Great Falls tribune., 1921-03-07
Grace and Glory
~ The Lord God is sun and
"a shield: the Lord will give
grace and glory: no good
thing will he withhold from them
that walk uprightly.--Psalm. "a: II.
FOUR GOOD THINGS FOR
NORTHERN MONTANA.

TVOn uOOD 11lAANOO IOXS
NORTHERN MONTANA.
THE news from The Tribune
! Washington correspondent in
the issue of Sunday gave the items
for Montana in the sundry civil
act which was passed in the closing
hours Of the old congress.
Among the appropriations. if they
are correctly reported and inter-
preted, there are four about which
Great Falls and this section Of
Montana may feel mighty good.
They are the result Of much effort
that has been made in many ways.
First, an appropriation Of nearly
100000 for the Sun River project
not only assures the continuation
of routine work upon the laterals
that have been planned, but large
part of this budget will be used to
start the big storage dams for the
Sun River project. The putting OF
such large sum into a storage
dam above the diversion dam COM
mits the government to the carry
ing out Of this part of the program,
and finally determines that this
project is to be carried through in
the proportions that were contem-
plated at the beginning. The money
provided for the Sun River pro-
iect in this sundry civil bill is
nearly equal to the amount asked
for in the estimates that were pre-
pared in the reclamation offices.
We have waited long time for the
money to enable this storage work
and It surely seems good to see
it coming up after these many days.
Second, as we understand it, the
funds made available for the Milk
river notwithstanding over
ST., 900, ,O0O-also assures the begin
ing of important storage work on
this project. A portion OF this
money will go into what is known
as the Connolly storage dam about
rs miles out Of Havre.
Third, the proposed wonderful
scenic highway within Glacier Ma
tional park, connecting the east
with the west side, will be built.
When this road is finished, there
will be no more shipping of cars
across from Glacier park to Bolton.
This is the highway that was de-.
scribed in these columns a few
weeks ago. It has been advocated
strongly during the past year by
the National Park service and the
Park-to-Park Highway association
working in conjunction with the
American Automobile association.
The road now made possible works
out two highly desirable results.
1t will remove hindrance that has
kept much travel out of Glacier
park. 1t is believed that the build
ing of this highway. cutting the
mountains, will double the number
of tourists who will yearly enjoy
the lakes and the glaciers OF the
national park in which Great Falls
takes particular interest. 1t also
puts an important link into the
master highway, 5000 miles long,
which was designated last year and
which when built, will connect all
Of the principal national parks OF
western America.
Fourth, in this sundry civil bill,
provision has finally been made for
putting in shape that troublesome
piece Of road across the Blackfect
Indian reservation, just this side
of the entrance to Glacier park.
This mileage has bothered the Y.
G., 3, Line association for several
years, because no funds could be
secured for it except from the gov
ernment. If provision now made is
adequate for what is required upon
the reservation, the problems of
this association, which was started
six or seven years ago to properly
connect Yellowstone and Glacier
parks, will, .se reduced to simply
consistent work until the whole
stretch is as good as the rs miles
of this line in Cascade county.
These appropriations follow the
visit of large congressional
committee to Montana last summer.
The Great Falls Commercial club
made special effort to impress upon
the gentlement who were looking
into these matters, the Importance
of furnishing the reclamation pro-
jects Of the state and Of supplying
the small amount of money rcquir-
ed to build the highways that ought
to do so much for Glacier park and
all Of the general tourist travel that
comes this way.