The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-09-19

does not yield sufficient to equal the federal government allotment
hence we must do something more than W are now doing or los
the millions available for expenditure in Montana
O. S. Warden, publisher of The Great Falls Tribune and chair
man of the state highway commission, has suggested a plan. Let u
have a special session of the legislature and provide for the issuance
of warrants in a sum sufficient to match the surplus federal funds
these warrants to be paid from future collections of monies from OH
present gasoline tax. 1t is merely a simple problem in arithmeti
fashion. No additional taxes would be levied against the people o
the state. We should, with such a plan in operation, be able at once
to let road contracts for several hundred miles Of new roads Two Oh
three thousand people would be provided with jobs during the com
ing winter. Our highway program would be pushed forward a year
This newspaper would vigorously oppose any measure designed
in that respect. We do believe, however, that the Warden plan is
worthy of favorable consideration from every angle. The quicker
we can complete IL highway system the sooner We shall begin to
realize upon that investment, not only in the advantages to be en-
automobile travellers from outside the state will spend here.
Colorado takes in s5OOOoOOO per year from its visitors who are
can and will do as well, if not a great deal better, because W have
a superior brand of both scenery and climate
Southern California. that is to say, the Los Angeles area profits
annually to the amount of s42ooooooo from tourist business; 1t is
one of the recognized great industries II VI ountry' ~ selling OF
Southern California has no scenery worthy Of the name. During
at least four months of the year tens of thousands of people would
be glad to escape the heat of that region for the cool days and nights
of Montana
The more money we II able to get hold of to use for the con-
structiOn of our trunk roads the more there will be released for use
by the counties o n the branch roads which lead out to and by the
Let us have the special session and make available e jobs for
our people at a time when they are so grevously needed.
Judge eaen opened his campaign for United States senator with
a rally at Big Timber On the 18th. Senator Walsh will begin his
campaign al Havre on the 25th. Here will be a race we'll worth
watching.
When the vets begin to demand the repeal of the 18th amend
ment because it is a failure, a S a number have recently done, it is
good evidence that the amendment is showing increasing promise of
becoming a success.
September the 10th was constitution day, when the schools and
other bodies honored the Greatest Human Instrument. Would it
not be fine if IN at least one day in the year everybody would re-
it?
According to statistics there are Al persons in the average Ca
madam family. The / is usually referred to as "father".-Montreal
A great president is n who happens to be on the job when you
are having a run of good luck-West Palm Beach Post.
n China and more in Chicago-Atanta Constitution.
During this dry spell the forest rangers are trying to get camp
es to carry cigaret lighters instead of matches-Judge.
One trouble with the primaries is that it takes so much money
o prime one of them-Atlanta Constitution. /
Warm water has been found at the bottom of a Montana lake.
lot of people have been wondering where the janitor had hidden
American Lumberman. II
Modern conditions have improved life for infants. They now
tut their teeth on steering wheels-Dayton Journal.
A garage fire in Brooklyn destroyed more than 100 autos. Many