The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1894-05-12
CALIFORNIA AND THE FAIR,
Mayor Brazeiton is "nIighty Glad to Get
Back Montana"

Mayor Br:zelton is "nIighty Glad to Get
Back Montana
Mayor and Mrs. Brazelton returned
frora. san Francisco and visit to the
Midwinter fair last Tuesday morning.
They also stopped few days in Los
Angeles, Portland, Tacoma and other
cities of the Pacific slope. If"Jack" ever
had a longing to cast his lot among the
roses and orange groves of California, he
comes back entirely cured Of the notion
lie says If there are any beautiful cities
and grand scenery in California he failed
to strike the "scenic route" ain a few
weeks, said he, "when Montana puts on
her summer dress, she can discount Cali
fornin in scenery. In all my travels /
saw no pretticr country than can be seen
i'll summer between Garrison aud Warm
Springs; and right here in Deer Lodge
we have homes and surroundings that
look far prcttier to me than any | saw in
California; Jack also speaks discoul-
agingly of the systematic manner in
which the tourist is plundered along the
whole line from Portland to San Fran
cisco, and says in his endeavor to appease
the appetites of Il small portion of the
army Of walking tourists that line the
thoronghfares of the Golden State, he
found himself on the verge Of bank
ruptcy.
While stopping in Tacoma, Mayor
Brazeltons presence was found out by
a newspaper reporter who was we'll ac=
quainted with the history Of his family,
as the following note to the New Nonru-
WEST from Mr.. Samuel Collyer, secre-
tary Of the Tacoma board Of trade, under
date of May 7th, will show: "Beleving
that some Of your readers would be inter
ested in the enclosed clipping from the
Tacoma Ledger Of this date regarding
one Of :our citizens, | have taken the
liberty Of enclosing it i'll the hope that
you will be able to give it space:
Hon. John Faynp Braznitou of Deer
Lodge, Montana, is in the city for few
days, returning home from a months
visit to the Midwinter fair at San Fran
cisco. Mr.. Brazelton is clerk and recorder
Of his county, and in addition to holding
this lucrative office, is mayor OF his town
as well. lie has resided in Montana for
out 5iatffe ffc State State "@ i r' now" 's"@'''
"1,ou may depend upon it, ! will be
mighty glad to get back to Montana"
said Mr.. Brazelton yesterday, in the
quick. breezy manner Of typical West
erner. "There is no country on earth like
Montana, and when get back there you
can bet I'll get down on my knees and
apologize to the boys for ever hinting, or
in the least way believing that there is
State in the Union to compare with our
great commonwealth"
Mr. Brazelton comes of one the oldest
and most arstocratic families of East
Tennessee. The Brazcltons We're one of
the wealthest and most influential fam
lies in the State in antebellum days. The
family home was at New Market, in one
Of the most beautiful aud fertile valleys
in the eastern part OF the State. Mr..
| BraZelton is Il .'forty-second' cousin TO
ex- Governor Bob Taylor Of Tennessee,
who tiddled his way into the executive
mansion. He is Il first cousin Of John d.
lnman. owner Of the Inrnan Steamship
line, who is large stockholder in the
Baltimore Il Ohio and chief owner ofthe
East Tennessee, Virginia & Georga rail
road Mr. BraZelton is one OF Two OF
three Of Mr.. Inman's only living relatives
When the war broke out it divided
many of the old families Of the South
with differences Of opinion that thirty
years have not healed. Mr.. lnman
though forced fora time To serve in tho
Confederate army, was an open sympa
thizer with the north, His BraZelto,
Il 1I, tp fla,
Of the South. They have little to do
even to this day, with their wealthy ant
famous cousin.