The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1922-07-14
STATE-PROVINCE
FOR GOOD ROADS
ALBERTA MONTANA HIGHWAY
ASSOCIATION FORMED
AT LETHBRIDGE
Will Promote Sunshine Trail, a
Standard Gravel Highway Between
Butte and Lethbridge; Later, Per-
haps, Trunk Line.

Lethbridge and Great Falls bust
ness men, at a conference in Leth-
bridge a few days ago, effected an
organization known as the Alberta
Montana highway association, the
object of which will be to promote a
standard gravel highway to be called
the Sunshine TRAIL between Butte
and Lethbridge. While the scope OF
the program will be confined to this
stretch of road, the ultimate hope is
that a trunk road will be linked up
through the offices of the associa-
ton. extending north and south from
Edmonton to Salt Lake City.
Arthur Bealim of Lethbridge, pres
ident of the Southern Alberta and
Eastern ID. C. tourist association,
was made president; o. S. Warden
of Great Falls, chairman of the good
roads committee of the commercial
club of that city, vice-president; IL.
E. Jones. secretary of the Great Falls
Commercial club, secretary-treasurer
and a board of directors consisting
of the above and representatives to-
be named from Lethbridge, Warner
and Coutts, Alberta, and Shelby, Con-
rad, Helena and Butte, Montana.
Convention at Great Falls
The executive was authorized to
draft resolutions and bylaws and to
call a convention to be held at Great
Falls at a date in the next few
months,
State Engineer John Edy of Hell
ena said that he hoped the executive
would extend to the highway COM
missioners of Alberta an invitation
to attend the Great Falls convention
in order that the convention might
be benefited by the experiences of
Alberta in the matter of road build
ing.
The conference and luncheon was
an enthusiastic one, International
good will being vouchsafed by the
speakers and reflected in the flags
of the two nations hanging within
fold on the walls of the convention
hall The luncheon in the Masonic
hall was attended by 116 ladies and !
gentlemen from the two cities.
Mayor Hardie gave the official adj
dress of welcome, and speeches we're
made by o. S. Warden, J. L. Hum
phrey, Scott Leavitt of Great Falls;
John N. Edy of Helena; Ia. G. Bealim,
S. J. Shepherd, S. G. Porter and r.
J. Dunning of Lethbridge Miss SUI
san Dawden, speaking for the local
council of women, welcomed the la
dies of the party.
John Edy, state engineer of the
Montana highway commission, said
they were strongly behind any move
ment towards better highways be-
tween Montana and Alberta cities.
o. S. Warden, manager of the Great
Falls Tribune, and good roads en-
thusiast, was in favor of the League
of Nations and the league of cities.
He saw no reason why either Canada
or the United States should have
customs officers at the line. He ia
vored getting closer together socially,
commercially and fraternally- that
could be done by travel. Travel was
based on good highways.
Many Willing to Make Trip
1--WE had no trouble at all to get
a party to come up to Lethbridge,"
the speaker remarked. when they
were informed that Alberta was wet
there was a scramble for places on
the delegation" !
Mr.. Warden told the conference
that the Park-to-Park highway move
ment had had beginning similar to
the present movement Now there ?
are about $50 of the 400 miles of l
good road completed with good gra- :
vel surface. Get the organization =
and the results will follow, he said. -
Dealing with the question of good y
roads, A. G.. Bealim thought that AL =
berta was very fortunate in having =
as many and as good highways as she :.
had. Considering the sparsely set u
lied condition of the country, the 8
province was we'll supplied with =
rails. He was in favor of an inter u
'ity highway, backed up by cam :.
,aign of education to popularize au- -
omobile travel. Mr.. Bealim favored :.
uniform road marking system for =,
yaOada and tho TInifad Ctotac Iii