The Anaconda standard., 1899-08-20
MONTANA BEST OF ALL
Weather Here Is Far Ahead of
the Coast Article.
VOLUNTEERS SCORE OTIS
Accuse Him OF Inaction and Dilatory
Tactics-Infected Fruit in Eastern
States Frank Miles Enthusl-
astic About Alaska.

through California Professor Aber
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the country that ne saw. lie says that
since he left Southern California he has
encountered no weather that is as
pleasant as that of Western Montana.
About san Francisco and on the ore
gon coast he reports the most disag gree
able weather that he found anywhere.
After a long period of drought rain had
begun just as the grain harvest was
we'll under way and the oldest nhabi-
tants cannot recall season so unfav-
Orable to crop prospects as the pres
eEt. Professor Aber was in San Fran
cisco in time to witness the arrival of
many of the returning volunteers. He
says that the volunteer is much in evil
dence all over the Pacific slope at pres
ent and he is everywhere the popular
idol In speaking Of this condition of
affairs, Professor Aher says:
What impresses one at the very first
is the extreme youth Of most of the
volunteers and their enthusiasm. | am
positive that many of them are not
more than Is years old and the vast
majority of them are certainly younger
than % years. On the steamer l had
an opportunity to speak with several of
them quite Intimately and | talked
briefly with many more. All of them
criticise General Otis most severely
They complain of inaction. of waiting
aIru I W "tta''IS t',tlrs ,mat are pioe re-
loislh5 "a. wal u'iitsN i $50 "
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nc piouS II. ,leii ,a'h anu ~ ,iie
etunS oh ''te r1!aiuS uieS lao lr,ilins ~ 70
aas a, ~ ~lault- lil"lns way, icy s"H
~ ~lnat ~'lis Ioope 'Ii ,liF is,aii"s are wen
ratloneu. pu, coilipialn tha' the Wn'.e
wa wa 10 anu ma ~ o"Ii. I"
anu anu n,i,Sit nav ~ oeeil eiidsu 'ot,S t'iie
aSo viii suou cpiiiiiiai , nue. Al, ol tie
men WIN MhoiI ! tdiheu nau pe'n IN
d''lie WV anu soiie VI ~mehl itt'
it'Si\eu MpuiluS. oiie pooi ieiloN .at-
lleu nlpillo puIlet uluel ms hiiI" MI,
cap INA. the urseoliS hau hol peeli aole
70 lei,oNe' ne vas pauiy Si'p,,'eo' pu'
WA. Mas cleelIui @ anu sopelui: A'i III an,
'he Noiuiitee'S' JuuSihS ii",i "nat
souhs nheh'
Secretary Edwards of the state board
ci horticulture mas returna ed from h :
Eastern trip and reports a very pleas
aht 'iihe. ne spent collSli@Fao'" t'fht
ID tne Mlss,ssippl valley 3ad maze 7
'a'elui Stuuy ol the iie'hous 81 IN
state horticuturai ana 'sr'cuith'dl
poarus there. III lliilolS' ne saS'' th,
"lcharu people are becoming ala r'h'i
|
late III some cases are 'dhins ia!lti ~
measures 70 eraulcate the peS' Nhi'"
was III ohicaSo' says WI f0Matu7'
was win the inspector Wh''l ~ re-
| celNeu telestah from the s'a'e ,hsie'c
! lof nl oregon sasins 'hit ctrioau VI
Cahlorhia pears had peen sent thf"ush
MS territory 10 Chlcaso ana mat the
lrult was pauiS inleCIeu. me tnl!dsH
| oiiicldis were WdtShihS lor that ca ana
| Wnen IL arrived II they louuu IL inject
ed' II Is certain mat II vas destroyed
lhey overlook mothing ana spare no
| aroused and their experience ought TO
| he an example to Montana orchard
| men. l VIII at once AXE up the matter
| OF fruit inspection here with the mem
bers of the board. There should be 10
/ trult allowed to enter the markets Ct
! this state that Is at all infected with
! pests that are a menace to our orch
ards Mr. Edwards Will at once visit
| the new state entomoloSist, VINO SIC
ceeds DR.. wilcox at the state expert
| ment station, and consult with llm IN
the matter.
Eropk p N1as forr,ar,,, y.a,I-,xrovr
| Il, MissonIa ava Elatnaad co,,,rias VS.
a visitor in Missnn,a f1r =, fnn bonrs
Eridav Mr. Miles bas snart tho CT
leW years In Alaska ana was On ms
way paSh 10 ,ne coast "hell lie H,oppS''