 1t will especially benefit every
farmer, whether he lives near Glas-
gov or is close to other of the live
cities in Valley county, for the Auto
mobile Club will not in any way favor
any particular district but expend its
efforts for the whole county.
Next Sunday the Glasgow Automo-
bile Club will make its first drive, at
which time it is hoped every person
who has a car and can turn out, will
be present. The plan is to start from
in front of the Commercial Club rooms
at one P. M. and drive to Nashua, do
ing some road work on the way.
There should be not less than 30 autos
to make this trip and each machine
should have not less than four pas
sengers. Each man should have one
of three tools with him, pick, shovel
or spade. The plan is to fill any small
chuck holes found along the route
between Glasgow and Nashua. This
will be part Of the work of the Auto
mobile Club during the coming sum-
mer.
The plan, which is very commend
able one. works out in the following
manner. On a stipulated day thirty
or forty machines start from Glasgow
with designated point to be reached
that day. The leading auto carries
the Captain who is provided with iron
stakes to which is attached small red
flags. When the captain observes a
chuck hole or bridge approach need
ing small filling he sets out one of the
stakes. The first car following the
captains car drops out when arriving
!, at the stake and the occupants, who
will be armed with picks, shovels
rakes and tampers, proceed to repair
that particular part of the road. II
two cars are needed, two whilst op OF
more as the occasion requires. Each
succeeding machine in the line drops
out as it arrives at stake until the
entire 40 cars are distributed over a
long stretch of road and all complete
the work in hand. After finishing
> the work, the machine moves forward
again to the designated point, which
has been selected as the limit of road
to be worked upon this particular day
When all the work has been finished
and the cars all assembled at the
point designated lunch will be
spread, everyone will get good feed
and then return to the city or take
an additional spin. without doing any
more work, each returning home at
their own pleasure. BY following this
plan and selecting different roads for
each day the enormous amount OF
good work to be accomplished is hard
ly to be realized. 1t will result, by
keeping up the practice, in Vale,
county having better roads than an;
other county in northern Monatna.
The plan as outlined has been usec
by Auto Clubs, Of Wisconsin, Mime
sofa, Michigan, Ohio, and many Others
and has brought apout the completio.
of the Lincoln Highway, a continuous
perfect road many hundreds of mile:
in length and known throughout th<
{ entire United States. BY these ME
thods the Wonderland Trail which
traverses the northern part of Mon
tana to Glacier Park can be mad,
equally as we'll known.
Sam Grossman has offered the ser
: vice of his Cadillac for the pilot ca
n on the run to Nashua next Sunday
J, T. A. Hauge was designated as Roa,
:, Master and every auto owner of tn