The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-19
TO GREET VOLUNTEERS
Missoula's Delegation Not Large
but Select.
MEETING OF THE CONGRESS
The Attendance Will Be Much Larger
Than at First Expected - Most OF
the Members OF the Legisla-
ture Will Be Present.

Missoula, Sept 1S.--Missoula will not
have large representation at the San
| Francisco greeting to Montana's SOL
| diers, but what it does have will be
very select. Dr. Rockman had already
| gone, and John Mcguire is packing his
trunk to go. Beyond these two, 1t Is
not likely that there will be any Mis-
soulans at the Golden Gate, but there
| have been many messages sent from
here for the returning boys in blue
or brown, or whatever color they may
come in. and If they are all delivered
| the boys will know that Missoula is
| thinking of them 1t had been planned
| to send a goodly delegation from here,
but the fact that the dates of the meet
| ing of the irrigation congress coincide
| so closely with those of the arrival Of
! the troops in Frisco has prevented 9TH
ers from going. 1t is thought that Mis-
soula can do more good to the state
by taking good care of the congress
than by going to the coast. so the de-
cision has been reached to concentrate
all forces upon the congress meeting,
which will be the most important event
that has ever transpired in this city.
The later correspondence that has
been received here in regard to the
meeting of the congress indicates that
the attendance will be much larger
than was at first expected. Arizona
will send ~ delegates, California and
Colorado will be represented by about
20 each. Wyoming will send about rs of
her foremost citizens, and washington
will have large delegation. There will
also be fine representation of the fed
eral departments from washington, ID.
c., and smaller delegations will come
from as far east as Connecticut and as
far south as Texas. The probable
membership of the congress will be in
the neighborhood of $50, and there will
be large number of outsiders on hand.
Nearly all of the Northwestern lines of
railway will be well represented, and
the total representation from Montana.
while it cannot be accurately estimated
al this time, will be large.
The hotels are making arrangements
to care for as many as they can con-
tain, during next week, and the homes
of the city the residence blocks, the
boarding houses and halls. will all be
placed at the disposal of the visitors,
so that there will be ample accomnfo-
dations for all. Missoula is looking
nicely this fall and the town will have
on her best clothes to receive the dis
tinguished visitors who will honor the
next week. All citizens are ready to,
assist in the meetings, and there is no
doubt that they will be successful.
The governororof this state will not
be able to be present at the meeting.
He has written to the local commit
tee, expressing his regrets, but the fact
that his presence is required in San
Francisco at this time is good excuse
for his absence. Most of the members
of the legislature will attend the meet
ing, and the mayors of the Montana
cities have been requested to send cele-
cations according to the basis of rep
reSentation that has been sent to them.
The Montana irrigation companies Will,
in nearly all instances, be represented,
and it is hoped that there will be a
representation of the state officers that
will indicate to the visitors that the
state appreciates the honor of having
the meeting held in one of her cities.
The days of the congress sessions
will be busy ones, and there will be but
little time for entertainment. None of
a local nature will be attempted, aside
from the formal reception that will be
rendered to the visitors on Monday ev-
ening of next week, and a carriage
drive through the city and its sur
rounding country on one of the aft
ernoons of the melting. The citizens of
| Missoula however, will tender the dele
gates an excursion through the Bitter
Root at the conclusion of the sessions,
| a special train having been chartered
| for that purpose. This will enable the
visitors to see for themselves the agri-
| cultural resources in this section of the
! state and to visit the Bitter Root stock
| farm. superintendent McGinty of the
| farm has kindly invited the delegates
to take a drive over the big farm, and
| the special train will leave here in the
morning and will take the excursion
| lists directly to Hamilton. Lunch will
be served there and the trip over the
! farm Will follow.
| Chairman Sloane of the committee on
| decorations, has been hard at worn and
| his part of the local work promises TO
be well carried out. The Bennett opera
house, where the meetings will be held,
| Is to be deliberately decorated with
| grain. fruits and flowers. while the col
| ors of the state university-copper, sill
Yer and goodwill figure prominently
in the designs. The hall will be brill
| liantly illuminated and will present a
| fine appearance.