Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-12-16

that Glacier Parks travel has viz
tually doubled each decade. Last
years travel was $50 ,949. This years
figure passed 675, 900. For five con-
secutive years now, Glacier has at
tracted more than SOC, 900 visitors a |
year. Best pre-war year was 1885
with 210,072 visitors.
Emmert added that the population
of the United States and Canada is
increasing. More have vacations, bet
ter automobiles and there are better
highways. A result is more visitors
to the national parks. This trend
is expected to continue.
Emmert and Stanley Joseph, as
sistant superintendent, are presently
outlining Mission 66 plans for Glacier.
LIST IMPROVEMENTS
Proposed improvements in Glacier
include the following:
The Glacier Park Co. plans two
new motels, a dormitory for employ
es and dining room extension at
Rising Sun camp on st. Mary lake.
The National Park Service is seeking
federal funds to install the necessary
water and sewage extensions and
parking areas.
Agreement on new facilities for
the Lake Mcdonald hotel area is
being negotiated by Washington Of
flee of the National Park Service and
Glacier Park Co. officials.
Plans include additional cabins
at the hotel, remodelling of the main
structure and possibly construction
of a new hotel. This is the only feder-
ally owned hotel in the park. The
Glacier Park Co., Great Northern
subsidiary owns hotels at Many Ola
cier and East Glacier Park and OPP
crates the Mcdonald hotel as well.
The federal government has ap-
propriated $175,OOO for utility i'm
jprovements and $4,000 for roads,
parking areas and similar devel.
Opment in the Lake Mcdonald hotel
area.
/ cAMPcRouNDs
|, Mission 66 also is to provide a con.
tinued program for campgrourd i'm,
! lprovement in Glacier, Joseph ex
planned.
II Campground use during 1856 i.
/ listed as 1873, SIG persons, an increase
from 1859 last year.
Planned is new campgromd neal
/ 1.-THE foot of st. Mary lake and ex
, tensions and improvements at mos
, of the others.
Roads and highways are also Il
5 be outlined in the Mission 66 pro
! gram. Going-to-the-Sun highway ha
r had extensive improvements in, re
+ cent years. These may continue witt
4 such features as bridging sharl
l turns along the Garden Wall an
: even SnoWsheds y
NORTH FORK ROAD
f Improvement of the North For
n road is planned with eventual hop
p that the route will lead into Waterto
S Lakes National Park over Akamin
|. pass completing circle 8 highwa
e system for Glacier and Waterton.
: High country of Glacier is also
g share in Mission 66 planning. Ola,
ier's 1000 miles of trails need in
IS provement and there is an objectiy
IS Of additional trailside shelters.
re Another part of Mission 66 pla
n ming is the need for museums
q. Glacier. This 100000 acre esta
Il, lished in 1910 national park is def
re lent in this respect. Plans are to CO
slider new administration buildil
"a and museum near the west entran,
q and small museums at St. Mary al
~ Many Glacier.
;, Phase of park improvement u
II, derway is Mountain States Telephol
ne and Telegraph Co. taking over pa
IS. telephone communications with
rs May 6, 1856 target date. Extensi
IN improvements were underway
the Bell system company this ye;
I'M REVIEW 1855 PROJECTS
no During 1855 the following maj
no highway improvement contrat
IN, were completed in Glacier: Mel;
en- ghlin, Inc. Great Falls, Bureau
To- Public Roads contract for $286, 1878
to asphalt pave 81 miles of Sun hi
ur- way up the Garden Wall and re
oh guard rails. Mclaughlin also CO
pleted a 1954-55 contract for $414,
to rebuild 1888 miles of the Bal
Many Glacier road. S. Birch a
Sons, Great Falls, completed 81;
800 contract to crush. and stockr
10, 500 yards Of rock, widen Sun hi
way at Logan pass, and scale TO
M Schimmels and Schnell, Dishm
on Wash, next summer win complet'
ew So, Isl. 81 contract for water and 81
xe- age improvements In the Many G
on cier basin.
ing Glacier crews improved park
ing facilities and roads in the Swiftc
rent area, and last fall started w
eSs that will double the size of the b
ma man lake campground and impr'
AZ Kintla lake and Cut Bank CIT
~ ~. campgrounds.
~ A new loop was opened at the 4
' ,er Apgar campground where Powell ,
~. Baltrush. Havre, completed a s
al $3.50 contract for three mod
~ -, comfort stations that were star
). =, in 1854. Park crews also enlar
the Apgar amphitheatre used
1.t naturalist talks.
perl Major Glacier Park Co. imprt
for ment was in the Many Glacier b
at Swiftcurrent cabin camp wi
,ach, LaRue Construction CO.. Kalisl
Of erected three 14-unit mOtels, q
thu room dormitory and dining room
and tension. started last winter,
now virtually completed.