The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-12-26

A meeting of considerable import
ance to the welfare and development
of Northern Montana was held at
Glasgow, Saturday, December Goth.
Delegates from the counties of
Blaine, Valley, Phillips, Sheridan
and Roosevelt met and organized |
what will be known as the Northern
Montana Development association I,
for the purpose of encouraging and
promoting agricultural, commercial,
industrial and civic interests of
Northern Montana.
An invitation is being mailed to
the counties of Hill, Liberty, Pom
dera, Glacier and Toole, to become
part of the organization. The plan
Of operation is by units, the district
being divided into three units: such
as Roosevelt and Sheridan counties
one unit, Valley, Blaine and Phillips
as the second unit and the other
counties constituting the third unit.
Officers will be selected for each unit
to work in conjunction with the big
organization.
Among matters having the atten-
tion of the new organization, is the
designating Of the Roosevelt High
way for Northern Montana and the
development of irrigation and dry
land possibilities.
C. R. Hauke, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, Chinook,
was selected as president and L. E.
Jones, secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce Of Glasgow, n secretaEy-.
treasurer Of the new organization.
The units will each select vice-pres-
ident and a board member which will
constitute the executive board.
The new organization is arranging
to hold a series of meetings at which
time prominent speakers will talk.
The Montana irrigation congress has
expressed its willingness to have a
representative at the meetings, which
are being arranged for next month.
The association voted to send dele
gate to the Billings Good Roads
meeting that will be held January
and 9, 1920.
Northern Montana as whole, will
send twenty-five delegates to this
gathering. The association voted to
hold their annual meetings the Sec
ond Tuesday of every December.
Malta was selected for the 1920
gathering.
The unit consisting of Blaine,
Phillips and Valley counties was or
ganized previous to the evening
meeting. The name of the unit will
be known as the Milk River Valley.
The officers selected for this division
are as follows:
President, R. v. Bottomley, Har-
lem; first vice-president, J. S. State
lar, Hinsdale; second vice-president,
l.. c. Edwards, Malta; secretary, c.
r. Hauke, Chinook; treasurer, R. M.
Lewis, Glasgow.
Executive board-N. A. Webster,
Hinsdale; H. A. Sampson, Nashua
F. L. Sherman, Glasgow; R. V. Baird,
Harlem; L. V. Bogy, Chinook; A. S.
Iohman; S. ]. VasBinder, Bowdoin
Joseph Sklower, Malta; David Dutro,
Dodson.
The Sheridan and Roosevelt coun-
ty unit will meet at Poplar, January
3rd, to organize.
The following delegates registered
at the meeting, all day in Glasgow,
on December Goth:
Chinook Charles R. Hauke, L. N.
Beaulien, H. B. Brooks, G. E. Fuller,
L. V. Bogy, w. B. Sands, D. G. Ken
yon.
Harlem-Robert w. Baird, E. P.
Skezsen, W. H. Reed, R. v. Bottom
ley.
5. j. VasBlnder, of Bowdoin.
p. Shenefelt, from Malta.
E. O.. Walters of Lohman.
Glasgow-L. E. Jones, C. E. Hop.
pin, R. j. Moore, E. D. Hardie, F. L.
Sherman, Dan B. McGovern, D. E.
Parsons, w. A. Baynham.
N. A. Lien of Frazer.
Poplar-R. M. Connor, S. T. Kel'
laf, S. c. Moore, R. E. Patch, Otto
Ramstad.
Wolf Point-Arlie M. Foor, Harry
B. Tyson.
J. S. Statelar from Hinsdale.
J. E. Williams from Tampico.