Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1933-02-16
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AttendanCeAt
TOint Meeting
81 Libby Men Dine and
Hear Reports on Com
munity Activities.
CELEBRATE PROGRESS
IN HIGHWAY MATTERS

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FHty-four Libby men gathered Tues
day evening at the Turner Tavern at
dinner sponsored jointly by the Lib
by Commercial club and the Libby
Lions club, the Lions having been in
vited to participate by the officers of
the Commercial club.
The dinner gave an opportunity for
the board of directors of the CONNER
cial club to report regarding what had
been done during the past several
months and the reports made by vari-
Gus committee chairmen disclosed a
most commendable list of important
achievements, matters highly import
ant to the welfare and progress of the
community
Back of the idea of a joint meeting
of the civic organizations was the
thought that the time was propitious
for celebration over the granting of
a contract for work that will event.
ually mean the final elimination Of the
dangerous stretch of highway between
Libby and Troy. The work done and
negotiations carried on by the club Of
ficers leading up to this happy accomp-
lishment was the most important and
most Interesting matter placed before
the meeting. A. A. Wood, president Of
the Commercial club. presided and
called for various reports. When it
came time for the highway committee
to report, Walter Nefls. committee
chairman, stated he had asked r. r.
Veidman and Paul Curtis, club secre-
tary,@to report on two phases of the
work done He followed these men with
additional valuable information
Veidman Reports.
MIR. Veldman gave much interesting
Information telling of the mileage and
amounts of money expended in high
way construction over the State and
in highway construction in District No.
and in each county of District No. |.
His report showed that both in mile
age constructed and dollars spent, Lin
coin county was much below the other
two counties comprising the district
Flathead and Lake counties. He also
spoke informatively of features of ma
tional legislation touching highway
matters.
Mr.. Curtis dwelt more on what the
organization had been doing in direct
efforts to secure appropriations. He
mentioned the opening of bids last
week by the b. p R. at Missoula. stat
ing that ]. A. Terteling &, Sons OF Spo-
kane were the lowest bidders with a
figure Of $120,0OO0O. The club has re-
ceived information that A. c. Clark of
Missoula, senior engineer Of the Bureau
of Public Roads, has forwarded the
various bids to Washington with his
okeh on the Terteling bid. II is con-
fidently believed the bid will be ac-
cepted and the contract awarded with
in 10 days or two weeks
Mr.. Neils followed with much in
teresting information as to accomplish
ments and plans Of the highway com
mittee. He recalled the fact that an
additional .S100,000O0 for the Libby
State Line highway would be available
on July next, and said he was con-
WINGED that work on this highway
would probably continue without no
ticeable intermission until completed.
Fish and Game Matters
M X. Kedzie, chairman Of the fish
and game committee, was the first one
called on by President Wood He spoke
of the good work done by the Libby
fish hatchery under the able direction
Of Elmer Phillips and gave figures of
the number of fry distributed, which
have previously been given in these
columns and will not be repeated. He
said MIR. Phillips would like to con-
struct an aquarium at the hatchery and
needed some plate glass for that pur-
pose. If none could be found locally Mr.,
Kedzie thought the men ought to chip
in" rs or SO cents each for this laud-
able purpose and when someone sug-
gested thas the fine large fish that
would thus displayed would be a ter
rible temptation, Kedzie facetiously re-
marked that of course screen would
be placed over the aquarium.
Mr.. Kedzie dwelt on pending legisla
ton, stating that the deer season would
probably not be changed as the other
five counties Of western Montana APP
peared to favor the present season. He
further said a proposed bill would
change the license fee to $500 from
what is practically $500 at present
and remarked that the stockmen of
eastern Montana wanted rs cents of
each fee for predatory animal fund.
Kedzie opposed that provision stating
that western Montana buys large
proportion of the fish and game licenses
and the result would be that large
amounts Of our money would go into
killing off predatory animals for the
benefit Of eastern Montana stockmen.
w. G.. Seims, of the entertainment
committee, complimented the ticket
sales committee on the fine attendance
and announced the annual event-on
Tuesday night, April 11--of a joint
meeting of the Commercial and Lions
clubs. the Woman's club and the jun
ior Woman's club.
Publicity Plans.
L. S. Welch told of plans for public
ity, suggesting small folder contain
ing distintive map of the region radi-
ating out from Libby, going east to
Glacier park, west to Spokane, north
to Fernie and south to Missoula. Ths