The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-10-24
Volume XII
No. z Highway
Is Subject at Troy
Continued from Page ~

tCOnllnued from rage IL
funds are. available for the con-
struction of a large proportion of
the uncompleted forest mileage in
states having national forests and
roads and bridge building programs
within or contiguous to forest
areas are at complete standstill,
Now Therefore Be 1t Resolved,
by the Combined Commercial Clubs
of Western Montana, Northern Ida
no and Eastern Washington, in
meeting held at Troy, Montana, this
10Th day of October, 1910, that Con-
gressional Representatives and SEN
ators of the States of Idaho, Wash
ington and Montana, be requested
to contact, and cooperate with each
other, and the Congressional Repre-
sontatives of all states having ma
tional forests, to introduce and eff
feet passage of legislation in the
United States Congress appropriat-
ing necessary funds to carry out the
program and ALLEGATIONS for such
bridge and highway construction.
Signed. Same as preceding res
olution
For the past two meetings Viii
liam Cady Of Standpoint has acted
as chairman and at the Saturday
meeting r. R. Veldman was elect
ed secretary.
Previous to the meeting delicious
turkey dinner was served, with the
compliments of the Troy CONNER
cial Club
j. B. Farris acted as master of
ceremonies and introduced Mrs.
Ralph Drury who accompanied Ray
Callahan in two solos, Mrs. Roy
Names then gave a musical read
ing and a girls quartette composed
of Flora Sagen, Nina Sagen, Flor
ence Peterson and June Sanders.
sang two numbers. Mrs. Ralph
Drury then favored the audience
with two flute solos. She was ac-
companied at the piano by Mrs. J.
B. Farris.
Upon opening the meeting Mr.
Farris gave brief outline of the
meeting at Standpoint the previous
week. He introduced representa-
tives from Standpoint, Bonners Fer
ry, Libby, Kalispell, Leonia, White
fish and Columbia Falls, and also
Henry White of Troy who drove the
first auto over the first highway in
Lincoln county Mr.. White has been
a resident of this district for AZ
years.
Harlan Wells, Whitefish, spoke
briefly on his conception of the man.
ner in which 10 60 about getting
the attention of Idaho highway Of
ficials. He said the present COM
missioner of public works is for
mer travelling man in this district
and is we'll acquainted with the road
conditions. Mr.. Wells also spoke
briefly of No 81 and its completion
o. c. Olson of Bonners Ferry
told the gathering that no forestry
money would be granted this year
for any roads. He stated he had
this information from the director
of highways of Idaho. The highway
chief told him that all of the money
had been given to military high
ways and it was his belief that all
military highways on the coast will
be completed first before any work
is attempted on inland routes.
Mr.. Olson advised the pressure
system for results on this matter.
Roger Grafton, secretary of the
Kalispell Chamber of Commerce,
stated that real international brief
should be drawn up for the benefit
of state, national and BPR officials
1t was his suggestion that the group
work along military lines for the
completion of No. 2.
Mr.. Grafton was appointed to
prepare statistics on the tourist bus
mess in Glacier Park each year with
an eye to showing the Idaho of
ficials the amount of business they
might be having for northern Idaho
if No 2 is completed.