The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-10-24
7 Highway
Is Subject At
Troy Meeting
Chambers of Commerce
Gather Saturday to Make
Final Plans.
SELECT GROUP TO MEET
WITH IDAHO OFFICIALS

The Troy Commercial Club was
the genial host to representatives Of
several Chambers of Commerce and
Commercial Clubs Saturday even
ing at the Great Northern cafe IN
that city. The purpose of the meet
ing, at which probably 80 were pres
ent was further discussion of ways
and means to complete highway
No. 2 through northern Idaho, thus
it complete highway from
Portland, Me, to Portland, Ore
Resolutions were passed by conf
mittee consisting of K. K. Veldman,
Libby; Roger Grafton, Kalispell; Dr.
r. N. BoWell,, Bonners Ferry; J. B.
Farris, Troy and 0. B. Parker OF
Standpoint and were adopted by the
entire gathering.
The resolutions are as follows and
commercial organizations from Bel
ton to Newport will receive copies,
their support being urged.
RESOLUTION.
Whereas, meeting of representa-
tive citizens of a number Of cities
and communities, located on United
States Highway No. 2, in Montana
and Idaho, together with citizens
from other towns and communities.
was held in Standpoint, Idaho, Octo-s
Der IL, 1910, and
Whereas, delegates were present
at this meeting from Glacier Park,
Kalispell, Libby and Troy, Mon
tana, Leonia, Bonners Ferry, Sand
point and Priest River. Idaho, and
Newport, Washington, and
Whereas, as a result of this meet
ing of representative citizens at
Standpoint, Idaho on above date, an
organization of combined CONNER
cial Clubs Of Western Montana,
Northern Idaho and Eastern Wash
| ington, was formed, and
/ Whereas, the members OF the Com
bined Commercial Clubs, held its
second meeting at Troy, Montana,
October 10, 1910, at which were
present delegates from all the above
mentioned communities. as well as
Whitefish and Columbia Falls, Mon
tana, and
Whereas, it was the concensus or
opinion that after many years OF
apparent neglect, that portions OF
United States Highway No. 2, lead
ing from the Montana-1daho bound
airy line to within three miles north
of Boomers Ferry, Idaho, should be
reconstructed, .inasmuch as IT now
remains the only portion OF said
highway not completed nor on pri-
ority for completion within the next
two years, and
Whereas, it is hereby strongly
urged by representative organlza-
tions of above-named cities and
communities, that every effort be
bent toward bringing about the
early construction OF this uncom-
pleted portion of United States
Highway No. 2;
Now Therefore Be 1t Resolved,
that we, the Combined Commercial
Clubs, of the three states, 60 on rec
ord as publicly requesting the Di-
rector of Highways of the State OF
/ Idaho, the Governor of the State
Of Idaho, the Public Roads Admin
istration, as represented by Mr.. j. B.
Finch, of Ogden, Utah, and the For
est Service of District No. |, that,
when the time arrives in Deem
Der of this year, when these bodies
hold their annual meeting to al
locate funds for various highway
projects IN Idaho, that the uncom-
pleted portion of United States High
way No. be given priority over
any and all other projects, and that
such priority be given to call for
completion of this portion of United
States Highway No 2 by the date it
is to be completed in Montana, viz.
by the end of the year 1912.
] Adopted and signed, This 10Th
day of October, 1910, at meeting
I of the Combined Commercial Clubs
of Western Montana, Northern Ida
no and Eastern Washington, held at
Troy, Montana.
Signed.
! H. w. Hutchings, Glacier Park,
Mont
II. E. Wells, Whitefish, Mont.
Dudley Greene, Columbia Falls,
Mont.
Roger Grattan, Kalispell, Mont.
]. A. Krall, Libby, Mont
]. B. Farris, Troy, Mont
Gul "A. MdlllllIlB, Leollld, 1udiio.
Rus Bowel, Boomers Ferry, Idaho
W. M Cady, Standpoint, Idaho.
Fred Wolfe, Newport, Wash.
Stanley Jones, Priest River Idaho.
Benton Teer, Moyie Springs,
Idaho
RESOLUTION.
Whereas, Forest Highway building
agencies have heretofore program
med construction in accordance with
ALLEGATION Of funds as provided by
| Federal legislation,
Whereas, Congress failed to pro
: vide any or sufficient funds to car
2 ry out the ALLEGATIONS as heretofore
made and the construction as pro-
grammed by the Federal agencies
l for the fiscal year 194l,
t Whereas, no other agencies OF