The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-04-08

Intense interest and concentration
on the work before it, were dominant
factors in producing some excellent
constructive results, by the meeting
of the directors of this Division of
the Roosevelt Highway association,
at the meeting in Glasgow, last Sun
day.
There were present at the meeting
the following gentlemen who repre-
sented their different localities: E. M.
Hutchinson. Whitefish; C. R. Hauke,
Chinook; F. B.. Gillette, Hinsdale;
Scott Hart, Poplar; L. E. Jones, Glas-
grow; also H. B. Tyson, Wolf Point,
who was succeeded by Scott Hart.
The Roosevelt Highway association
is among the younger of the great
trail association of the country, and
as such is pioneer in the work in
this part of the northwest. Its frame
work rests on publicity and organiza
tion, that has only fairly begun. Its
foundation is the education of the peo-
pie generally to realization of the
great part the improved highway is
commencing to play in the affairs of
civilization. Now, as never before,
good roads are demanded and the
community that does not procure them
will be passed for the community that
does; the auto has Widened the radius
of individual travel; the motor truck
has already come into such general
use that the most far-sighted Of our
statesmen see in its advent q rCvo-
luton in our mode of transportation,
and predict that the motor on the hard
surfaced road, will supersede the rail
roads, as a means for the transporta-
ton OF almost everything, except the
heaviest freight for the longest hauls.
In fact all realize, with increasing
force, that to a greater extent than
ever, the entire social and CONNER
cial fabric rests on the roads--the
means of INSTRUMENTATION. The
days when few hundred dollars
would take care of all the roads in
township are gone forever, and the
time has arrived when almost every
community is asking for scientifically
constructed highways, that will stand
up under truck travel, and which cost
anywhere from $4,000 to $4,000 per
mile, in Montana. There are few
men in all communities who realize
these facts now, and a part of the
work of the T. r. association is to
educate the others, so that each COM
munity will bear its share of cost and
responsibility in the great road cam
paign made necessary by the logic of
events.
Not onlv is much actual improved
road construction necessary in this
portion of Montana, but we are in
competition with the greatest trail
association in the Countrywide Yel-
lowstone trail association, that has
been long in the field. has the last
word in high salaried organization,
and whose work up to this this time,
has secured practically all of the
eastern tourists trade to come and go
to the west, and the parks, over the
Yellowstone trail. The influence of
this association has done for the
southern part of the state what the
Roosevelt association hopes to do for
the northern portion-secure the i'm
provement of a road across the state
and influence large portion of tour
lists travel, to use it during the sea-
son. Steps in this direction have
been taken and others are contem-
plated.
Towns and cities along the Yellow
stone trail are in sharp competition
with each other, to secure this tourist
trade. Free camping sites, equipped
with water, light and cooking facil-
tiles are common; towns like Boze-
man pay $500 per year as an asso-
citation assessment; commercial clubs
have figures based on experience
which show that the number of tour
lists stopping in such towns as Boze-
man and Missoula run into the thous-
ands during the season and that each
car spends on an average $15 per day
for all purposes, showing that tour