The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-01-31
w. L. Young Talks
On Highway Topics
Continued from page one)


ment OF the state along certai
lines as is worthy of our indivit
ual efforts and financial help.
/, Last May we started publica
ton Of the Montana Motorist'
It was known this expense woul,
average approximately $4,000 pc
month. While it was known i
would take possibly several year.
to put it on a paying basis from
an advertising standpoint, never
theless there has been severa.
GOOD features brought about By
he publication of this magazine.
Our members are taking greater
advantage of our service, and es-
pecially availing themselves of our
emergency road refunds, receiving
a lot Of valuable information pri-
or to taking long trips outside
of the state, and securing legal
advice on all angles of motor car
difficulties and auto travelling reg
ulations. Issuing the Montana
Motorist" allows us to feature
our publicity better than ever,
We are entering into reciprocal
arrangements with other states
that publish similar magazines to
run illustrated articles on Mon
tana's scenic spots and highway
improvements. We published co.
600 road maps last year,and the
demand for these is so great that
we cannot keep up with it. Not
only do WI supply the legitimate
Iontana agencies, but the Three
"A" clubs and the Touring Bu-
eaus. throughout the U. S. and
Canada. We are the only civic
agency in Montana getting out a
state road map, and feel that it
will take at least 1O0,O 900 copies
10 take car of the demand for
1880. We maintain - branch Of
yer the state, or which we
have one here at Wolf Point. We
these agencies maps of
every description together with
road information and other tour
ing data. In addition our secretary
IS in charge of the three contact
men and road information offices
If the Pacific Northwest Scenic
Highway association in the vicin-
ty of the Yellowstone Park.
The principal function of this
organization is to influence motor
ravel in and through Montana to
he Pacific Northwest and Can
.da. Our clubs relationship with
touring agencies particu-
the state Three "A" clubs
5 more pronounced than ever
4ast year, our secretary, Mr..
}reitenstein made two long motor
first through the Black
ILLS of So. Oak, en%deavoring to
ct more motor travel from that
istrict to Montana, the bulk Of
hitch is now going westward by /
,ody and Yellowstone park. The s
Their trip was through II of the /
'estern and middlewestern states !
S far east as Chicago. He came ]
1 personal contact with prOmin-
Mt Motor Travel bureaus at Rap
l City, Pocatello, Salt Lake, Cas-
er, Denver. Omaha, Kansas City,
t. Louis, Springfield, Chicago, :
t. Paul, Minneapolis and Fargo, ;
nd met with wonderful co-opera-
on at each Of these places for :
tourist travel into u state. .
There is now before congress ]
everal highly important proposed y
leasures: A bill increasing Fed
raj Aid Appropriation from rs
} 1875 million dollars starting ;
une Both, 1880 and continuing b
II a period OF three years. If
lis carries it viii mean that I
Lontana will receive over a mil 81
on dollars more per year to be U
OALA oLNLC lAOAOJ
egular appropriation ....S1,550,000 "
.ew appropriation ...,.-. 2,590,00 v
Another increasing forestry road =
ppropriation from seven and a
alf to twelve and a half million :
0llars, the increase all to go on "
.deral aid highways. Montana
i'll possibly get one-half million j,
if this measure passes. The :.
.ontana Automobile association is
1lidly behind these bills and ="
congressman Scott Leavitt has
1vised them that he is willing to
AXE his reputation as a prophet
lat they will be enacted. -
In addition to these in the Cd NJ
e-Coulton bill with provision for M
1ditional moneys to be spent in
lie states having un-appropriated II
der2l lands. Our association con-
,des that the foreign motor tour M
t business was worth over Is
illion dollars to Montana this al
ear. Motor travel increased 42% q,
Glacier Park, and 1870 in Vel
wstone, and more than doubled ef
rough the ports of entry in r.
lnada. Roosevelt county's share
this huge sum is estimated at I'll
25, 900. 90. ev
Montana is probably making as
qat rtridoc in rood b,,iIdipn oo NJ