The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-01-09
Editorial Comment

Editorial Comment
CLOUDS GATHER OVER HIGHWAY 2 BYPASS ROUTE
In las, published the substance
Of letter Mansfield from Fred Quinnel r State
Highway Engineer.
Qunne offered several weak and questionable
planned program wherein
Highway would Browning to folio" route some TWO
south Of the city.
would challange these statements and demand
tina, local and directly effected
highway be produced BY Mr. u'nne
give testimony relating to their alleged complaints
in connection traffic hazards contained the present
route explain public they favor the bypassne
of Browning.
This reporter questioning persons
in attempt who favors reroutns the
highway has been found.
Quite to contrary quickly at the mention OF
the projec, number of sound for leaving the
highway presen. route we're heatedy offered
According Qunne for the highway through
need construction and studies
made all pointing the conclusion
the highway reconstructed should follow
approximate line shown red accompanying map
Due the attitude Of the people in the vicinity Of Browning
highway accomplished and
the old highway has become steadily worse from the standpoint
Of safety"
So Quinnel and armchair associates have concluded
Such statements slap in the face of Browning
What attitude other than contrary the eoutins of lifeline
tina. livelihood nearly 50 Of the business
could the highway Bread
nowadays and Highway bread and butter least so
Of the businessmen Of Browning and their dependents
Mr. Quinnels living dependent
age from the highway wha, position would he defend:
Along Highway in Browning have six motels and
grocery four garages three
ua from 50 100 seasonal
Are these legitimate taxpayns
hundreds Of Thousands Of dollars to be eoldy e.
unaffected dsan, would nothing
than the already seometrc theorem that the shortest
distance between given points is . straight line?
We all in
toll the highways but using the traffic hazard in
relation 10 the present route Of eway through Browning
be conceived Statistics will
prove this: , 49,. =. .
concerned the being applied
Association whose attitude could be expressed
the highways and should be- built to
local businesses and sightseeing
tourists.
feeder according the departments barter plan
would road into Browning thus
practically volume Of tourist trade could be realized with
the profit extracted from the present route 50
the letter implies -. 80,
generous alternative Such road might serve well
ranchers when driving their herds to the
for shipmen, how tourists would deour from the
highway for Of coffee lunch souvenirs or "s"
lodging
. they Improbable city that must depend
on them for onthehshway business
rerouns Of Highway could lead to only two thnsstne
folding Nd Of good one half Browning and
the loss dollars from the local level
all way Thus heavier tax burden
local and county units In particular while
legislators scratch devise means Of attracting ousne''e'
Montana
We would suggest improvements be made to the existing
route such widening overhead Of banking the
overhead hill west Of town. grading down the cuts
where snow drifts expensive improvements The
cost Of the proposed construction estimated now will no
doubt upwards Of Is cent III and when and
would serve the measure eliminating traffic hazards to prsc
cauy degree.
that the highways served the communities and
were routed through for the accommodations and
attractions the and cities were here
first they absorbed much Of the expense and nave con-
tnued to do through the years Of taxpayns
Novv a
that the the highway traffic a least
certain classes through nonexistence offheroad
w,er holes still expected TO the taxes that
Will be used rnsle their economic enjoyment and very exist
we'll bear In mind that II the large transport
trucks that literally Of roads, and they
were build their roads, most to
build our public highways might come 70 end