Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-10-29

from $500 to $500 would be needed
Dr. Boyle said, Il consider the work
done here by Dr. Gibson some of the
| most valuable work ever done in thk
| district The thought was that per-
haps the county commissioners could
be induced to appropriate the necessary
| funds some time next year
Report on Road Meeting.
Senator M D. Rowland and X. r
Veldman were called on to report on
the highway meeting at Helena, at
which time an appropriation of $1Oo,-
600 Of forestry money for the Libby
Troy highway was obtained Senator
Rowland recited what the Libby dele
CATION had done at the meeting, with
results accomplished as reported in
last weeks issue of this paper. Mr..
Veldman spoke only briefly, remark
| ing that Mr.. Rowland was the spokes-
man for the committee that went to
Helena. In regard to obtaining the
| funds IN time to start work on the
project this winter, Mr. Veldman re-
ported that he had been-led to believe
| by members Of the state highway
! commission that there is a strong
probability that the money might be
made available within a short time, in
| order to help as much as possible in
overcoming the depression and scar
! city of work
c. S. Webb, supervisor Of the local
forest service, gave some interesting
information in regard to highway mat
ters from the standpoint Of the for
est service Mr.. Webb sopke Of the i'm
portance of improving the Libby
State Line highway because of the
great Importance the highway is to
the forest service. especially in the
| fighting of fires 1t is an arterial high
way into this district, stated MIR. Webb,
| and is of the greatest importance to
the forest service. It also is highly
important highway considered from
the standpoint of local and tourist
travel Therefore, said Mr.. Webb. he
considered the project entirely feasible
even though it is a high cost project
Will Receive Annual Appropriations.
! Mr.. Webb said the present under
standing is that this highway will re-
ceive annual appropriations until COM
pleted, and that it is hoped that not
less than $4,000 will be appropriated
at the next allotment, and that from
100000 to- SI5O,OOO Of forest money
will be available each year MIR. Webb
also said that the engineering work of
this project will be handled by the
bureau Of public roads and that it
will be constructed according to B. p.
j r. standards.
President Joughin then called on +.
5. WEIGH, chairman Of the highway
committee, to tell the gathering what
PAa'i7 eaiN eofHiiitieS ids III nina IoT
further highway development In open
ing his remarks Mr.. Welch recited
briefly some history of highway work
towards which the club has bent its
| efforts for a number of years and
stated that throughout all that work
the Libby organization had been given
hearty cooperation by Kalispell. He
called to mind the fact that the Kali
ispell Chamber Of Commerce had re
Gently petitioned the state highway
commission for an appropriation for
the Libby-State Line highway, all of
which induced Mr.. Welch to say that
Cooperation spells success"
Will Ask For Gas Tax Money.
Mr.. Welch reported that the clubs
program includes asking an appro-
priation of gas tax money for prof.
ect on the highway south and east
Of Libby, on highway No. q He said
that now that the barrier to the west
is beginning to Jade away, now that
the forest service has adopted that
baby SO to speak, the clubs atten-
ton could be turned in other direc-
tons and present plans are to ask for
gas tax money for the Libby Kalispeu
highway.
At this time Mr. Veldman said he
had had talk with r. ID. RAIDER, chief
engineer Of the state highway commits
sion, and was told that survey east
Of Libby might be made in 1882 1t viii
be remembered the board Of county
commissioners has already petitioned
the highway commission for survey
of this highway.
A. A. Wood, as chairman of the pub
licity committee, was asked for ~
port on publicity matters. Mr.. Woods
reported that the committee deemed II
inadvisable 10 issue much publicity
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