The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-01-22

air of railroad officials only served
to blow the whistle to rally the forces
which are concerned about this Mon
tana north-south "heart ine".
What really derailed the Great
Northern's train of testimony and
carefully connived exhibits was de-
monstration by the professionals of the
genuine need for this service.
Witness after witness revealed how
the goose bound Montana together.
Attorney General Forrest Anderson
brought out the great inconvenience
the discontinuance would cause Eli
line" and Southwestern Montana pas
sengers. This was projected to the
time when the limited access Inter
state Is highway would replace the
present primary. Those people living
between cities would be stranded
without means of public transporta-
ton.
Secretary of State Frank Murray
outlined the scenic spurs Importance
to Montana tourist trade. This is the
rail link between Yellowstone and
Glacier Parks and makes connections
with south-bound and coast trains.
He stressed the Importance as an
emergency transport when the roads
are blocked with snow or rock slides.
Great Falls Mayor William Swan
berg registered the unanimous pro-
test of the city council saying,
all roads lead to Helena, legislative
demands require this passenger serv-
ice the Supreme Court meets
here. Billiards Ga horrid word strick-
en- from the Chamber of Commerce
dictionary might impair communica-
ton with officials of the counties |
and cities with the state). II
A MOTHER SPEAKS
Mrs. J. N. Boots" Hall, Great Falls
city council member, gave the most
heart-tearing personal reason for
the Budd car. Her child
is mongoloid in the State Training
School at Boulder. She and other
mothers use this means to transport
children home for holidays. Automo-
mile transport is unsuited for this
purpose because of the cramped
quarters and possibility of break
Town. Mongoloids are very susceptible
10 pneumonia and must have the
lraft-free conditions of the Budd car
Her praise of the Training School
would make any Montanan feel proud
If his state. DIR. Westwell should have
been present to heas. those wonderful
words. q think he knows how wonder
'ul most Montanans think he is. The
salary chiseling Board of Education
or whom he works should most GER
ainly have heard.)
Lily Ralph and several others who
i've at the Dearborn bridge settle
nent would have to row across the
Missouri to the highway which she
vas not about to and especially in the
co clogged winter if the service was
Mike Starinski also lives at the 7
Dearborn bridge and protested for a
TX other pensioners who depend sole I
Y on the GIN for transport and sup ,
lies.
Art Peterson and Willard Kopetski
f Wolf Creek said they use the serv-
70 for business supplies.
Harold Gunderson hit the golden .
pike when he testified the GIN should
dvertise the service. The railroad is t
TX in giving public information about o
lis line. t.
OBJECT !,
Peter L. Hartman represented four Fl
in Great Falls and the r.
orth Central Funeral Directors As ri
,ciation, protesting that the present tx
) to 100 bodies year would have W
be shipped in the back of freight G,
ucks. The present absence of m
lnday train is bad enough but to
rye state institutions and Fort Har- nj
SON with trucks would be too much b,
r the families of the loved ones. in
earse rates are about four times
e cost of rail service which charges
'uble first class fare for human re- -
aims.
Hillcrest Lawn Crematory in Great
ills is the only one in the State and ov
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