The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-09-15
Road Problem
Discussed At
Joint MeetinQ
Boomers Ferry, Troy, Libby
Clubs Confer On Ways
To Complete No. 2.
ALL ANXIOUS TO
FINISH HIGHWAYS

That the citizens of Bonners Fer
ry are much concerned over the poor
condition of No. highway from the
Montana line to Boomers Ferry was
brought out at road meeting held
in Libby Tuesday night The meet
ing was called at the request of
Boomers Ferry men. Fifteen of them
were present, as were also seven
men from Troy. The road commit
tee and officers of the Libby Com
mercial club were hosts, with some
of the officers of the Lions club
taking part in the meeting.
After a 7 O'Clock dinner at the
Model Cafe, the gathering adjourned
to the city hall, where the meeting
was called to order by President
Klehm of the Commercial club and
then turned over to Walter Neiis,
chairman of the highway committee.
Mr. Scott, secretary of the Bonners
Ferry chamber of commerce, sat at
the officers table and took an &C :
tive part in the proceedings.
In a detailed discussion that fol-
lowed, it was brought out that Bon
ners Ferry had been working for
some time to have the Bonners Fer
ry-Montana line road improved, but
without success. Speakers said part
of the road was under the bureau
of public roads, the rest of it under
the Idaho highway commission.
Both seemed adverse to doing any
thing at this time and were passing
the buck back and forth.
Mr.. Neils and other Libby and
Troy speakers told in detail of the
trials and troubles encountered by
this district in the efforts to secure
modern highways. Many suggestions
were advanced to the Idaho visitors
as to the best procedure to follow.
The Idaho men thought best results
for them could be obtained through
Congressman Compton White, in
Washington Walter Neils said he
would be in Washington i'm Novern-
Der and offered to confer with Con-
gresham White and do what they
could with highway officials in
Washington to secure the early COM
pfetion of No. 2 not only in Idaho
but also in Montana. He said he
would attempt to secure the as
sistance of Senator Wheeler. MIR.
Neils offer was gladly accepted
All those present recognized that
the early improvement Of the high
way in Idaho is of great Importance
to all communities throughout this
district. No in Montana is near
ing completion and much tourist
business will be lost to the district
! just SO long as there is any poor
| highway on this route. With this
conviction in mind, the meeting
adopted resolution urging all of
ficials, both in Idaho and Montana
to expedite the completion of No.
through this section. The resolu
ton was prepared by a committee
consisting of L. S. WEIGH, Libby
J. B. Farris, Troy, and County Com
missioner Wombacher. Bonner.
Ferry.
/ Bonners Ferry men said much
| travel passing through Boomers Fer
ry from the west would like to come
on through Montana but was kept
from doing SO by the poor roads
east of the Idaho city. One man
estimated at least 15 per cent of
the travel through there was di-
verted into Canada that would have
come into Montana had there been
better highways between Montana
and Bonners Ferry.
The resolution adopted by the
commercial clubs of the three cities
follows:
Resolution
At joint meeting held in Libby,
Montana, Tuesday, September ID,
1888, of the combined Commercial
Clubs of Boomers Ferry, Idaho,
Troy, and Libby, Montana, after
considerable discussion as to the
nature of the road situation from
Troy, Montana to Bonners Ferry,
Idaho, the following resolution is
hereby passed:
Whereas, As Highway No. 2 is
either completed or under contract
to Troy, Montana, from the East,
and
Whereas, The connection with
Highway No 2 from the West is
completed to Bonners Ferry, Idaho,
thus leaving a stretch of approx
mately six miles in Montana, and a
stretch of approximately 20 miles
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Whereas. The stretches of uncom-
pleted highway leave Highway No. 2
inactive from both east and west,
due to said condition,
Therefore, Be 1t Resolved. Tha,
the earliest possible completion is
needed, and that the Bureau of Pub
lie Roads of the United States and
State Highway Commissions of Mon
tana and Idaho, as well as the Gov.
ernors and other officials of both
states having to do with road con-
struction, be emphatically urged, by
the combined Commercial Clubs In
meeting assembled, to bring about
the earliest possible completion OF
the unconpleted stretches Of said
highway In the two states, In order
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