The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-02-06


the board of county commissioners
held this week, April 23rd was set as
the date on which the question of a
100000 road bond issue will be sub
mitted to the voters Of Valley county.
AS the presidential primary election
falls on April 23rd, the cost of voting
on the bond question will be negligible,
the only additional expense being the
ballots.
This is the first action on the part
of the Valley county officials to CO.
operate in the nation wide movement
for good roads. The county appropria-
tions are matched dollar for dollar by
the federal government. If one-half
of the 100000 is spent by Valley
county, an additional amount will be
appropriated by the United States. If
the full amount is expended by the
county, the same amount will be spent
by the nation. The government will
make it's allotment on May 1st, and
those counties having funds available
for road building purposes will be able
to secure the benefits Of national CO.
operation. 1t is therefore necessary to
have the local bond issue decided be-
fore the date Of allotment by the fed
eral government.
Location of Read Projects.
The money will be expended on sew
eral road projects throughout Valley
county, the plan being to join a num-
Der of north and south roads with
main east and west highway which
will run through the railroad towns
on the main line of the Great Nor
thern. The five towns of Hinsdale,
Glasgow, Nashua, Frazer and Oswego
will have north and south road ex-
tending from near the Canadian line
running through the centers of pop
ulation and joining the east and west
highway at the towns named. This
will mean a network of five main
highways which will be well developed
and kept in the highest state of re-
pair so that the farmers at all sea-
sons Of the year will experience no
difficulty in transporting their farm
products to their trading centers.
The United States government will
have nearly billion dollars available
for road construction work throughout
the nation. This money will only be
expended in localities where equal
amounts are appropriated. The trans
portation problem has long been a
difficult one, but it is thought that
with this new plan of development of
the highways each locality may Sc
cure a permanent benefit for them
selves and incidentally assist in the
solution of a question which has long
held the attention of the county, state
and nation
This is the first time in history
that concerted movement has been
under way throughout the United
States for the development and build
ing of highways. Since the nation
was founded, road building has been
more or less spasmodic, due, probably,
to the failure Of the people to awak-
en- to the necessity of better roads,
and to the lack of cooperation between
the national, state and local govern
ments. Within the last few years the
public's conception of good roads has
or.lyn oh Tho
necessity for more adequate trans
portation and the universal recogni-
tion of the motor trucks value as a
transportation factor have been large
ly responsible.
Nation Awakens to Need.
With this change came demand
for legislation which would system
atically further the development of
highways. This demand increased in
volume as time went on. Various
organizations, directly interested in
this vital project, redoubled their eff
forts.
For the first time the federal gov
ernment awakened to the situation
and placed the stamp of approval on
detailed plans for nation wide high
way system. State legislatures draft
ed bills calling for extensive improve
ments. The voters of several states
further expressed their convictions by
voting large bond issues designed to
further road development.