The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-11-28
Libby, The
Sportsmen's
Paradise
Was One Slogan Suggested
For Welcome Signs at
L. c. G. Meeting.
DISCUSS HIGHWAYS.
PUBLICITY, GAME

A large grist of business was sem
through the mill at the meeting of The
Libby Commercial club held in III.
city hall last Thursday night. A. M
Hoffman, president, kept the discus
sions moving along and Lud Ludvik-
son, secretary, was there to record all
that was done officially. Much i'm
portant business was discussed anc
action taken thereon, with a goodly
number in attendance.
The first matter to engage the at
tention of the club was the report OF
the committee appointed to build vel
come signs along the highways as they
enter Libby. M. D. Rowland, for the
committee, submitted a drawing of
the proposed signs The standard for
the sign will consist of a rustic log
IL feet high and Is inches in diameter,
same to be set in concrete Extending
at right angles from the top OF the up
right log is to be another timber eight
feet long and 10 inches in diameter.
From this there will be suspended a
sign 6 feet 3 inches by 8 feet ! inches.
Debate Wording on Signs.
Considerable discussion arose as to
the wording for the sign. The COM
mltte4 submitted suggestion consist
ing Of the wording: Libby. County
Seat OF Lincon County Montana"
Many other suggestions were sub
mitted, such as Welcome to Libby.
Montana, the Sportsmen's Paradise =
Welcome to Libby, Montana Lumber
ing, Mining, Fishing Hunting A. A.
Wood brought with him lettered plac-
ard bearing the legend, Libby, Paul
Bunyan's Supply Camp 1t wasfinal-
" decided that the reverse side Of
the signs should bear the words.
Come Again. Libby Commercial Club
Highway to Be Finished.
On highway matters r. W. Smith
berger reported that an official at the
Lobnitz highway camp had told him
the official had information to the eff
feet that extensive highway work would
be IN progress between Libby and
Kalispell next sprine and that the high
way would be finished next summer.
The matter Of publicity for the COM
munity was brought up and the ques-
ton raised as to whether or not he
club wished to expend anything for
community advertising and publicity
in a special annual edition that is soon
to be put out by nearby city news
paper Whereupon j. A. Krall
advanced some worthwhile suggestions
that met the hearty approval of the
club in that connection Mr. Krall
spoke at length on the work Montan-
ans, Inc. is doing to advertise Mon
tana and bring tourists to the state.
He said Montanans is the state chamber
of commerce and he believed the COM
munitv would obtain better publicity
through that source. He suggested.
inasmuch as a number of the men Of
the community had contributed to
Montanans, that steps be taken to
cooperate more fully with that or
panization and see to it that the Libbv
district is given nlace in the splendid
publicity matter that Montanans is
sending out Mr. Krall showed himself
to be well posted on the work the state
chamber is doing He is the Libby
representative of that organization.
Works for Highway Money.
Before taking his seat Mr.. Krall also
told of work he had been doing on
he quiet with the object in view OF
getting more money for the completion
Of highways through this part Of The
state. He said he had written letters
r.1ftrn IN tho
governors attention the promises ne
had made when here last spring to the
effect that he-would see to the COM
pletion Of the highway through this
section. Mr.. Krall said he had written
to the district governor of Lions Inter
national at Helena putting the matter
I'D to him and asking for his SUPPORT.
He said he had explained to Gov
ernor Cooney and to the district gov
ernor how great an amount OF tourist
travel is being diverted through Canada
and how many thousands Of dollars are
lost to Montana every year because Of
the uncompleted highways through this
section
The governor wrote back that he
would take the matter up further with
Highway Commissioner Croonenberg
put said this section had already re-
ceived more than its share Of money
this year. The district governor also
promised his support.
Mr. Krall had also written to Mon
tanans and had received prompt Of
fers of support from them Montanans
wrote that one of their men was leav-
ing soon on visit to cities on high
way Ma. 2, extending eastward across
the state. He wrote that an ATTEMPT
would be made to have all these cities
adopt resolutions stronelv urging the
speedy completion of highway No. z
That was not all the letter writing
Mr.. Krall had done. He had also writ
ten the Lions International office in
Chicago. He had received a prompt
reply to his letter, in which the promise
was made thatf.Lions headquarters
would take the matter up with theil
representative in Washington, D. G.