Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-01-28
Schedule improvements in Glacier

WEST GLACIER-Over ST. ,O0O,-
900 worth of new construction is
indicated for Glacier National Park
during the next two years.
Travel to Glacier National Park
each year is now triple figures for
years before the war. The park
has just completed its fourth sea-
son with over half million Wis
itors. The 1854 travel figure was
sos, 230.
President EisenhoWer's budget
message to congress included at
least $409,900 for construction in
Glacier during the 1856 fis-
| cal year. In addition there are
telephone and electrical improve
ments by utility firms serving the
park, and completion of road con-
tracts started in 1853 and 1854.
FOR MCDONALD
Supt.s j. w. Emmert in Glac-
der said that the budget includes
t$175,0 900 for extension of water
and sewage lines as well as local
lpowerlines in the Lake Mcdonald
hotel area during the 1855 fis-
cal year. Slated for 1956-57 is ex-
tensive remodeling of this gov
eminent -owned hotel using fed
eral funds. In addition the Glac-
Ter Park Co. is considering con-
struction of a number Of large
cabin units in the hotel area.
4 Plan for Mcdonald hotel, the
smallest on highways in Glacier
is enlargement of facilities to &C.
commodate about the same num-
Der of guests (about $500 as d.
the Glacier Park Co. owned no.
tells at Many Glacier and Eas
d Glacier Park.
FOR MANY GLACIER
The 1856 federal budget al
so includes $124,2OO for improve
ment of water systems and sew
age and similar services in tn
s Many Glacier basin. The Glacie
v Park Co. is planning enlargement
j of Swiftcurrent cabin camp, an
0 the government of Swiftcurrer
e campground.
G In addition there is $110,70
: marked for improvement of camp
v ground and service roads as we
as parking areas. This include
r $62,500 for roads and parkin
8 areas in the Lake Mcdonald he
e tel area; $4,000 for roads an
e parking areas where Swiftcurrel
al cabin camp will be enlarged, an
Is $4,000 for campground roads an
t. spurs up the Flathead's Mort
IS Fork. This item is listed for Kin
lie la lake campground but actual
if approved would be spent fl
e Improvement of campgrounds l
the North Fork including Kint
re lake.
4, ELECTRICITY AND PHONES
s. Also expected to result in col
siderable construction activity
re the park this summer will
rs erection of new facilities !
e. Mountain States Telephone al
IT.. Telegraph Co. who is taking ov
On telephone service in the park
re May, 1856.
70, Other construction projects i
8. clude the new poleline by Fla
head Electric Coop TO carry ele
A. tricity and telephone cable to La.
90 Mcdonald hotel. On the parks es
I'd side, Glacier Electric Coop o
of Cut Bank plans to build l
at mile line from Babb to Many CT
he cier.
IL HIGHWAYS
~; Included in the 1953-54 buds
of were funds for improvement
he Going to-the-Sun highway in t
by process of expenditure. S. Biz
and Sons, Great Falls, last f
ok started a $125,30O contract that
zee about 20 per cent completed. II
includes widening Sun highway
Logan pass, scaling rock off t
Garden Wall, and stockpiling i
SO 500 cubic yards of crushed ro'
lal This year is expected to see
'as bid call for a contract to preps
&c and apply plant-mix permans
10 type Surfacing to ten miles of S
IT. highway from Logan creek to l
gan pass. Funds were provided
IT. the previous budget.
es. On the parks east side, N
Do Laughlin, Inc, Great Falls, v
complete their $414,798 contr
ary on the 1888 mile road from Ba
an. to Many Glacier that was over
tly per cent finished when shut do
).lby weather last fall.
,ar, Another item available for n
10y construction is $42,5OO for
10 parks one-haf of the propo'
i've new bridge across the Flatht
rivers North Fork at Polebrld