Hungry Horse news., 1955-07-22
Interest BROUGHT North Fork Road

pDJectlVe tor over 40 years has
EN- Improvement of a North Fork
/ I'D.
columbia Falls Commercial club.
: their March II, 1918, meeting
4nferred at length on the proposal
3 building a North Fork road.
Here are the minutes as detailed
Fred M. Terrell, secretary:
l"R. P. Mclaughlin of the Forest
3ervice told of the work he was
bout to do on the North Fork road
md made some explanations that
we're received by the members with
pleasure. He was followed by ]. L.
Galen who said as superintendent of
Glacier National Park he would do
BILL in his power to help the building
of the North Fork road.
Judge Miller, who lives up the
North Fork, told of the conditions
there and told of many things that
the members knew nothing of. He
also said he thought it would be
possible, after the road had been cut
through, to get an appropriation
from the Postal department to i'm
prove the road SO it would be easier
to get over it.
HE was followed by R. D. Keast,
the newly appointed Road Super
visor county, who said he would
do all in his power to push the work
through to completion. Talks by
other members were to the effect
that the Club and all it's members
would do all in their power to help
the active workers on the North
Fork road.
I'm further remarks from Mr..
Mclaughlin he suggested that each
member appoint himself commit
tee of one to get after the County
Commissioners on every possible
occasion and boost for the North
Fork road. Also, that the Commits.
Sioners be appealed to, to finish the
Parker hill part of the road first
thus giving Mr. Mclaughlin &
chance to push the road through tt
the other end which he thinks car
be done with the appropriation re
ceived of $4,000 already received
from the United States
Minutes of the meeting continue
with: 'It was suggested in a little
talk by A. N. Smith Gather of Ton
and Bob SMITH that each member
do all possible with the County Com
miSsionerS to further interests O
the North Fork road.
Moved and seconded that tn,
Club as a body and each membel
do everything possible to help carr,
to completion the North Fork road
Carried"
Then there are the Commerce.
club minutes for March 6, 1914, con
tanning this reference: ''Mr. R. P
Mclaughlin of the Blackfoot Fores
Reserve talked on the North For
road proposition. He explained tha
he had the positive assurance thu
the Government would appropriat
$1O,OOO.OO on the road. He also sal
that the County Commissioner
would supply the balance of tn
money to complete the road thi
year, b tut that there seems to b
some trouble in getting the Count
to furnish the money at this time,
that to start the work it is necessar
to have about $2,5OO.OO now to b
raised on the outside.
"It was moved and seconded tn;
the secretary write Mr.. P. A. Pau
sen of Spokane, who is at the hea
of the Coal and Oil companies tn;
are operating at the point at tt
proposed head of the road, and Sc
what they will do toward furnishir
this amount.
These early minutes of the Co
umbia Falls Chamber of CONNER
forerunner carry valued history
the community.
EARLY MEMBERS
On Feb. II, 1913, the folloWil
were elected to membership at 81
year: Steve Zorzie, John S. Axte
Capt. John E. Sprague, Josiah Ro
ers, Roy B. Allen, James Bolic
John P. Makota and William
Burns. j. F. Henley was club pre-
ident.
The club elected the following
ficers Nov. II, 1918: R. w. Ma
president; T. V. Kilduff, vice pr'
ident; George D. Watt, treasure