The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-07-07
THE PRESS GANG.
A Most Delightful Trip to Salt
Lake and Denver.
Through the Graudest Scenery on
the Continent---A Courteous
Reception From All.

The editor and wife have been away
at the meeting and subsequent out
inc of the Montana State Press asso-
citation, and as the latter portion OF
the trip was principally taken up
with travelling and sight seeing, there
was no time to send in any report of
the s'doings" of the gang. MM..
The association met in Helena on
the 2lst Of June and transacted bus-
ness that day and the next. Many
interesting papers were read on Tues
day and that afternoon the associa-
| tiOn elected it's officers for the next
| year and selected Butte as the next
place of meeting. An invitation
was received from the Press associa-
tion of the state Of Washington, ask
ing the Montana association to join
the former next year on d trip from
Seattle through the Sound by steam
cr, the trip to extend to Victoria, Is.
G., and San Francisco. It is probable
that the trip will be made, and that
the Utah editors will also join.
The REPUBLICAN party did not ar
rive in Helena on Monday evening in
time to participate in the reception
at the Montana club rooms, but was
informed by those who did that
nothing had been lost, us the Helena
people quietly monopolized the floor
and graciously allowed the press par
ty to look on while they danced. at
the banquet at Helena on Tuesday
night the same disregard was shown
IN another way. The printed pro-
gram for the toasts, etc, called fol
an address Of welcome by the mayor
of Helena, also responses to toasts by
Chief Justice Pemberton, Attorney
General Nolan and a. J. Seligman
but none Of these were present. The
banquet itself was very fine and
nicely served, and was altogether en-.
joyablc.
During the stay in Helena the
Western Union Telegraph company
and the telephone company kindly
placed their lines at the disposal OF
the press people, and the street Cal
lines passed along all who wore the
association badges. Tuesday morning
a number Of the private carriages o
the city, including the governors
were rendered to the ladies Of til,
party, who visited Fort Harrison ant
the BroadWater natatorium.
"Wednesday morning the party go
up early for the run to Butte on th
Montana Central, which road, as wei
rs the Northern Pacific in Montana
had issued free transportation. III
F, original itinerary OF the party had i'll
cluded only a trip to Salt Lake on TIL
Oregon Short Line railroad, but be
fore leaving Helena, Mr.. E. b. Evt
land, travelling passenger agent {
q the Rio Grunde Western, who's
4 headquarters are at Butte, and VIII
4 was with the boys at Helena, ter
& dered to the party Il cordial invit;
= tion from L. a. Wadlcigh, the gene
al passenger agent Of his road,
make the trip from Salt Lake to Del
YER over the great scenic route, til
transportation aud even the Pullma
charges to be free to the cntil
crowd. This most generous offer ";
y received with hearty applause and
c was then and there decided that mo:
i of the party would accept.
We arrived in Butte at l o'cloc
Wednesday and were met at the d
pot by delegation Of the Butt
press and escorted to the Butte hot
where a fine lunch was ready, an
during it's discussion genial Joll
Magure, the veteran theatrical MAJ
agcr, invited all who wished to Wis
= his pretty opera house and witness
portion of the "Twclyc Tempt
,e tions," which opportunity was CT
,o braccd by quite u number-thc in,
70 tation, not the Temptations.
l. At p. m. the start was made #
Salt Lake, the night being spent {
the train. Arriving at Ogden in Il
early morning we were met there