The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-04-22
this part of Montana has, in this
great road organization.

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great road organization.
Cities upon great interstate roads
that are further advanced in organlza
ton, are fully alive to the value OF
even the incomplete trails of the
present day. Tourists trade, with tbs
custom of truck drivers, is found tc
be a great commercial asset, besides
having untold advantages in the way
of publicity for the community. There
is great strife among Montana towns
along the Yellowstone trail to attract
this trade and the trail abounds with
information bureaus and free camps.
1t is a pleasure to note that Malta
and other towns in this vicinity, are
establishing free camps. At the start,
during the present year, these need
not be permanent or expensive. Most
tourists carry cooking paraphanalia,
and others eat at hotels and restau-
rants, so that a camp that is on high
ground and supplied with water and
light, would answer for temporary
purposes. While Helena has two
camps, the one in the city is about
such a one as could be made by adj
ding lights and a hydrant to the va
cant lots near the Glasgow depot.
Such camp grounds could be furnished
by any town on the route at small
cost. Many have beautiful and COM
pletely fitted grounds, among them
Bozeman, Livingstone, Miles City,
Butte, and most of the smaller places.
Last summer the strife between
Butte and Helena was so great that
outposts were put at Three Forks.
to divert travel to Helena, or to hold
it on the trail to Butte. This Incl
dent closed amicably. but is evidence
as to the value of this custom to the
towns mentioned.
Boise, Idaho. has a splendid free
park. In speaking of it a prominent
Boise man says: Let me give you
some figures. In 1918, the year we
started our park, we registered 715
cars. In 1919 we registered 1921
ears. This year the way business is
going now we will register more than
5000 cars" This registration is be
low that of either Livingstone or
Missoula.
In considering the value of the
Roosevelt highway to the cities along
it's route, it must be kept in mind
that up to last year the Yellowstone
trail was the only advertised route
to the national parks, for what had
been done for the Wonderful trail and
the Glazier Park trail, was not gen.
orally effective. The Yellowstone peo-
pie are reputed to have the best road
organization in the United States,
with which we are in direct COMPETE
ton. But the development of the Park
to Park association, the "Gyser to
Glacier route, materially helps the
Roosevelt trail and, with the geogra-
ply of the country, makes publicity
an easy matter for the Roosevelt high
way. When the advantages of this
great northern route are shown, the
tourist who is looking for the north
will take it, either going or coming,
in his trip to the parks, for it on
meets with the Parks to Parks road,
by detouring at Havre or at some
point further west, with equal con-
venience to the tourist as a detour
from the Yellowstone, at Three Forks.
The Roosevelt trail has the advan-
tage of diversified scenery and the
far north, that will be accepted for
a one way trip, by tourists who I'M
derstand the situation.
Glasgow is the home and the birth
place of the Roosevelt highway for
Montana; there seems to be every
reason why this city should continue
in advance of the movement, and by
its example, lead in all matters that
affect this great International high
way.