The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1924-08-15

AS its primary object the enact
ment of legislation which viii save
for Montana $50, $40, 900 in federal
aid road funds which have been al
Ioted to Montana for the years 1925
and 1926 and which must other
wise revert to the government and
be lost TO the state, the Montana
Good Roads and Automobile AS
ISOLATION was formed in Helena
recently.
The perfecting of this organization
was accomplished at meeting of the
Montana executive good roads COM
mittee, which was formed about two
years ago. The association elected
as it's president Sid Coffee of Mis-
soula, and as its secretary-treasurer
Charles H. Roberts, also of Missoula.
An executive committe of seven,
each member to represent certain
district of the state. was authorized
and will be appointed at subsequent
date by President Coffee. This COM
mittee will then work out the details
of the organization along the lines
approved at the meeting in the adop-
ton of the following ideas:
The Purpose of Association
THAT plan of information be ar
ranged looking to progressive road
program to include within its pur-
poses the establishing of state fund
legislation, using the auto
mobile license tax and the gasoline
tax at least sufficient in size to match
up all the federal aid fund available.
That the officials and the commit
tee be requested to take under con-
5ideration the formation of a perma-
nent statewide organization which
shall consistently urge the construc-
ion and maintenance of the state
system of highways as soon as the
funds can be secured for
his purpose and the time shall seem
'ipe to do so.'
The melting adopted a suggested
slogan as: "Give us dollar and We'll
ave you ten," and endorsed the adj
of the state highway
commission.
Sid j. Coffee informed the meet
ng that his idea was the formation of
state automobile association, which
would devote the major part of its
tbOhtiOh " ShC 6OOQ lOdAS lllOfCACAt
tut that in order for such a move
nent to succeed 1t would require
rom $4,000 to $4,000 a year and
he services of an efficient secretary,
Which he did not believe feasible at
his time.
Immediate Action Necessary.
Congressman Scott Leavitt told of
he disposition of the congressional
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government in general to ignore
tates which did not do their share
4 the construction of highways I'M
er federal aid, and he condemned
he plan of devoting motor licenses
nd gasoline tax funds to purposes
ther than in the building and up
eeping of roads.
o. S. Warden of Great Falls, ex-
lained that unless state funds were
lade available allotments of federal
i'd funds to Montana of $1,031,000
)r 1925, would revert to the govern
lent on July /, 1925 and for the
ear 1926, S1,345,000 would like
Use revert and be lost to Montana.
Those present at the meeting from
lfferent points in the state were:
i'd j. Coffee and Charles H. Roberts.
Missoula; Frank Venable and Geo.
. Short of Butte; Congressman Scott.
eavitt, o. S. Warden, A. j. Breiten-
Elm, George d. Prentice and L. E.
1nes, Great Falls; VIM. e. Dowlin,.
filings; P. N. Bernard, Kalispell;
dgar l.. Baird, Whitefish; d. p.
ates, Livingston; L. E. Hathaway.
ozeman; M. V. Wilson, and w. G.
erguson, Helena.