Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-08-18
COOKE CITY NAMES
ROAD FOR SHELLEY.
RESOLUTION GIVEN AT ANNUAL
EVENT; RED LODGE MAN rs
HONOR GUEST


AS q tribute to the man who work
ed most Of eight years In procuring
an appropriation from congress for
the construction % the new Red
Aodge-C0oke City approach highway
20 Yellowstone park. Cooke City's
Old-tiners and the people in attend
ance at the annual fish fry day ceIe-
bratk0n held IN the mining town con-
ferred an honor ON o. N. p. Shelley
Of Red Ledge when they adopted q
resolution requesting that the new
park rOute be known hereafter as the
Shelley Skyway highway to Yellow
stone park.
This feature Of the annual celebra-
ton In the Beartooth mining camp
which was held this year IN honor OF
Mr.. Shelley was presented at q special
program arranged especially for the
Red Lodge publisher.
On an improvised platform there
were gathered the honor guest, Mr..
Shelley; j. H. Stinson, acting chairman
Of this years celebration; Ben Green
ough, Beartooth mountain guide. and
his son, Bill, who managed this years
rodeo at the event; George Beller Of
Gardiner, member Of the game depart
ment in the Cooke district and former
old-time resident Of the town, and l..
M. Prill, chairman of the committee on
arrangements Of the fish fry day.
Mr.. Stinson opened the program with
an address in which he reviewed his
tory Of the camp, telling of some Of his
own experiences during the early days
and striking comparisons as to the
Cooke City Of yesterday and Of today.
He closed with a tribute to Mr.. Shelley,
who he declared could never be repaid
for his efforts in making the new high
way reality and bringing Cooke City
its greatest boom in history. This state
ment was accepted with prolonged APP
plause by the audience.
Mr.. Greenough and his son respond
ed with brief talks, Mr.. Greenough tell
ing experiences.
The next speaker was Mr.. Beller,
who, although not an old-timer Of
Cooke City, lived in the mining camp
81 years ago and consequently was able
10 give his audience a vivid picture of
life in the camp as it was In its earliest
days.
Mr. Shelley outlined briefly the years
Of work required before construction
IF the new highway was made possible [
Many difficulties and disappointmen /
marked the obtaining OF the $500, 900
federal appropriation now being ex-
pended In constructing the road, he
iaid, and obstacles that at times seemed
and caused many TO
declare that the project never would
become a reality had to be overcome
before his efforts met with success. He
declared emphatically the new route
would fast become the most sensational
to the national playground
and would draw worldwide recogni-
ion and acclaim.
Chairman Prin Of the arrangement !
committee read the resolution presented
" the old-timers and the people as
embed The resolution asks specifical- +
y that, in recognition Of Mr.. Shelley's
.horts in securing construction of the
lew road, it be named IN his honor
md be known as the Shelley Skyway
highway to Yellowstone park. It wasg
euuested In the resolution that an APP
'ropriate memorial be erected and ded-
Gated ia his honor. the location to be
Preferably In the immediate vicinity OF
sooke City. The resolution received
he Endorsement Of the audience, its
cceptance being by applause.