The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-10-28
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more mileage to the present high.
way system to make the north
and south route through Wolf
Pont a part of the federal high
way system.
Mr.. Rowe said: "We are all abb
solutely convinced Of the neces-
sity of a north and south line,
but we cannot get federal aid I'M
til the secretary of agriculture APP
proves of such route"
Speak for Great Northern
Great Northern officials who
spoke strongly in favor of the
bridge we're w. R. Smith, j. F.
Pewters, A. E. Knights and James
F. Maher, who came as a personal
representative of President Budd.
He said that Mr.. Budd is 100 per
cent for the bridge, and that the
Great Northern stands ready to do
everything in it's power to bring
about the bridging of the Missouri
river at Wolf Point. Mr.. Pewters
said that the sightseeing tour
through the northern part of Nc
Cone county in the morning had
been a great revelation to him, as
he had not realized how produc-
tive the country is nor the urgent
need of a bridge.
Governor FaVors
William Powers attended as the
representative of Governor Erick-
son, who was unable to come be-
cause he was attending a grain
grading meeting. He gave assur-
ance that Governor Erickson is
strongly in favor of the Missouri
river bridge, and said that, while
the machinery is not complete for
putting the project through at
present, he was confident ways
will be found for bringing it about.
He mentioned the fact that the
north side of the proposed site is
on Indian allotment land, and, for
this reason, 100 per cent federal
aid could be expected on the north
side.
Horsford Pleads
Thomas Horsford, McCOne coun-
ty commissioner, speaking as a
farmer of that county, spoke of
the handicap farmers are under
who lived on the south side of the
Missouri river. He said the cost
of getting grain to market amount
ed to 8 cents a bushel more than
it would were there no ferry tolls
and that this is an unfair handi-
can. He said that the country in
McCone county tributary to Wolf
Point produced from half a mil !
ion to a million bushels and that 9
his amount could be easily treb- s
)led were the country more thick !
settled. He spoke of the river +
a barrier to communication 2
and said that a bridge would re-
move this barrier and put south
side farmers on a par with those
on the northside. He mentioned
the toll of lives taken by the river ,
every year, difficulty in getting :,
medical aid at times when the
liver is impossible and said that :
10Th from an economic and hui :
nanitarian standpoint the river =
hould be bridged. !
All Pledge Support
Mr.. Mulvaney and Mr.. Rowe ',
poke briefly, i~ndorsing the bridge r.
roiect and pledging their support :
S soon as feasible measures can :,
e taken. Other speakers who '
alked in favor of the bridge We're :
Judge S. A. Felt, Baker; Walter I
.rlachsenhar, Terry; F. N. Ham $
nan, Circle; Sid Bennett, Scobey; )
Paul Krebsbach, Vida; w. L. I
Young, prime mover in the bridge
project, Wolf Point. T
Sen. Wheeler Emphatic s
Senator B. K. Wheeler, who j
anne from scobey in the after n
ioon. was at the meeting and Y
poke heartily in favor of the pro- j
,osed measure. He said he is c
,nly too glad to cooperate with n
people here in getting a bridge \
the Missouri river, and that | V