The weekly tribune., 1892-03-12
MONTANA HOSPITALITY.
'rcl. Falls Receives n Handsome Compli.
ment From the Butte Inter Mountain.

Under the above heading Col. John B.
Read of the Inter Mountain, who was
one of the Butte visitors with the Mikado
troupe last Saturday, has the following
to say of Great Falls hospitality and its
entertaining people;
The Inter Mountain takes this oc-
casion to assure the citizens of Butte
that it would require the publication of
the entire city directory OF Great Falls
70 eDumerate the good friends which
this company has in the Cascade county
capital. The reception rendered the
Mikado company and its invited guests
at that place on Saturday was as
sincere as it was generous. The train
was welcomed by thousand citizens
with brass band accompaniment. and
the club. the hotels, and even the
churches were thrown open with lavish
hospit slity. The spiritual, as well as
the material welfare of the travel
crs was looked after with the ut
most solicitudc. The only thing that
WAS not free was admission to the OPP
era house. for which the Great Falls peo-
pie taxed themselves to the tune of about
81 200. to say nothing Of the $3.50 put up
iOI lut anu tIlc iuuCL OIl tHe IOdtl.
The performance Of the Mikado was
honorcd by the presence OF as fine
an audience as the Bostonians would
have attracted and the applause was as
unstnted as though Francis Wilson,
DeWolf Hopper. or Lillian Russell had
been IN the cast. We do not wish to
underestimate the musical culture of
the handsomely attired ladies' and gen
flan,ap N M hn ,E.
audience assembled on the occasion. but
to attest the splendid hospitality which
characterized the auditors and their con-
sideratc treatment of the Butte vocal
lists. Tho young ladies and gentlemen
who composed the troupe and all their
| friends in this city will never forget the
kindness manifested by the Falls city
people. 1t was a unanimous expression
of good feeling not only to the "MikadO"
company. but to the 5000 inhabitants
of the Silver city who were left behind.
1t was an ovation to Butte as well as to
the three little maids from school and
their associates Ii the acting or sing
ing at times lacked any of the profes-
sional graccs. the audicnce was too pO-
lit to bciray by sign or even by a dim
mutton OF the applause a discovery OF
! the lapse.
After the performance. the business
men Of the city still unwearied Of good
deeds. entertained many members of the
troupe at the elegant Rainbow club for
the second time. There the power of
Oratory was invoked. and after many OF
the citizens had given further expression
To the pleasures OF the occasion and to
the hope that Great Falls and Butte
would move grandly forward to a com.
mon destiny.
On Sunday the day was spent i'll see
ing the sights. including the great
sncltcrs. the falls Of the Missouri and
the giant spring. all marvels which
mean permanent prosperity FOR Great
Falls and success for the bright enter
prising men who have built up SO beau
tiful a city and made il so Important a
commercial centre. 1t is to be regretted
that the party had no time to look into
the possibilities Of the city's greatest
source Of wealth the vast ranges to
the north and east and the splendid ag-
rlcultural land in all directions. and the
mining districts Of the adjacent mount
ain ranges which are destined IN the
near future to make Great Falls one OF
the richest cities in the union. Great
Falls is "A natural business center of a
wonderful region Of country of great and
diversified resources. and the character
of its citizens is sufficient guarantee that
it will more than realize their highest
anticipations. The press and people are
a unit on all public questions, and their
friendly interest in Butte is too plain ia
doubt for moment. On behalf OF
all the people Of this city, the Inter
Mountain desires to thank Great Falls
for its splendid reception of the boys and
girls who comprise the Mikado company
and indulgcs the hope that an early OPP
portunity may be offered for a suhstan-
tal expression of reciprocal good will
II may he added that the friendly plot
to capture Colonel Hart until the train
had gone failed. and that the company
returned without the loss of that musica
and oratorical prodigy. for which lrI NJ
thank God.