Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-02-27
LIBBY G.. G. DOES
MUCH BUSINESS
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about 81 1000, half of which would be I
met by the local organizations.
Mr.. Fields reported that a new
road would be provided to the fish
hatchery after completion of the new
highway; that the state commission
is considering pipe line to replace
the flume at the hatchery, and that
Mr.. Phillips will have charge of the
hatchery again this year. Last year
one million native trout had been
planted, 100000 rainbow trout, $780,
| 600 grayling in the Kootenai river
as an experiment, $4,000 trout in
Swamp creek, 100000 in Happy's Inn
lakes.
Mr.. Fields also suggested the ad-
t visibility of the club getting out
some booklets illustrated with local
scenic and game pictures. Similar pub
/ licity matter had brought fine re-
! turns at Missoula, he said. Secretary
Veldman said the club badly needed
some such publicity for constant in
quiries received from interested
parties..L. S. Welch favored the plan
and moved, seconded by G. w. Millett,
that the matter be turned over to the
publicity committee with the chair
men of all other club committees par
ticipating in the work. President JEFF
ferson appointed A. A. Wood, chair
man; E. E. Jaqueth, J. D. Weir, NJ.
D. Rowland, J. F. Fennessy, DIR. c.
B. Boyle, John Mcclellan, Ralph
Fields, A. M. Hoffman, NJ. F. Gay.
DR.. A. E. Ostroot of the city council
stated there was need of new depot
at Libby. and that good work could
be done by the club in improving the
appearance Of the city from the depot
to the business district. He thought
the council and the Commercial club
ought to cooperate in this work It
was pointed out that fine new depot
had been built at Whitefish and sew
eral thousand dollars spent in i'm
proving the Kalispell depot; that
probably more freight business de-
velops here than at both Of those
towns combined, freight business at
T Libby having totaled over a million
dollars for each of the past two
years. L. S. WEIGH moved and it was
duly carried that the Commercial
Club ask the Great Northern company
for a new depot at Libby. The chair
appointed as committee to act L.
S. WEIGH, Walter Neils and E. f.
Jaqueth.
J. N. Mass thought the grade cross
ing could be done away with, but NJ.
X. Kedzie considered the grade for
such crossing would be too steep
and w. F. Kienitz said it would OBJ
struct the view of the town.
Bryon Blough of the high school
annual staff requested the club to
patronize the senior class by taking
an adj in the annual. The matter was
referred to the advertising commit
tee.
Mayor kienitz was asked to report
on move for a federal building here
and said he had .Iothing new but
favored continuing the work. Secre-
tary Veldman read letter from Sem
ator Walsh stating that appropria-
lions for such buildings are now de-
termined by bureau at Washington
after careful consideration and plans;
that he would introduce a bill for a
Libby building if we so wished. R. E.
| Fields, M. q. Rowland, A. NJ. Hoff-
man and M. X. Kedzie all favored
continued action. Carleton Joughin
moved, motion duly carried, that
scommittee be appointed to investigate
the matter fully and either 60 ahead
with it or drop it. Committee appointed
consisted Of M. D. Rowland, R. E.
Russell, R. E. Fields, w. F. Kienitz
and G w. Millett.
Considerable enthusiasm was aroused
when the proposal Of providing a
municipal airport for Libby was
reached. F. L. Cloutier of the air
port committee started the discussion
but remarked that Mr. H. H. H. Clark
OF the Montana Development and Air
Transport company could give more
information than he. Mr.. Clark spoke
of the need of all towns of any size
having imports now or in the near
| future, called attention to a new air
line being started from Spokane to
st. Paul and said such a line could
, save 634 miles by coming through
Libby. Mr.. Clark said his company
would cooperate in developing the
field, would buy the land if desired,
! would build hangers, and provide gas
asaelois, eIS. ori lHS GROUNDS. In return
r they asked the exclusive privilege of
operating planes in a commercial way
from the field, for number of years
/ and would give the city 10 per cent
Of the net earnings. Persons operat-
ing their own planes in a private ca
: pacity could use the field without
charge BY the company.
DR.. A. Z. Ostroot thought an air
port would be a necessity in the not
distant future and favored making a
j start. +. w. Oylear, W. +. Kientz, A.
4 NJ. Hoffman, r. Jaqueth all spoke
in favor Of tho proposal. Oylear stated
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