Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-10
Butte Traffic Club Will Arrive
This Afternoon
CAPTURED SALT LAKE
And Were Most Royalty Entertained
By the Traffic Club of That
City--Some Incidents.

The Butte Railway Traffic club is en-
route ~homeward, but will not arrive in
the city until late this afternoon. The
club is on board the regular passenger
train. due at 12:45, but which has been
delayed several hours. The delay was
occasioned by a stop at Pocatello, where
it was deemed expedient to restock the
car with provisions, all the supplies hav-
ing given out except a case of Lithia wa
ter, the only case Of the stuff on board,
the seals of which, singular to state We're
u~nbroken. The news of the delay and it's
occasion, was contained in a private tele-
gram received at the city office of the
Oregon Short Line this afternoon.
All accounts agree that the reception
accorded the Butte railway men in Salt
Lake was a most cordial one. The keys
of the city were turned over to them
and they saw everything to be seen with
the exception of the sanctum sanctorum
of the endowment house, and one of
them, after meeting some of the fair
Mormons is said to have expressed him
self as even willing to see this also, but
was restrained because of recent legal
proceedings instituted against Mormons
in high places. OF course all this is hear
say and widely flown rumor. the truth
of which may contract to the needles
point by the time the excursionists reach
Butte, which is only a few hours away.
Ihey We're made royalty welcome and
were splendidly entertained.
The Salt Lake Herald Of yesterday con.
tanned an interesting write-up of the do
ings of the Butte railroad men. The ar
tlcle was profusely illustrated. Archibald
Gray, the ice man." was depicted in de-
collete bathing costume, ~endeavoring, by
ms example to tempt other of
the club into the great Salt Lake.. H. O.
Wilson was cartooned as a member of
the corkage committee. Mayor Dawson
is pictured in a thoughtful mood, vainly
~endeavoring to account for the rapid con-
sumption of the stock of provender,
gathered by the commissary committee
in Butte. Clifford Steifel and st. Clair are
also made the subject of cartoons.
Speaking of the junket the Herald says:
The visitors We're met at the station by
a committee representing the Salt Lake
Traffic club and driven to the Knutsford,
where refreshments were served. Then
followed a drive about town, and an or
gan recital at the tabernacle, after which
they returned to the Knutsford for lunch,
Then a short executive session of the
Traffic club was held in the hotel parlors.
1t has leaked out that during this meet
ing a committee consisting of Con st.
Clair, general agent of the o. r. en-;
j. e. Liebe, contracting freight agent of
the Union Pacific, and Phil Daniels, gen.
eral agent of the Burlington, made a crit
ical examination of the members with
reference to rule No. 20, which states that
Members may be charged with malt ex-
tract and other beverages only to their
marked capacity"
AT AIS in the afternoon the special car
Butte was attached to the Saltair train,
through the courtesy of General Man
ager Clayton, and the party went out to
the beach, where they enjoyed a bath.
After the bath the party repaired to the
car for a few minutes to watch Major
DAWSON roll some high balls and to
listen to Charles Clifford, general agent