The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-08-04
SENATOR MURRAY
GUEST AT Meet
Attends Southeastern
Counties Meeting Here
Lost Week

Counties Meeting Here
Last Week
Senator James A. Murray was
a guest at the meeting OF the
Southeastern Montana Coun-
ties Association held in Big
Horn county last Friday and
Saturday.
Senator Murray spoke on wa
ter conservation, and also stat
ed that he is supporting tine
proposed Big Horn dam.
The Southeastern counties
group made a trip Saturday to
the site of the proposed dam,
and we're served a trout fry by
members of the Big Horn Cou,i-
ty Rod and Gun club.
Later, they crossed the noun
talns, and were guests at the
Matt Tschirgi ranch on Bull Elk.
They were served a Darpa-
que there. Whlle on the trail
the group sighted the crow In
dian buffalo herd or 1872 ami
mails, and also saw numerous
other big game animals.
AT the business meeting, a
resolution was submitted to the
ASSOCIATION, urging That the
group WORK to nave CCC camps
established in Montana to WORK
with the soil conservation ser
vice.
T.. c. Winter, secretary of the
organization SAID, IL was POM
TED out that at present there
are 81 CCC camps operating IN
Montana, but that there is only
one camp working with the
soil conservation service.
1T was also pointed out that
rs per cent of the youths ell
rolled in these camps nave re-
turned to their home folio wing
completion of their period OF
service and are now employed
in private industry. With this
record it was felt that if more
could be established to work
with the soil conservation SER
vice, considerable good would
come to the area as a result of
the training the boys receive
along that line. There is a
vital need in this area for solid
conservation work"
Winter said the resolution
would be acted upon at the
next meeting of the group,
scheduled d to be at Wibaux'
Two other resolutions were
introduced to the group and
will be acted on at the next
meeting. They concern insect
infestation of eastern Montana
and restocking of the eastern
part of the state.
The admission of MuSselShell
county to the association was
sought by a group from Round
up, and the county was ad-
mitted to membership.
Three resolutions presented
at a former meeting at Miles
City were unanimously adopted
by the group. They included:
A recommendation that work
be commenced Immediately on
the March-Colgate unit of the
Buffalo Rapids irrigation dis
trict and on the Stinek unit,
whereby $500 acres and $500
acres, respectively, would be
placed under irrigation. The Of
ficerS of the association were
instructed to submit the reso-
luton to the proper authorities
for consideration.
A preliminary investigation
and survey of the Fort Peck
valley was approved and Of
ficers instructed to extend ev-
cry effort in behalf of the
project.
The final proposition APP
proved was a resolution urg-
ing construction OF a feeder
road from Richey to Glendive.
This pronosal was sponsored by
Richey Citizens committee, the
Bloomfield Civic club and the
Glendive Chamber of Com
merce roads committee.
L. j. Onstad, president of the
group. spoke briefly on the
part the association PLAYED in
obtaining signatures to the gas
debenture initiative measure to
be placed before the voters of
the state in November, and ur-
ged members to stress the need
for such a measure.
Onstad also discussed the
need for a ton mile and pas
senger mile tax on trucks and
buses.