The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-02-13
THEY ARE PLANTING
COMMERCIAL CLUBS
TO BOOST COUNTRY
Great Falls Tribune, Feb. 12)

(Great rails lTlDune, LIZ
Two of the most active delegates
to the state convention of commercial
club secretaries now in session in
Great Falls come from the section
usually referred to as the "High
Line" of the Great Northern rail-
way. They are C. R. Hauke of Chi
nook and L. E. Jones of Glasgow,
president and secretary of the Nor
thern Montana Development ~associa-
ton. The Northern Montana Devel-
opment association is still in it's in
fancy, but it is a healthy and prom
Using infant and with the two aggres-
sive gentlemen mentioned doing the
nursing, there isn't any doubt in the
minds of those who know the situa-
ton that it is destined to play an i'm
portant part in the future growth of
that section of the Treasure state.
The Northern Montana Development
association, according to Mr.. Hauke
and Mr.. Jones, was planned to bring
concert of action to any plan in which
there was concert of interest for the
community affected. 1t secured affil-
iation of all commercial clubs that
have been organized and where there
is no active club it sees to it that one
is organized.
The foresight which prompts the lat
ter policy includes in its scope of vi
sion'the need for general and effective
work when such matters as large road
bond issues are to be determined at
the polls, when securing the location
of such transcontinental highways
through the state as the "Theodore
Roosevelt Memorial highway" is in
volved and many other matters in
which the several communities have
a genuine community interest at stake.
There have been organizations per-
fected in something like a dozen of
the towns along the High Line"
There is no claim made that they have
a large and flourishing membership.
In fact, Mr.. Hauke and Mr.. Jones
frankly announce that they are or
ganizing clubs in some places where
there are no other members than the
president and secretary, but they hope
to add others to the list and they are
going to include the farmers as we'll
as the merchants for they declare that
the association has the interests of all
citizens of northern Montana as it's
chief aim and purpose and it wants to
see the farmer prosper just as it hopes
to see the merchant successful.
eve are working steadily to bring
an effective organization for the good
Of all citizens in northern Montana"
said Mr.. Jones in discussing the as
ISOLATION. "We know that if the well
fare of our section of the state is
properly cared for there must be or
gained effort to bring it about. For
example, there is the issue of the road
bonds coming up for decision of the
voters at the fall election. There
must be information spread to the
voters about the issue if we are to
see it voted. Who shall do that work ?
If we have organizations everywhere,
we can answer that promptly. We
can then send the information to the
secretary of the commercial club. 1t
will then be in the hands of one who
will see that it gets distribution"
The work of spreading this organ
ization is being given much attention
just O by Mr.. Hauke and Mr.. Jones.
From here they will go to Toole coun-
ty to confer with people there for
extending the organization to towns
in that section.
One of the most recent occasions
when the effectiveness of this new or
ganization was demonstrated was
+ when a series of meetings was hello
through the north country in the in.
terest of irrigation development. The
!, association took hold of the plan ane
everywhere there were people out t.
attend and take part in the discussion
of the problem. The people are work
: ing together, according to Mr.. Hauk'
and Mr.. Jones and also according t.
others who have observed what ha
already been accomplished.