The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-25
BUTTER WORTH, THE BOOMER.
Inc Buckeye Congressman Is Enthusiastic
over the Growth and Prospects OF
the Northwestern Views
of Ohio Politics and
Dakota Crops.

Hon. Benjamin B~utterworth of Ohio.
who, with Hon. William A Peyton and
ion. Charles A. Perkins of New York.
has been out on the Northern Pacific
railway, examining recently completed
sectlons, by order Of President Arthur,
returned yesterday and became the guest
OF MS Old friend, Mr.Tice, Nicollet Is
land, Minneapolis. Mr.. Butterworth
lett 81. Paul June %, and after the work
OF ms commission was completed, spent
a brief holiday in the wiIds of Montana.
nsnlng and hunting all kinds of wild
game, except bear, sightseeing and in
vestigatlng the resources of the far west.
lie says that no man can say, write or
paint his conception of the wonders and
beauties OF Montana, and that a man
may map out in his mind before visiting
lta as clearly as possible from all sources
OF information, yet he will find it so ut
terly different upon seeing it as to con-
ound and beWilder the senses. Like
all who go there for a brief period, Mr..
Butterworth doubts the stories told of
the nutritiousness of the bunch grass.
upon which cattle feed and fatten there.
He says that Livingston grew Is per cent
III size and population in the three
weeks eIapsing between his going and
returning through, and all the other
own are growing about as rapidly. He
saw a thermometer mark lis in the
shade at Helena, and found a roaring
lire comfortable at Deer Lodge. He
thinks the towns are ahead of the coun-
try.
OHIO POLITICS.
What about Ohio politics ?n asked
the interviewer.
Il. am going back to Ohio to take
part in the campaign" said Mr.. But
terWorth. ut will open about Sept. LIST,
and will be q warn one. ( heard moth
ing on my tip from Ohio, but I learned
here to-day that Thurman and otherlead-
ing democrats were very much dissatis-
fed, and | think this will help the
republicans and render victory certain
and easy. [ see that the prohibitionists
Lave put up a full ticket, but [ think it
will get but few votes. The Ohio con-
%stitution is prohibitory, in that it per-
mits no licensing of the liquor traffic,
and the result is that we have had free
whisky for thirty years. Prohibitory
laws are not enforced. Now that the
Scott law has been declared constitutions
al, the non-license provision Of the con-
stltution is evaded, and the LIQUOR traffic
is regulated. / think the Scott, law will
be strictly enforced, and the result will
be beneficial in many ways.n
II CROPS.
did you look at the crops on your
way back"'
Il could not tell much about the grain
by looking through the window of a car,
but | did not think it looked promising.
AT Bismarck / was told that one-tenth
OF an ordinary crop was expected there
and west of there. East Of Bismarck
they told me the prospects were better.
i heard of n man while at Bismarck
who had sold his oat field, d large one,
at 81 per acre as it stood. In Montana,
where irrigation is so much in vogue.
the crops all promised a large yield. I
doubt if Montana will ever raise enough
grain for home consumption, for I don't
think they have enough water to ~irrigate
the large areas of land where the rain
fall is light and irregular. This will
give your Minneapolis mills a heavy
trade if am right.-Pioneer Press, 1871.