The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-12-07
MORE MONEY FOR WESTERN ROADS


western newspapers of the state are strongly aovo-
perfecting the highway systems of the state of Mon
tana. Here in Sheridan county the people have been
paying cents every gallon they have put into their
for the past two years and trip to Froid right
is made perhaps the worst roads ever known
in Sheridan county. In two years not dollar has
been spent from the state highway fund in Sheridan
county. But have the pleasure of reading of the
good roads being built in the western part of the
state with the aid of our money Such article ap-
pears in this issue of the Producers News.
An additional cent tax on gasoline will never meet
with the approval of the people of this county until
fair agreement has been reached for even dstribu-
ton of the money received by the state from the users
of gasoline for highway purposes.
Roads being paved in the western part of the
state while the people of this county can motor over
roads that are in condition even than the old
trails made by nature Sometimes we wonder if the
eastern part of this state is portion of Montana or
just territory without any particular right to repre-
sentatiOn in the development of this great common
wealth.
The following article taken from the Montana
Free Press of Butte and expresses a desire for more
money from the eastern part of the state for better
roads for themselves, but have failed to read yet
where any of these papers have ever asked for dis
trbuton of the highway money that would cover the
whole state instead of just favored portion in the
west:
"oTHER STATES ROAD PLANS"
"At the recent elections four states voted high
way bonds totaling $24OyOOOOOO The largest
Iowa with $1OO,OOO,OOO
missouri voters approved a $75,OOOOOO bond
issue for highway building This bond issue is in
tended TO complete the state road program, start
ed under $60,000,0O0 bond issue in 1920.
louisiana adopted nv substantial vote q yoaas.
ure providing for $30,00O,OOO by bond issue, and
an increase in the state gasoline tax from 2 to
cents
"West Virginia voters approved S5OOOOOO
highway bond issue by 4-to-1 vote
kansas adopted constitutional amendment au-
thOrizing the Legislature to establish trunk
highway under sole control of the state The
vote about to l.
California voters approved an act increasing
license fees on commercial vehicles. The plan will
provide several millions additional each wear for
state roads, already among the best in the nation
Colorado, on the other hand defeated a bond
issue and proposal to increase the gasoline tax
from to cents-a proposal that has been sug-
gested for Montana
"A bond issue likewise was defeated in Penn
sylvania. 1t was opposed by automobile associa
tons, which felt the department already had am
pie revenues
"hen the proposal to increase Montana's gas
Oiine tax comes before the state legislature next
'ii' IL Will De well to consider what other states
are doing for perfected highway systems"
Inc PRODUCERS News is in favor of good roads and
program OF good road building but we are NOT IN
favor of the unequal distribution of tho nono, oi1
INTO the state for highway purposes and in +bo go
legislature eastern Montana is going to nut nm f;b+
70 see mat they have equal rights with western Mon
tana in this respect