The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-12-13
LibbyiC. To
Send Delegate
TO Helena
Paul Church Will Represent
This Section i'm County
Consolidation Meeting.
CLUB TRANsAcTs
MUCH BUSINESS

The Libby Commercial club held I
very good and profitable meeting a
Turner Tavern Tuesday night, with E
w. Oylear, president, presiding. The
chief topic of discussion was relative te
forced coshty consolidation, now sc
much discussed over the state. An or
ganization is in process of being formed
to oppose forced consolidation and 8
meeting is to be held in Helena Mon
day to perfect a state wide organiza-
ton along this line. The Libby club
went on record against forced CONSOLE
dation and appointed committee tc
select delegate to attend the Helena
meeting. The committee named consist
ed of l.. S. WEIGH, chairman, M D
Rowland and A. M. Hoffman They
secured Paul Church to represent the
community at Helena Mr. Church will
be in Missoula Friday and Saturday at
tending meeting of relief administra-
tors and has agreed to drive to Helena
Sunday and attend the county consoli-
dation meeting in that city on Monday
as delegate from this section. He will
also look into several other matters in
WIiGl LIBBY ID HltSIcSleu WIllle LII
Helena sxf
Secretary Lud Ludvikson was in
structed to prepare a resolution to be
presented at the Helena meeting setting
forth local objections to forced con-
solidation 1t is understood there is no
opposition to plan of consolidation
whereby the counties affected would
have the sole vote on the matter. A let
ter from the Troy Chamber Of Com
merce said they would fall in line 100
per cent with any action taken by the
Libby club.
Mayor Switzer, chairman of the
county planning board, spoke regarding
possibility of an appropriation to be
made next spring for the building of
roads to mining properties. Mr.. Switzer
said he had conferred with Supervisor
Webb of the forest service and had out
lined lot of work that could be done
also spoke of the possibility Of the next
legislature passing law giving part of
auto license money to cities for street
Improvement The club went on record
in favor Of such legislation
The club also adopted "a resolution
opposing the proposed licensing of
gambling in the state.
Secretary Ludvikson was authorized
to draw a resolution addressed to .t1F-7
Great Northern requesting the stopping
of No. 2 at Libby 1t is said the train
stops here rs or 80 per cent of the time
E. M. Boyes spoke regarding fish and
game matters, especially concerning the
proposal by the forest service that the
service take over administration of all
fish and game in the forests. Boyes
said he did not know whether he was
for it or against it but quoted Glen
Smith, of the forest service, in favor of
it and he considered Smith an author
ity on game policies Matters regard
ing the local fish hatchery were also
discussed
In view Of the fact that the national
administration is advocating removal of
all grade crossings in the United States
as aework relief project, the club moved
to make application to federal authori-
ties to have removal Of the G. NJ grade
crossing in Libby included in that
program.
The meeting closed with a general
discussion of highway matters.