The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-11
DEVELOPMENT d.
WORK BEGINS
Commercial Club Directors See
Wide Field for Activity.
WANT. FIRE DEPARTMENT
Playground, Federal Building, House
Track and Other Matters
Are Taken Up.

gov Commercial club at the regular
meeting Friday evening, covering a
wide field Of activity. The board
plans to keep up the excellent record
for doing things maintained by the
club since its organization.
One of the important matters taken
up by the club is the establishment
of municipal play ground. This
movement was first directed toward
furnishing an athletic club for the
younger boys of Glasgow, but it was
found that it could not, at this time,
be practically Launched. It was de-
cided by the committee having the
work in charge to extend the plan
and try to arrange for wider bene-
fit to reach all the children of the
city. The committee is now working
out plan whereby it is expected a
municipal play ground will be estab-
1ished, giving all children an equal
opportunity of enjoying outdoor
amusement.
Reorganization of the volunteer
fire department of the city was also
taken up with committee, of which
w. w. Hurd is chairman. The COM
mittee has outlined proposition
which was laid before the mayor and
council last Wednesday at the council
meeting, which will, if carried out,
give our fire fighting facilities much
greater ability to combat any dan
ger which might arise. With an ex-
cellent water SYSTEM. good appara-
tus and plenty of willing volunteer
firemen, Glasgow only needs adequate
quarters and some little changes in
the working methods Of the depart
ment to boast the best department in
the state.
F. D. Alvord was appointed the
chairman Of a committee to continue
the work of obtaining proper freight
house and industrial track from the
Great Northern railway. This i'm
provement has been promised to the
club by the officials of the railroad
and it is known that plans and speci-
fications have been submitted to the
St. Paul offices recommending the
work be done. The committee will
bring the necessity of new freight
house to the attention of officials at
St. Paul and endeavor to secure the
desired improvement at an early date
in the spring.
Another commendable move made
by the club will be the execution of
every effort to secure the passage
of House Bill No. 206, introduced in
congress by Tom Stout. 1t provides
for the appropriation of 100000 for
the erection of federal building in
Glasgow and is repetition Of the bill
introduced at the former session. The
Montana delegation is all favorable
to this measure and the club will use
it's influence and exert every effort
to assist them in putting the bill
through. Prospects are favorable for
Glasgow securing this much desired
appropriation.
Changes in rural routes and star
routes eminating from Glasgow, de-
sired by the farmers who receive the
service, will be worked out by the
club. This has been asked for by the
farmers and the club will do its best
to aid them in getting what they
want.
Sugar beets will be grown again
in the Milk river valley by farmers
this year, as was done last. The
club has ordered seed to be delivered
at an early date and this will be
placed among the farmers who are
willing to help by raising a small
amount of sugar beets under direc-
tions. The result will be of great ben
eft not only to the farmers but to
everyone in the county. which will be
realized when factory is built here.
The club will assist the schools of
the county in holding county grade
track meet in Glasgow the latter part
of the school year. The plans con-
template building a circular track and
athletic field where events can be
pulled off and competitive field
events will be staged, covering pos
sibly two or three days. The grade
schools of the county will have rep
resentatives in every competition and
possibly high school students will also
be provided for. This will be a gala
event for the county students and of
interest to everyone.