The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-08-06

VGy.
The conference with the foresty Of
ficials lasted for several hours. Mr..
Morrel said that the report Of the en-
gineers would be expedited as fast as
possible and as soon as the report was
read that he would proceed to Red
Lodge, where he would meet the
special road committee and 20 over
*An pprt, After the conference both
66epf Wheeler and Mr.. Shelley ex-
red the opinion that the results Of
tt%dx conference were satisfactory,
Win the exception that the location
spxvey will probably not be made at
ance, as Mr.. Shelley had hoped, but
he was assured that it wpnId be made
as soon as possible.
Mr.. fheme stated that Mr. Kit Of
the Bureau of Public Roads and en-
gineer who accompanied him over the
proposed route had made the state
ment that witAisl4x faw weeks altas
the location survI was completed
that work could be started, as they
would finish the survey as they went
along.
In the afternoon Senator Wheeler
and Mr.. Shelley called on Mr., A. G.
Clark, in charge Of the Bureau Of Pub
lie Roads located at Missoula and dis
cusssd with him the possibility Of OK
psditinR the location survey as soon as
the report of the engineers was com
pleted. Mr.. Clark said he would take
the matter up with the Portland office
and would write MIR. Shelley at Red
Lodge when they would be prepared to
make the report and the road would
be recommended favorably.
Both Senator Wheeler and Mr..
Shelley were very enthusiastic over
the prospect of the new road having
just returned from a horseback trip
over the greater portion of the route,
In which the Senator made a personal
inspection, saying he considered 1t the
greatest scenic playground on the
North American contipent, and that
the road would be accessible not only
to all of eastern Montana, but would
ultimately benefit such states as North
and Ssuth Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa,
who, within short time could reach
this wonderful recreation ground.
Aside from the great scenic features
Senator Wheeler emphasized the i'm
msnse pne deposits at Cooke, and the
undeveloped chrome deposits In prox.
unity
Whist the result of the conference
viii be Is problematical as there was
no action taken. However, Senator
Wheeler said. I'VE had very salts
factory conference with Mr.. Morrell
and MIR. Theme of the forestry de-
partment regarding the proposed road
from Red Lodge to Cooke City. Mr..
Morrell said he would 20 to Red Lodge
and discuss the matter with the people
there as soon as the report of the en-
gineers is completed
Senator Wheeler and Mr.. Shelley
will leave the city today for Poison
with a view of getting Congressman
Scott Leavitt and Congressman Cram
ton to 90 over the proposed road so
that when the matter comes up before
committees in congress they will have
first hand information regarding 1t.
Chief Forester w. B. Greeley is ex-
pected to be at Cody, Wyo., August 7,
and Mr.. Shelley said last night that
steps were being taken to have him
come to Red Lodge to 60 over the
proposed Red Lodge Cooke City road.
Report comes from Poison that Con-
gressman Leavitt promised Mr.. Shell
ley that he would make an inspection
of the proposed road, meeting Mr..
Shelley at Cooke City on August 30th,
unless previous engagement would
prohibit.