Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-15


? The meeting here was between the
county, the Montana highway commits
sion and prominent citizens Of Great
Falls and Helena who are influential in
the civic progress of those two cities
and in the good roads movement.
From the sentiment expressed at the
meeting by the commissioners Of Lewis
and Clark county, supported strongly
by all others present, the promotion of
the project is now up to the commits
sioners Of Cascade county. In the
event that at subsequent conference
those commissioners agree to the con-
struction of the highway, steps at once
election in Lewis and Clark county for
the voting of bonds with which to fin
ance that county's share of the cost
A decision was reached whereby the
county commissioners and representa-
tives of the highway commission will
go to Great Falls on Saturday, Sep
tember "a, to discuss the proposition
with the Cascade county commission
ers, the latter not having been present
at the Helena meeting.
Leaders at Meeting.
Officials of the Helena Automobile
club agreed to initiate petitions re-
questing the commissioners to call an
election for the submission Of the bond
ing question. 1t was stated that Cas-
cade county still has availbaIe road
bonds in the sum Of $2OO,OOO which are
yet to be marketed and under which its
share of the cost could be funded.
The meeting was attended by High
way Commissioner G. w. Lanstrum,
Chief Engineer John n Edy and Dis
tr,n u ~,
Of Great Falls; Commissioners w. NJ.
Biggs, William Moore and G.. B. Chris
tian of Lewis and Clark county; James
r. Hobbins, o. S. Warden, w. II.
George, George r. Calvert and l.. f.
Jones. all Of Great Falls; Charles b.
Power, George /. Ramsey, Lester Lo-
bel and G. r. Brazier Of Helena; A. w.
Miles OF Livingston, and r. ]. Collins.
engineer for the Mountain States Telc-
phone and Telegraph Co.
Commissioners Favorable.
Chairman Biggs, of the county board,
expressed himself as strongly in favor
Of the project, both from an economic
and scenic viewpoint while Commits
sioners Moore and Christian, not hav-
ing general knowledge of the prop
osltion, were not prepared to express
their views, although they were very
willing to lend it their support and to |
bring 1t to consummation should the |
sentiment of the people of the county |
prove favorable.
The meeting seemed unanimous in
Favor Of the project and all felt that |
ts success depended mainly upon the
treating of general sentiment in it's
)ehalf.
The question of the creation Of the
county of Dearborn. within |
which much of the proposed road would
eventually lie, seemed to have consider
lble bearing upon the subject. G. B.
'ower, who has large property inter-
'sts in Cascade and the country within
ne lines of the proposed county. said
hat the immediate creation of this
'ounty would prevent the building of
he road and, while he strongly favored
he creation of Dearborn county, on
'aiue Of his holdings in Cascade, he
cit that the building Of this road
would prove even more beneficial to
cascade and to his property.
Urges Delay Of New County.
He felt that this benefit would be
f such great extent that it would be
etter to delay the creation of the new
ounty and build the road first, taking
|
reated, the road might never be built.
Ie agreed to use his influence to. in
uce the Cascade people to delay their
ew county plans until this project
ould be finished Mr.. Power said that
his road would throw all the Helena
nd Great Falls traffic directly through
ascade, while it now passes that town
Y a road which does not enter the
,wn, and that, in addition to also di-
ecting the traffic through Craig, it
ould obviate the Sullivan Hill road, t
hich is generally impossible five
onths out of the year. "A
o. s. Warden said there was nothing
, be gained by delaying this project
< or nine months. arguing that a saw a
lg could be effected upon the present Il
,timate in the matter Of construction t
,sts BY doing the work now, when con-
actors are bidding low and there is a q
,rplus Of labor; that its construction h
ould make necessary the grading and :
.aveling Of the existing road between h
ascade and Ulm. which the people Of
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