The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-15
INVITATION ACCEPTED.
Board Of Trade Executive Committee
to Issue Invitations for the
Excursion.
Reasons Why It Is Thought Best
to Leave tho Women
at Home.
Arranging for = Dining Car to Accom-.
pany h T~rain-Retter Passenger
Schedule Wanted.

The Board of Trade last night formally
accepted the invitation of the Northern Pa
cifc Railroad company for an excursion O,
business men to the Coeur d'Alsne country
on Aug. 10. After some discussion abou,
details 1t was thought best to leave the ar
rangements in the hands of the executive
committee. They will get up the printed
invitations which are to be n~on-transfera.
BILE. Az stated in Agent Edgar's letter
printed in The INDEPENDENT yesterday, the
number is limited to 375. There are now
about 100 members of tho board, all of
whom will receive invitations, provided
their dues have been paid up to Aug. 10.
Tho executive committee will also have the
task Of distributing the other invitations. 1t
was inferred from the tenor of tho letter
rendering the invitation that it would
be better not to issue any invita-
tions to the ladies. This may seem at
first glance to be ungallant. President
Parchen, however. made it very clear that
the trip would not be a desirable one for wo-
men. 1t will be q fourteen hour run from
here to the Occur d'Alene over a new and
rough road. Then the rush of about 800
e~xoursionists will tax the accommodations
to be had in the places to be visited. Beside
these objections to the ladies going along
another is that it is quite likely some
Of the men will not be able to secure sleep
ing accommodations and will have to sleep
on the train in seats. Two nights will be
spent in the Coeur d'Alene district. The
train will leave Helena Wednesday Aug. 10
at seven a. m., reaching Wallace. Idaho, in
the evening of the same day. The next
day will be spent in visiting the mines and
mills. On the return trip the excursionists
will leave Wallace early on the morning of
the 21st, arriving at Helena in the evening.
President Parohen will have a conference
with Agent Edgar to-day about having a
dining car accompany the excursion train.
There are no eating stations along the line,
and If the diner is not provided the excur-
%sionista will have to take lunch baskets
with them. There was some talk of adopt
ing a badge to distinguish the Helena peo-
pie from those who are to join the excursion
members present last night seeming to
think that the Helena business men could
get along without any,.
A subcommittee was appointed to
draw up a telegram, which was sent to
President Cakes, of the Northern Pacific,
last night. urging upon him the necessity
OF arranging q passenger schedule between
Helena and the Coeur d'Alene country,
which will enable quicker time to be made
between these two points, and avoiding ny
lay over at any intermediate places.
A proposition from W.. E. Norris IL Bro.
was read regarding a cracker factory, and
its consideration deferred until the next
meeting. Norris Il Bro. offer to give a
mortgage on their present candy manufact-
uring plant for So. O00, and with this amount
to plsfchase additional machinery, and a
further mortgage of 81 5000 to b. placed on
the combined plants. They guarantee that
the Investment will pay eight per cent.
tho Organization Of a stock company.