The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-11
HEAVY SUMMER BUSINESS
E. I. Lomax. Of the Union Pacific,
Says the Helena Conventions
Will Be Successes.
he Is In Favor Of Rates That VIII
Insure Large and Represent
ativo Meetings
What His Road Ems Done and Is Doing
to Bring Helena and Montana Gem
orally 10 the Front,

what His Road Has Done and Is Doing
to Bring Helena and Montana Con-
orally 10 tho Front,
.sThe eastern states have the people,"
said e. l.. Lomax, general passenger and
ticket agent of the Union Pacific railroad.
Yesterday evening. But" he continued,
Tin national resources. scenery and climatic
they cannot be compared with Montana.
Colorado, Wyoming. Idaho. Washington, or
any Of these northwestern or Pacific states.
And the resident of tho east, if he does not
find the statement true on his flrst VISIT
to this country. at least becomes filled with
q desire to make e. second. ANA when ne
does is fully convinced of its wealth. One
of the best educators OF the day, anu the
thing that does moro to keep down sectlon-
nlism and cause people to appreciate the
greatness of the United States. Is 4 national
convention. The delegates come fIom all
sections, and in the meetings they not only
learn more of tho particular questions they
90 to consider, but they also find that their
uarticulars section ID not the wholc country.
For wears tho railroads have been giving low
rates to conventions held in this east. When
the matter of the meeting of the A.. U. U.
w, at Helena this year came up. l took the
initiative in asking that q low rate be made.
l believe in giving the west as good Il show
as the east in these matters, and also be-
lieve it is good policy for the railroads to
get as many to come out here rs they pos
slbly can. Every man who attends the A.
o. U. w. mseting will be u walking adyer-
1....-..L l.AJ F,~ &Ia co,rtrp md tina rAIi-
roads. He will not remember, possibly.
whesher he travelled over the Union Pa
cihc. Northern Pacific or Great Northern,
but he will tell his friends when he goes
east about the richest mining camp IN the
world, and ths tins hotel at Helena, as we'll
as tho biggest plunge bath. Some OF the
people he tells will come and ses with their
own eyes, and among them there will DO
some who will take up their residence and
aid in building up the country. l pelleve
there will b. 1000 or 5000 visitors in Hell
ena during the session OF the A. O. Y. ".
1.-The national encampment Of the Sons
OF Veterans MI. Lenox continued, will,
I believe, draw from 5000 to 5000 visitors,
among whom will be many OF the
young and progressive business men
OF Che United States. :Ihs ns-
tional mining congress will be C
most important gathering. 1t will at
tract not only mining men, but also many
OF those interestedin the silver coinage ques-
ton. If tho bill now before congress be-
comes a law, the silver men will want to
get together and consult. If it does not
pass they certainly will take advantage of
the opportunity offered by the congress to
prepare for another battle, and the anti
free coinage people will be on hand to take
part in the debate. Ihave taken the initia-
live III this matter of rates for this conven-
ton, md am doing all | can to fix them al
one fare for the round trip, and l believe
that | will be successful.
Taking the conventions, and adding tt
them the iegular tourist travel, / am sure thii
will bs a great year for Montana. | bellev'
the travel to the Yellowstone national pal
will be larger this year than ever before
white the Alaskan travel will be rs good a
it was last season. In addition at least
600 knights Templar, who will attend tht
national conclave at Denver, will visl
Butte and Helena, making q trip through
the national park and then returning by
way of St. Paul. For all the
conventions that will meet a
Helena this year the Union Pacific will
issue special folders, that for tho A. 0. U
w. meeting being out ma few days. lr
these we will tell about, Helena, it's accom-
nlodations, places of interest and the excur
sions that may be taken. In a little wi ill
We are going to issue q folder especially de
voted to Helena. 1t will contain also some
uLlAAS aooAs l3htbS VIA Slfo 81 CoS b1o
of the Broadwater hotel and natatoruim
the Yellowstone park and such other in
formation as [ think will do the city som
good and at the Same time be of use tt
tourists. | am a great believer in thu
northwestern country. We have recentl'
issued an Immigration folder on Montana
telling about the railroad, government AM
school lands, the mlaes, stock growing
agricultural resources, schools, churche
and containing all the information W
could gather about the state from you
state officers. Railroads cannot afford t.
be partial to any section and we have ais
Issued folders on Colorado, Kansas, Ne
btaska, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington an
Oregon of the same character as that o
Montana.
"lhis is the first time I have stopped i
Helena concluded Mr. Lomax. Though
passed through here ABOUT two yeats aPe
| am very much pleased with the City
and believe it has n great future before it
The Union Pacific Is gratlfied wit
the treatment it has received fro1
Helena people, and | want you to tell ther
that If there is ever anything wa can d
foa them, ! want them to call GA me- |
reply to tho question az to whether til
Union Pacific was going to build int
Helena this year, Mr.. Lome1 said he iii
not know positively, but his Impression Wa
that the company would not build an
branch lines III Montana this year.
MIR. Lomax arrived III Heleda yeeterda
morning from Butte. Ha was panic
by d. Il. Burley, genera! agent of the pa
salt Lake. L. Y. Maze, general agent ,
Butte, and j. Lamb, stenoerapher. III
rartv was met by Agent Fl. o.. Wilson, an
atte" lunch at The Helena q d.iye was TAKE
to the BroaIwater and then around Il
city. Duflng the afternoon tt
party had a conferences vii
Il. Brown, secretary of the Monta,
executive committee of tho nation