The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1885-08-29
MONTANA PRESS ASSOCIATION.
A Visit to Butte by the Newspaper Men I
the Territory


At the organic meeting of the Mon
tana Press Association held at Helena
in February last an invitation was ex
tended by Lee Mantle of the Inter
Mountain for the first annual meeting
in August to be held at Butte. The in
vitation was very promptly accepted by
the Association for it was well under
stood that Butte, from an industria
standpoint, is the most interesting place
in the territory and that the representa-
tive newspaper men of that booming
city would especially devote themselves
to making the visit pleasant and profit
able; in both these opinions the resul,
abundantly justified the expectation.
The date Of the meeting was finally
fixed for the Goth Of August and early
last week the gathering of the membert
began. Unavoidable accidents or the
exigencies of business kept away sever:
al valuable members of the association
and those who would have been vel
coined to membership, but there was a
very good representation. Jerry Collins
of the River Press, accompanied by his
family, came from distant Fort Benton
and J. r. Widmyer Of the Independent
from more distant but more accessible
Glendive. Harrison Spaulding of the
Times and Will Kennedy of the Missou-
liam came from Missoula, the farthest
western newspaper town in Montana,
and John Russell Wilson of the Tribune
from Dillon away near the southern
border. Major Walker and D. w. Fisk
of the Herald, R. w. Wilkinson of the
Independent and Geo. E. Boos of the
Live Stock Journal represented Helena.
Alex. Devine and Walter Matheson Of
the Gazette came up from Billings, J.
E. Hendry of the ENTERPRISE repre-
sented Livingston and w. w. Anderson
of the Courier and A. X. Yerkes Of the
Chronicle talked for BOzeman. Will H.
Sutherlin of the Husband1nan was the
delegate from White Sulphur Springs
and the representative Of Montana agri-
cultural interests at the same time. OF
the Butte journalists who were present
at the meetings of the Association in
full force we shall take more particular
occasion to speak. Several Of the at
tendants were accompanied by their
wives or other lady relatives. Capt.
Jas. H. Mills Of the Deer Lodge New
Northwest and president of the Asso-
citation was expected to have been pres
ent but the serious illness of his wife
prevented his attendance. He was
greatly disappointed as were his brother
members, but sucn important domestic
could not but claim his
first attention. And beside the big
Drained, big hearted, big-bodied Captain
was present in spirit and by his prelim-
mary arrangements and financial par
in the programme assisted IN
making the meeting so great success.
The Northern Pacific had provided
all applicants already enjoying the fav-
ors of the road with trip passes to at
tend the Association and at Helena the
party was joined by Mr.. J. j. Fallon,
the representative of the Union Pacific.
Mr.. Fallon stayed with the party dur
ing the whole round of pleasure and by
his unfailing personal kindness and
gentility won the regard of every men,
Der of the party. On Friday evening
Cnas. S. Fee, general passenger agent
of the Northern Pacific, arrived in
Butte and Immediately affiliated with
the Press gang and remained a
cherished member of the party until
the return was made to Helena. There
are few men holding high railroad posi-
tions who are as generally popular as
Charlie Fee and their scarcity makes
him all the more appreciable. Messrs.
A. L. Stokes and G. w. Scott, general
Montana agents respectively of the
Northern and Union Pacific roads, also
did all in their power to make the trip
pleasant.
10 reach Butte from any Northern
Pacific point is a somewhat tedious
journey. Trrvelers from the east have
the privilege of going direct to the un-
lovely town of Garrison and waiting
there over twelve hours or Of spending
the night in Helena and by means Of a
local accommodation train making a
close connection with the Utah 4
Northern train for Butte. The latter
plan is preferable though far from sat-
sfactory. Passengers from the west
nave no alternative but to spend nearly
Twelve hours at Garrison both going
and returning. 1t seems very strange
hat some arrangement is not made by
which travellers on the Northern Pacific
;an reach the greatest mining camp in
The world, only fifty miles away from
The line, without such long delay.
TO those who had never before made
The trip the ride over Mullan Pass and
from Garrison up the Deer Lodge valley
was a positive delight. The valley is
1ot very wide but it is very beautiful.
It has long been settled and smiles with
crops of cereals and grass and
snug, even elegant, farm houses, while
ike every other Montana valley it is
by ranges of lofty mountains.
Deer Lodge City is noted for the beauty
IF its situation and general appearance,
the excellence of its educational insti-