The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-21
& STATES WILL
COOPERATE TO
HELP TOURISTS
Montana and North Dakota
Associations Will Exchange
Road Information

A uniform service for 1927 motor
tourists travelling across North Da-
kota and Montana is being worked out
by the Greater North Dakota associa-
ton and the Montana Automobile as
ISOLATION, according to James s. Mil
10y, secretary of the North Dakota
association, who recently conferred
with A. J. Breitenstein, secretary of
the Montana organizations.
Last year." Milloy said, "the Mon
tana Automobile association put over
three-cent gas-tax law and has
worked out complete highway pro-
groom for that state. With that task
completed, it is turning its attention
to duties similar to those Of the tour
lists and good roads bureau Of the
Greater North Dakota association,
at will publish 1927 map of
Montana patterned after the Greater
North Dakota association highway
map of North Dakota. BY reciprocal
arrangement, quantities Of the maps
of both states will be available to
members of both organizations.
I'm the past, Montana has not pub
4ished a state map for free distribu-
zion, and service to tourists travelling
across the two states has been handi-
capped because Of this. With the
Montana Automobile association de-
voting its energy in this direction
however. that situation is to be RENE
died. This will be welcome news to
our branch officers in North Dakota
as well as to sustaining members
operating branch information bureaus
To Issue Bulletins
"The Montana organizations will al
so issue weekly bulletin on road
conditions similar to that of the
Greater North Dakota association
which is issued in cooperation with
the state highway commission, during
the touring season. Our office will
furnish branch offices of the Mon
tana association with the North Da-
kota bulletin and in return the Mon
tana bulletin will be available to all
branch offices of the Greater North
Dakota association.
indications point to determined
effort on the part Of the Montana as
ISOLATION to seek and serve motor
tourists. The people of that state
have been long aware of the profits
accruing from the tourist industry and
now they are aware of the value Of
tourists from the standpoint Of immi-
grafton.
montana this year will join hands
with North Dakota in seeking to en-
courage motor travel from farm sec
lions of midwest states. When Mon
tana launches it's drive, it will mean
many more tourists travelling through
North Dakota. That is one Of the
principal reasons why we are offer.
ing the Montana organization com.
plete cooperation. We have enjoyed
very splendid cooperation with Mime.
sofa and Winnipeg in the past and
cooperation with Montana adds anoth.
err link to the service available to
motor tourists. .
"After this cooperative working
arrangement between Minnesota
North Dakota and Montana has been
tried out this year, we are planning
a conference of men from each of the
three states and will eventually work
out some plan for uniting in cam
paign to divert more tourists across
the so-called northern route, which
crosses these three states.
"Such step on the part Of the Ter
Thousand Lakes association of Min
nesota and it's allied organizations
the Greater North Dakota association
and the Montana automobile associa.
ton, would play an important part
in the development of the northwest
MillOy said.