The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-10
The Commercial Club and Board OF
Trade VIII Entertain the
Visitors.
Helena Delegates to the Irrigation
Congress at Salt Lake
Next Week.
Excurslonlsts from tho CGur d'Aiones and
Nebraska to Arrive Hero Next
Saturday.

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committee on arrangements for the e1cur-
sion from the Occur d'Alenes TO Helena,
which u is expected here on Sept. 10. The
committee consists OF +. +. Sterling, Dr.
w. M. Billiard, Richard Jockey, Gus Weis-
enhorn, r. ii. Kleinschmidt. In appoint
ing this committee last night at the Bonrd
of Trade meeting President Parchen told
how royalty the Helena people had been
treated on their visit to Wallace and Ward
nor, and no hoped the citizens of Helena
wonld reciprocnte. The Northern Pacific
railroad has arranged for the train which
will bring the Cuar d'Alene people here.
j. Il. Dunn, editor of the CHur
d'Alene Miner, telegraphed yesterday
to the Board of Trade that
tho excursionists would leave Wallace on
Friday. September 10, and return on Sun
day, the Goth. lie says there will be a
large party to visit Helena. Preparations
will be made by the committee of arrange
ments to give tho visitors a cordial recep-
tion and make their stay pleasant. The
committee will request the business houses
to decorate for the occasion. A plan OF
entertainment will be outlined ut the meet
ing of the committee to-day. The com
mittee on entertainment has been in
creased to fifteen members, and there will
be q reception committee of at least fifty.
The visitors from the Ceur d'Alenes may
be assured OF a good time in Helena, whose
citizens are famous for their hospitality.
The excursionists from Omaha are also
expected here on the 18th, and will be
taken care of by the Commercial club.
Trade in assisting the Commercial club in
entertaining tho visitors from Omaha will
be done. The board thought it would be
we'll to make this offer.
The following were appointed to attend
the irrigation congress- which will be in
session at Salt Lake Sept. Is, l6 and IL: J.
A. Mcknight, A.. W.. Lyman, Robert p
Fisk. President Parohen is also a dele
gate, having been appointed by the COM
mittee Of arrangements OF the congress
Two more delegates are to be appointed BY
him. AS outlined by tho committee the
sole purpose of calling this congress is tt
induce the national and state governments
to enact laws, whereby arid lands can b.
best and quickest brought into the market
settled and developed. Without Offering
any suggestion whatever as to the plan t.
be pursued, or the legislation to be sug
gested, each delegate is requested to form
Ills own ideas as to the most beneficial ant
' feasible legislation calculated to brinl
) about the development and uD-buildlng o
! the agricultural lands of the western state
Y ana GeTTlLOTvs II RoNcAhoA VI u oono
! west OF the Missouri river is to be ex-ofici
] chairman of the combined delegations from
: his state. Beside the delegates from board
of trade and other organizations, there ar
, thirty delegates at large appointed by eac
governor.
On account of the widespread interes
and universally recognized Importance O
this first of a series of irrigation congresses
the various railroad associations of tn
west have granted the unusual concession
of one fare for the round trip from al
, points within their respective territories, t.
1 Salt Lake City. This rate is open to any
one, whether a delegate or not. The term
and limitations of the tickets are unusual,
liberal. All railroads in Utah have con
sented to grant side trips to any point II
Utah and return at the rate of one-thir.
: rates for the round trip to all persons hold
ing round trip tickets issued under the lrri
CATION congress ratio above mentioned
l These side trip tickets will be good durinI
the life of the original tickets upon whicl
: the visitors go to Salt Lake City. Th
hotels of Salt Lake City, some twenty II
number. with ample and hrst-class moderl
y accommodations, have consented to reduo
lions in the regular rates to those attend
ing the irrigation congress.
The Salt Lake Choral society, consistin
of 400 voices. constituting the finest choru
organizations as the Spanish Guitar an
Mandolin club, 40 members; the Ladiet
Guitar and Mandolin club, 40 members; tn
Apollo club ~(vocal), 80 members, and loca
vocal and instrumental %soloists, has klndl
. consented to give a grand musical festiva
one night during the congress as a compli
. ment to the delegates. This festival wi
. occur in the great tabernacle. and tn
Choral society chorus will be acoompanie
by the famous tabernacle organ. Sid
trips will be- taken to the great Utah Bet
Sugar works, where will be witnessed til
o process of making sugar in next to til
largest beet sugar factory in the Unite
States, and the FIST one working on a Gro
+ produced by irrigation. An excursion wi
be taken to Garfield beach, the famor
bathing resort on the Great Salt LAX
where a most delightful bath may be ha
in the phenomenal waters of this milan
sea. Trips will also be taken to the war;
and hot mineral and medicinal springs i
the suburbs of the city. All of these exoul
,.sions, ETC., are gratuitously rendered by til
9 citizens of Salt Lake. Side trips can /
D taken at will to the summer, pleasure, hun
ing and fishing resorts in and near Sa
Lake City and in the mountains surround
= ing Salt Lake valley, as well rs to man
mining camps and agricultural valleys j
close proximity to Salt Lake City.
Arrangements for celebrating the ann,
versary of the Board of Trade, which occu'
on Nov. 53, were postponed until the ne,
regular meeting, ON the second Wednesda
in October.
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