The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-08-01
FOSTERING NEIGHeoRLINEss

An outgrowth of the bridge dedication celebration and something
planned is the Strengthening of the feeling of good will and friendlt
ness between Wolf Point and other towns. People came here
from a distance, enjoyed the day and went home feeling that they
knew Wolf Point a little better than they had before. Some of
them stayed over for the Stampede and enjoyed it. Wolf Point in
turn has q cordial feeling toward those whose attendance made the
bridge dedication the memorable affair it was. We arr particularly
grateful to those communities whose participation in the celebration
helped make the day a success.
F. +. Rathert, chairman of the committee in charge of the affair,
and Charles Gordon, secretary of the Commercial club, have received
numerous letters Oh appreciation since Bridge Day. given
below are typical examples. The Hon. H. R. Mackenzie, chief high
way engineer of Saskatchewan, who had a part on the program,
wrote Judge Gordon in part:
Il appreciated very much your kind invitation to be present at
the ceremonies in connection with the dedication of the Missouri
river bridge, and l wish to thank you and members Of your club
for the very kind manner in which was received and entertained
at Wolf Point.
81 think that your club has been of great service to the State
of Montana in 81 forcibly bringing to the attention of the public
the milestone which has been passed in highway transportation,
not only in your state but in the great Central Plains o this CON
tinent, and / trust that your club may long continue to render such
excellent service to your community"
To Fred Rathert, c. H. PICKERING. secretary of the Regina
Board of Trade, wrote:
"one of the strange yet positively assured things in life seems
to be the way in which big things have small beginnings. When
we received your notice of the bridge opening at Wolf Point some
two months ago. the matter was placed before our Transportation
Division. The distance of the event seemed considerable and the
interest was not what it should have been. Later things began to
warm up and finally this office definitely decided that the Regina
Board of Trade was going to be represented at Wolf Point If we
had to conscript a delegation. We came, we saw, you conquered.
Never in o r experience has hospitality been so Overlooking.
Nothing in years has done s. much to establish in our hearts a
true and sincere appreciation of or splendid neighbor acros an
invisible line az your treatment to u 5 from July 9Th to 10th.
at is hard to say the things " g really feel, but I express the
sentiments of u entire delegation when I say to you that g shall
never forget our pleasant experiences with you. and the outstanding
friendfness you displayed to all OF US on every occasion. You can
be mighty sure that if next year conditions are at all favorable
that you will find a party of u down to make merry with you at
your 18th annual stampede.
my regret was that you, being the busiest man in the city,
that W e did not have a chance to chat with you before leaving. But
I hope that before long WI may have the opportunity and pleasure
of returning to you in a measure at Regina the graciousness we
received at your hands in Wolf Point"
Regina is two hundred miles away, but by reason of the yiS:
of her delegation and the participation of their bagpipe band in the
days program, suddenly she has become a friendly neighbor, inter-
ested in our progress and in whom we feel a new interest because
of this visit.