The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-09-22
ANNUAL HIGHWAY
MEETING AT POINT
THIRD ANNUAL CONVENTION OF
ROOSEVELT HIGHWAY ASSN
WAS HELD SATURDAY,.
EUREKA man PRESIDENT
New Secretary Will Be Selected by
President and Will Be Required
to Furnish Bond. Meeting
in 1928 at Havre.

The third annual convention of the
Montana Division of the Theodore
Roosevelt International Highway as
sociation was held at Wolf Point on
Saturday, Sept. 16. The business ses-
sions of the afternoon and evening
were held at the Sherman hotel. This
was probably one one of the most i'm
portant highway meetings ever held
in the state and the delegates were en-
thusiastic over what had been accom-
plished and the bright prospects OF the
future. Mr.. E. M. Hutchinson, OF
Whitefish, Montana, presided at the
business sessions. At the afternoon
meeting the work was largely routine
and consisted of the appointment OF
committees and transacting of other
preliminary business.
A. w. Tracey, secretary OF the Ma
tional association, was the speaker of
the afternoon. Taking for his theme
"Past, Present and Future Develop
ment of the Theodore Roosevelt Inter-
national Highway" he gave his hear
ers a vivid description of what has
been accomplished and what may be
expected in the future. He said that
the major portion of the construction
work to date has been done in the
eastern states and that the highway
is now passable from Portland, Me-.
to Duluth, MINI. Mr.. Tracey dwelt
upon the many almost unsurmountable
obstacles that had arisen and been
overcome with the fine courage of the
American people. He emphatically de-
clared this to be the biggest PROPOSE
ton of the kind in existence and as
serted that it had more to offer than
any other two highways on the con-
tinent. This he applied to both the
tourists and the residents and business
people in the towns and cities long
the route of the highway. In speaking
of the. magnitude of the traffic car
ried by the eastern section this sea-
son, the secretary cited an instance
where 6,724 pleasure and touring cars
passed a given point on the highway
in a single "a hours.
In speaking of the difficulties of fl
nancing so enormous proposition
as a highway from Portland, Ms, to
Portland, Ore, the speaker said that
efforts along this line were meeting
with more steady response than at
any time since the inception of the
idea. The province of Ontario was
cited as an instance. This province
has pledged $4,000 annually for main
tenance and construction purposes.
During the past year members along
the highway in this tate contributed
$3O54. This appeared satisfactory te
the National association and the sec
retary paid many fine tributes to the
persistent and faithful for their time
money and energy to this most wor
thy project.
The only remaining obstacle is thu
route of the road over Roosevelt Pass
This will be opened next year ant
Americas greatest transcontinenta
trail will be in operation.
A short recess was taken at tn
conclusion of the speaking to give tn
committeeman an opportunity to pre-
pare their reports. The deliberation
of the committees were concluded a
6 o'clock and the general meeting
again assembled in executive session
The committee on resolutions wa
the first to report. At the recon
mendation of this committee the con
vention unanimously adopted a res
olution to hold the annual convention
of the National association at som
time during the summer months in
stead of December as had been tn
custom, and at some point more cen
trally located than Duluth.
The report of the legislative com
mittee was read by A. L. Jordan, Q
Columbia Falls, Mont, who was ais
secretary of the convention. This re
port pointed out that an amendmer
to the constitution of the State G
Montana was necessary to have ou
laws in conformity with the feders
aid laws. Up to last November a
that all federal aid projects be hanc
national law was passed requirin
of each state. The matter will b
led by the state highway commissio
taken up at the coming session of tn
legislature.
The nominating committee presen
ed the names of J. G. Masek of Ell
reka. for President; R. j. Moore {
Wolf Point, for vice president. and
H. Jennings of Whitefish. for trea
urer. The matter of hiring a seer
tary for the coming year was left
a board of directors consisting of tt
president. vice president and treasure
Ross f. Shaver of the Wolf Poil
Herald was appointed on the pre-.
committee.
It was unanimously voted to r
quire the secretary and treasurer
each furnish a bond in the sum
$4,000.
A motion was put and carried
hold the next annual convention
Havre, after which the convention a
journed.
Immediately after the adiournme