The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-09-24
Asks for Improved Road

remarked, IF man isn't civic minded
he is no good to company.
Asks for Improved Road
Mr. Toole was followed by Richard
w. Douglas, also of Spokane. Mr..
Douglas has had four years of expert
ence in organizing various concerns,
chiefly in conservation. He is now en-
gagged in a work for the Glacier COM
pany. He said he and the company are
particularly interested in improvement
of the lower section Of the road leading
to the Glacier and other mines in that
district He said he is doing work
in that direction now in connection
with the mine to market roads, to be
built by federal money.
Mr.. Douglas also spoke of the print
tive area in these mountains. He said
that primitive area would be Of ire
mendous value to the district in the
years to come, and would attract hun
dreds of people from the outside. He
said he had been in az states and had
seen nothing more beautiful.
Touching on the possible future in
dustrial development of the Inland En-
pire, Mr.. Douglas referred briefly to
the possibility that the long discussed
power project in z canyon on the
Columbia might soon be started. If and
when that is completed, said Mr.. Doug
las, power lines from it would prob
ably be extended into northern Idaho
and western Montana and might reach
the Libby district to aid in the develop
ment of its mines.
Guess On Gold Brick Value
Following Mr.. Douglas, Mr.. Bolyard
displayed small gold brick, product
of his mine in the Fisher river district.
He announced that it would be passed
around, that the men should "heft' It,
guess at its weight and then figure what
they thought its value would be at the
going price of gold. This provided con-
siderable entertainment After the
guesses had been submitted it was
found that the estimate by the Rev. r.
w. Orr was the closest and that OF w.
E. Dexter second The actual value OF
the brick was S81266. Mr. Orrs guess
was S7965O and Mr.. Dexter's S79200.
Mr.. Orr received as prize small gold
nugget.
1t was also developed that the club
secretary, Lud Ludvikson. ought to
have consolation prize, his guess be-
ing the poorest one. Whereupon Mr..
Douglas made clever presentation
speech and awarded a diamond pin to
the secretary which turned out to be a
dime and-a-pin,' safety pin.
Someone Switched II
AT one point in the proceedings it
was feared that the gold brick had been
lost. Mr.. Bolyard had warned that no
one try to get away with it but in spite
of that warning the gold could not be
found after the guessing. But G-Man
Switzer suspected Paddy Rowland,
saying he looked guilty and demanding
that Paddy stand up against the wall.
When Rowland stood up the gold brick
fell out of his pocket. 1t also developed
that it had reposed for time in the
pocket Of E. j. Barkee but had later
UtEll llAShcu away liuiii ihliAt. iAoWSsSAf
no arrests were made.
Several other mining men were pres
ent among them Mr. Griffith of the
Libby Creek Placer. Mr.. Griffith spoke
briefly but said their work on the creek
had not progressed far enough for him
to make anything in the way of a
statement Mr. McCloskey of the Uni
versal Insulation company told briefly
OF activities at the mine, said he had
enjoyed his stay of several months in
Libby and certainly appreciated the
privilege of being present at the
meeting.
AS the clock on the wall was then
pointing close to III o'clock, President
Switzer said it was time to adjourn.
This was then done, with everyone
present pronouncing the meeting an en-
joyable and profitable one. A count
showed that "A Libby men and guests
were present.