The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-08-24
COOKE CITY NAMES
ROAD FOR SHELLEY
RESOLUTION GIVEN AT ANNUAL
EVENT; RED LODGE MAN IS
HONOR GUEST

AAOuSC W IN Aldu WIN "OTh-
ed most of eight years in procuring
an appropriation from congress for
the construction of the new Red
Lodge-Cooke City approach highway
to Yellowstone park, Cooke City's
old-timers and the people in attend
ance at the annual fish fry day cele-
bration held in the mining town con-
ferred an honor on o. II. p. Shelley
of Red Lodge, when they adopted a
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
MIR. Shelley was presented at a special
program arranged especially for the
Red Lodge publisher.
On an improvised platform there
were gathered the honor guest, MI.
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 a 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 a reality and bringing Cooke City
its greatest boom in history. This state
ment wa accepted with prolonged ap-
plause by the audience.
Mr.. Greenough and his son respond
ed with brief talks, Mr. G~reenough tell
ing experiences. .~
The next speaker was MI. Beller,
who, although not an. old-timer. Of
| Cooke City, lived in the. mining camp
81 years ago and consequently was, able
to give his audience a vivid picture Of
life in the camp as it was in its earliest
days. r. s'
Mr. Shelley outlined briefly the years
of work required before construction
of the new highway was made possible
Many difficulties and disappointment
marked the obtaining of the S 2,500,O0t
federal appropriation now being ex-
pended in constructing the road, hi
said, and obstacles that at times seemed
insurmountable and caused many X
declare that the project never woulc
become a reality had to be overcome
before his efforts met with success. HI
declared emphatically the new rout'
would fast become the most sensational
entrance to the national playground
and would draw worldwide recogni
ton and acclaim.
Chairman Pril Of the arrangement
committee read the resolution presented
by the old-timers and the people as
sembled. The resolution asks specifical
ly that, in recognition of Mr.. Shelley
efforts in securing construction of tn
new road, it be named in his homo
and be known Al the Shelley Sylvia.
highway to Yellowstone park. It wa!
requested in the resolution that an :ap'
propriate memorial be erected and ded'
icated in his honor, the location to bt
preferably in the immediate vicinity Q;
Cooke City. The resolution received
the Endorsement of the audience, it.
acceptance being by applause.