The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-06-28
Mr.. SHELLEY TELLS
OF WORK DONE FOR
PROPOSED ROAD
He Feels Needed Project Is
in Better Standing
Than Ever.

o. H. P. Shelley returned last
Thursday evening from Washington,
where he and his family spent the
last seven months. The trip was
made overland in his car and he ex-
perienced fine weather and road CON
ditions on the return trip
Mr. Shelley has been working in the
furtherance of the proposed Red
Lodge-Cooke City road while away
and, while the bill failed in passing
during the past sessions of congress,
ne feels confident there will be little
difficulty in making it a reality the
coming winter The session Just closed
was the Seventeen congress and an
adjourned session will be commenced
on the first Monday in December.
lyzS. All bills that are now on the
calendar are ready to be taken up at
the adjourned session and Mr.. Shelley
states the road bill is now on the
calendar III the senate and is ready to
be reported out of the house commit
tee at any time sessions are held. The
Dill is as it stands at present and no
preliminary work is necessary at
future date.
-Four years ago the preliminary
work for this road was started and
for the past three years much nee
cssary work was done in building up
this program The past session saw
the first real objective reached as an
actual estimate was secured through
the survey which was made last SUM-
mer and the bill is not an estimated
one as being presented-it is from
figures compiled from field notes
made after being permanently sur
veyed by government engineers.
The house bill is No. 1924 and was
introduced Jan. A, 1928, by Congress
man Scott Leavitt. The senate bill is
No. 1874 and is one supplementing
No. 1904, both of which were present
ed by Senator T. j. Walsh. The SEN
ate bill is on the calendar ready for
lctlon and the house bill is yet to
Mr.. Shelley is very optimistic as to
he ultimate outcome of the road bill
ind states that there is no objection
made as to the proposed road any
where in the United States. with the
EXCEPTION Of Wyoming and certain
arts Of Carbon county. Some excep-
ion was made to the proposed legis-
alton by people of Livingston, but
ms was not considered at any time
y t 10 cana delegation. The Wyo-
ing and otner opposition was made
though the work of Cody residents
nd was misinformation given evident
for the purpose Of prolonging the i,
'ork Of Red Lodge and Billings, if !
OF to defeat it. Ne reason is appar- |
1t for this campaign, unless it be fear I
nat it might take a few of the tour
ta from the eastern entrance of the. y
aIk. The enlistment Of various
WINS in Carbon county were secured =
making these statements and resi- y
1nts Of Bridger, Fromberg and Bel
y followed these false prophets and ,
ere like the foolish person who cut 8
i his nose to spite his face.
Lyman II. Brooks of the mining
terests at Cooke City was another N
'jector to the road and was very V,
t and biased at all times. What his ci
al reason is for this attitude is not Ii,
,parent. M
The Wyoming delegation was on
nd at every session in the senate
d house committee meetings and put r
an objection and as a report must W
without objection before it can fe
I'VE a committee, it caused the bill be
remain in the house committee at at
NE congress adjourned in recess. De
-le aelate committee was abe ta TT
this attitude as II his IL ar
US been favorable to the project an
III year. Vt
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