The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-02-12

liability than such as that presented
by the people OF all classes in Boston
Among the young people especially
| there is burning desire to know all
ABOUT This mountain country, fed by
| an ambition that out here there arc
| opportunities which New England
cannot give them, and woulu lead t.
wealth. Montana and it's resources
are looked up by investors, and plenty
OF Boston capital is invested in Butte
mining properties, as you well know
but there are great many people
living in Massachusetts who have no
comprehension of what this mountain
country is like. There are people
who have never been 20 miles from
their native towns in the state; per-
haps once in their lives making a
trip as far as Boston. Yet they are
Intelligent people, and can tell you
readily that Canada bounds Montana
on the north, Idaho and Wyoming on
the south, the two Dakotas on the
east, and Oregon and Washington on
the west. But their ideas of the west
are still associated with the stories
old in the early school day histories of
Indian wars and massacres; that
every settlers house bristles with
rifles showed through holes on all
sizes. They are amazed and skepti-
cal when a New Englander returns
from the west and tells them that
in Butte, for instance, there are car
riages to take you from the depot to
the hotel, and in the hotel there are
elevators to convey the guest to his
room, just the same as though he
were in Boston; that men do not go
about dressed in bear skins with
knives and revolvers dangling from a
belt bound about their waists; and
that cowboys are not elected mayors
OF towns unless they happen to be
other than the New England concep-
ton of the terrible cattle puncher.
Il know a merchant in Worcester"
continued Mr.. Rodgers, whose vol
ume of business exceeds $4,000 per
year and his profits are something
like Is percent. He is man of bus
mess sagacity and fair intelligence.
but his world is no broader than New
England Talking with him one day
about the west and Montana in par
ticular, remarked that while his
business in Worcester yielded him
fair income, if he moved out to Mont
ana, profits on the same stock Of
goods would be three times greater.
DO you know what reply he made?
He said his store and goods would he
IN constant danger by reason of prowl-
ing Indians, and he stood chances of
being murdered every day he lived
in the wilderness of Montana. Give
him Worcester where ne had every
convenience at hand and could go to
church on Sundays without carrying
a prayer-book in one hand and gun
IN the other, as they do in Butte"
A native of New York state, who
lived ten years in Salt Lake and other
parts of Utah before taking up his
residence in Butte, sat beside Mr..
Rodgers, listening to his story. At this
point the erstwhile Utahnian took
a hand in the conversation.
people east have a most grotesoue
ideas of what a Mormon is like" he
began. In 1898 | paid a visit to
and took in the worlds fair.
One evening l was invited to a social
gathering at the house of friend. I
was introduced as Mr.. C. from Utah
In some way l became the chief at
traction at the gathering; but it could
not be through any gift of conversa-
ton, although took every emporium.
lty to speak of Utah, it's people and it's
wonderful resources in the highest
terms of praise. A lazy present ask
ed me how many women | had as
wives. Taking in the humor of the |
query, | replied that had only nine, |
but most people out there were not |
with less Than dozen. The |
company took my joke as gospel truth. |
Before the evening had been spent a
approached me, and placing
his hand upon my head, clawed around
it like fake phrenologist. When he
desisted, much amused | asked him
what object he had in paving over
my head.
81 wanted to satisfy myself about
the Shape of Mormon's head the
man replied. DO you know was told
that Mormon's are flat-headed peo-
pie. But it must be mistake as the
top of your head is Just like mine"
VALENTINES IN HIGH FAVOR,
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