Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-14
PARK HIGHWAY
IS DISCUSSED
AT ROAD MEET
Trail Workers Take Up Plans
for Blackfeet Trail at
Waller Session.

ne ROOO TO6us tVAulIIllSC VI t'
Falls Commercial club was asked to
be present and w. H. George. A.. }.
Breitenstein and O. s. Warden of that
committee. together with Secretary l..
r. Jones. drove to Waller and took part
in the conference. /,
There were present also. aside from
the Waller committee. representatives
from Brady. Conrad. Cut Bank, Brown
ing and Williams. A dinner was served
at the Waller hotel. Harry Olson OF
Waller presided and called upon Mayor
G. T. Chloe. who spoke by way OF
welcome and in commentator OF such
conferences where communities could
consider road and trade questions OF
common interest.
f. c. Price of Conrad outlined the
purposes of the meeting. He said this
conference was called following a pre-
vicus one held a few days ago at Con-
rad, He said there was a general de-
sire on the part of the northern towns
represented to cooperate more closely
with Great Falls in the development Of
good roads for all of the section repre-
scented and to have further mutual dis
cussion Of the proposed road that is
to be built across the Rlackfeet In
dian reservation by the government. CO
operating with the state highway com
mission. which has already made appli-
cation for the required funds. Fur
Their. the people up in his section read
about the Montana-Alberta highway
and were, of course. much interested.
For Much Good Roads
q. s. Warden of the Great Falls
good roads committee. speaking in a
general way for this city. said that
the business men here had come to
work upon the broad highway platform
of spending no time at all opposing a
road anywhere but they rather were
glad to cooperate consistently for the
building of good thOroughfares any
where. He explained how this road
across the reservation was possible
through federal aid money. which. I'M
der recent ruling. may be used to pay
the entire cost of roads upon reserva-
lions instead of being turned back to
commission proposes the road. The
bureau of public roads approves the
location. There has been some differ
ences of opinion about the proper
course of this t~horoughfare. whether
ii should follow closely the present
highway through Browning or along a
somewhat shorter route from Birch
creek into the park. Mr.. Warden de-
clared that the people of Great Falls
were iHtcUSelt luteTesttu III tuiS Todu.
They did not pretend to know about
which was the more desirable route
He urged that the different cOmmuni-
ties present their claims and all in
formation speedily because he thought
when any route had been suggested by
the commission such as would be ap-
proved by the bureau that construc-
ton would probably have TO 60 for
ward in accord with this decision or not
at all. Everybody is for this much to
be desired highway. He said that the
people were anxious to see just as
much money secured as possible. both
for the road from Birch creek into the
park and for the building Of the other
proposed reservation road from Cut
Bank to Browning. which is q part of
the Roosevelt highway.
Ciapper and Rorke Heard
E. c .Clapper of Cut Bank and I. W.
Rorke of Browning both spoke at
length. giving reasons why they thought
that the road from Birch creek should
go through Browning rather than by
the other route considered. They said
that the shorter route would be through
bad country for maintenance and would
not anywhere nearly as well serve the
reservation and that all of the local
trade conditions and general usefulness
"tbuNo " Az way '" 1t
came out in course of the discussion
that going by way of Browning might
result in entering the park at Many
Glacier hotel or at st. Mary's rather
than at the Glacier Park hotel. Going
in at st. Mary's might make this new
road conveniently connect with the LO-
gan Pass highway that is now being
built from one side of the park to the
other.
S,aa1.~- "a, Dad, L L ~ --.I
that his community was much interest
ed in the highway from Great Falls to
Lethbridge.
j. II. Hardy of Williams and w. NJ.
Wayman of Waller thought that we
should build all of our roads as much
as possible so that the tourists and
the general traveller would see the
best crop conditions, because this would
help colonization and the upbuilding of
the state.
Interesting discussion was continued
until nearly 10 o'clock, when on motion
the following committee was chosen
TO present a resolution: I. W. Rorke
Of Browning. Harry Olson of Waller.
f.. c. Clapper of Waller. F. F. Lewis Of
Brady. ]. II. Hardy of Williams. A. j.
Breitenstein OF Great Falls and W. NJ.
Wayman of Waller.
Resolutions Adopted
The following statement was pre-
pared and approved: AT a meeting
held on this 10Th day of August. 1922.
Of delegates from Gu Bank. Browning,
Waller, Conrad. Williams. Great Falls
and Brady to discuss numerous road
matters. the following resolution was
adopted:
That the building OF a road across
the Blackfeet Indian reservation is be-
ing proposed and considered. That we
strongly urge the prompt survey and
completion of this road. That the
shortest route is not always feasible.
or to be desired. but that a road serv-
ing the greatest number of residents
on the reservation should be given
consideration. Be it. therefore.
Resolved, that the petitions of the
different interested communities ought
to be given careful consideration pro
vided this or other much to be desired
roads for the completion of the high
way system Of this reservation are able
to reasonably meet the requirements of
the federal statute under which these
highways are to be suggested by the
state highway commission and approved
by the bureau Of public roads"
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