Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-23
President Henry Filing Talks
Of the Reunion.
TO MEET in VIRGINIA CITY
How To Get There--TWO Routes to
Choose FrOm--MadiSOn Prosper
OuS--RailrOad Talk.

Major Henry Filing, the we'll known
broker and capitalist Of Madison county
and whose interests have gradually eX-
banded until there are few men in the
state whose holdings are greater than his.
is in the city in attendance upon the
grand lodge of the Ancien! Order Of
United Workmen, of which organization
he is grand receiver of funds.
Major Filing is president of the Society
of Pioneers of Montana. which O%rganiza-
ton of pathfinders will meet in annual re-
union in Virginia City, next Tuesday.
There mas been some misunderstanding
as to the time of meeting. Mr.. Filing m
formed an Inter Mountain reporter last
night that the meeting vas called for
Tuesday, Aug. 80, at 10 o'clock. At that
time Mr.. Filing will call what pioneers
have arrived in Virginia City to order,
and an adjournment will be taken until
evening, when most OF the visiting
pioneers are expected to arrive.
Mr.. Filing stated that IS many Of the
old timers had departed from Alder Gulch
when the bride path and stage Dad were
the only methods Of getting in or out,
an explanation of the routing was resir-
able. Those who wish to go early and
avoid the rush must leave Suite on the
iNorris-Pony train, which departs from
the local Northern Pacific depot Mon
day morning at 7:15 and arrives in Nor
ris at $40 in the afternoon. Tn stage
connects with the train at Norris and
those who take this route will arrive in
Virginia City Monday evening. The
larger proportion of the pioneers will
leave Butte on Tuesday mornings train,
| which 6enartSt from Rnffp at ..1E q M
and arrives at Twin Bridges in time to
make connections with the Virginia City
stage. Those who prefer private equip
ages can easily be accommodated at
Twin Bridges, and there VIII be a num-
Der Of private carriages driven from Vir-
ginia City to Twin Bridges for the pur-
pose of accommodating the pathtinders
of long ago. There will also be a few car
riages at Norris Monday for the same
purpose. Also it should be borne in mind
that there is no train to Twin Bridges
Monday. Returning to Butte the train
will leave Twin Bridges Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday. The Norris train re-
turns to Butte on Monday and Friday
only. There is also a special train which
goes to Twin Bridges o n Sunday, and
which leaves the Butte depot at 8 a. m.
Major Filing stated that the people of
Virginia City are making every prepare
ton for entertaining their friends of long
| ago, ana lie dllLlclDd les that tue Occa-
sion will be the red letter day in the his
tory of the Pioneer Society. A reception
will be held in the new auditorium Tues
day evening, and Wednesday evening the
visiting pioneers will be banuuetted by
the Elks, knights Tempiar and Royal
ArchMa sons. Colonel w. +. Sanders will
deliver an Grafton which will be full Of
historical "reminiscences. and all pioneers
who know of historical incidents that
have escaped attention., viii be expected
to tell what they know. The Bozeman
band will be in attendance.
Speaking of Madison county in a gem
eral way Major Filing stated that he was
lsurprised at the wonderful progress that
had been made in various industries dur
ing the year just past. 1.-THE people Of
Butte do not know what Madison county
is doing, or how we are forging to the
'front.' said he. "Particularly in a min
ing way there has been some splendid
achievements, both in quartz and placer.
The railroad companies have shipped four
times the amount of freight this year, and
everything is going forward at the same
rate"
Speaking of railroad building Mr.. Filing
stated that a movement was on foot to
organize a syndicate Of Montana and
eastern capitalists for the purpose of
constructing a line of railroad, either
electric or steam, from Twin Bridges to
Virginia City, and also from Twin
Bridges to Dillon. It was possible, he
said that some work in this direction
might be done this fall.