The Sidney herald., 1961-01-18
Mont.-Can.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE II


Battin, Congressman and Arnold
Olson, Congressman, issued strong
endorsement of this International
hearing. MIR. Forsyth, Secretary to
Congressman Battin, read the en-
dorsement. All supporting docu-
mentS were filed and accepted,
With designations from Montana
Highway Commission and the
Highway Commission of Wyom-
ing. Both Wyoming Senators
Hlcky and MCGEE and the Gov
ernor all gave excellent facts COW
aring reasons concerning the econ
omy Of the two states and Ma
tional Defense.
The National System of Inter
state and Defense Highways is
defined in Section 7 of the Federal
aid Highway Act of 1914 as fol-
lows:
There snail be designated with
n the continental United Stes~
a National System of Interstate
highways not exceeding forty
thousand miles i'm total extent SO
COATED as DO connect by routes,
as direct as possible, the princi-
pal metropolitan areas, cities and
Industrial centers, to serve the ma
SIonal defense, and to connect at
suitable border points with routes
OF continental importance i'm the
dominion of Canada and the Re-
public of Mexico. The routes off
Inc National System of Interstate
highways shall be selected by
Joint action of the State highway
departments of each State and the
adjoining States, as provided by
the Federal Highway Act of No
vernber 9, 1921, for the selection
CT the Federal-aid system. All
highways or routes included in
the National System of Interstate
highways as finally approved, if
not already included in the Fed
eral-aid highway system, shall be
added TO said system without re-
gard to any mileage limitation"
II. S. Mutt opened the meeting
en- behalf of the states interested:
appreciation was extended to Ellis
L. Armstrong, Commissioner of
Bureau of Public Roads. Mr.. Will
11amS, Assistant TO Mr.. Armstrong.
was quite cooperative and very
competent.
This project has consumed over
80 years. The Highway Commits
sion over the years examined how
the State would benefit and in
1858 made the complete designa-
1on through Eastern Montana and
Wyoming, issued their designation
IN 1860. Results show all tourist
md traffic is greatly benefited,
north, south and highways in
Montana, east and west, intersect
thiS highway at right angles: II
helps Montana, Wyoming and
North and South Dakota. The
Highway would be close to State
lines. The evidence showed that
the cost would be about SIS, OOO.-
0OO.OO. Montana pays about 80
only. Tins would be about S7O.-
600, 100000 of road money for Mon
tana.
Saskatchewan No. 6 Highway is
QUILT and the United States must
make an Interstate connection.
Inls makes connection with High
way No. "a and Highway No. 90
IN Wyoming. From these two high
ways traffic can go into valleys OF
Mississippi and Missouri Rivers,
contracting centers of industrial
factories. Likewise this road from
Alaska via Edmonton-Saskatch
Wlan-Regina to United States Dor
derline at Ports of Entry Regway-
Raymond. This cutoff Highway
saves over $50 miles distance. The
country is rolling to level in
Canada; this provides lower cos
construction.
The preponderence of evidence
for this highway shows there i:
no other highway plan acceptable
TINS international situation holds
the center of attention. There art
perhaps 40 states who would like
10 get this designation, but thu
Central Canadian United States.
Mexican Highway is an Interstat,
designation and Highway No. 6 il
Saskatchewan must have prio
consideration by the United Statse
Saskatchewan has $4,000
square miles of area. Montana am
wyoming have 216 square mile
OF area. Hundreds of Millions O
dollarS of mutual trading 90 o.
IN these two countries; over 900
trucks crossed the borderline a
Forts of Entry; oil, livestock an,
many other products are on DAHL
report. The United States Inter
state Highway connection, we fee
will be approved. More mile
Stnould accrue from c~onstructio
over crooked roads now bein
Strengthened out.
1t was the opinion of tfhis Dele
cation that the approval of TIM
designation is the responsibility {
the Federal Bureau of Publ
Roads in Washington, D. c. ]
Is true there is sufficient inter
state mileage to complete tn.
highway. The Commissioner state
it was an emergency reserve.
5. Mutt will meet with the Nor
Il tana highway Commission TO dc
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