The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-06
A WANDERERS T U
Hon. 0. r. Goddard's Travel Among
the Web Feet.

With something like ten pounds of
Their rotundity to an already generous
circumference Of girth, the Hon. o. F.
Goddard returned Friday night from
a months visit to the northwestern
coast country, during which he travel
ed over considerable of the exhibition
territory of that region. A stop was
made at Spokane, and Seattle was
next visited, after which Tacoma came
in for a share of inspection and admir-
alton and then sail was set for Vic
toria, where float the crosses of st.
Andrew and st. George and everything
is decidedly English, W know" Al
though distinctively British in every
respect and lacking in all that disting-
uishes an American city, to Mr.. Cod
dard Victoria was not without it's at
fractions and destinations. The mag
nificent drives, we'll kept streets and
beauty and wealth of foliage all APP
pealed to him and he left with many
pleasant recolections of the quaint, old
and phlegmatic place.
Seattle, of course, comes in for the
most generous part of the praise he
has to bestow upon the towns and cit
les visited by him. Business in all
it's branches is booming there and the
city is rapidly growing and gaining in
Importance as a commercial and ship
ping center. While there he was con.
stantly meeting former Montanans
and a pleasing feature of the meet.
ings was that all seemed to be pros
porous and happy, with fortune Law.
ishing her broadcast smiles upon them.
The Montana colony among the web
feet of the Puget sound has grown
to the dignity where it's members are
favored with the distinction of having
a directory published devoted exclus-
lively to themselves. The name, resi-.
dence and occupation Of each is given,
so that the pilgrim from this state
who wends his way up there may find
his former compatriots with the least
possible difficulty and strike them for
small loans to tide him over a temper
airy financial embarrassment or ask
them to accept his hospitality at some
of the many drink emporiums conven.
iently located at intervals about the
city. But whatever the nature of the
interview he requests, a Montanan
may always feel assured of a hearty
and warm welcome from the exiles.
En- route to Newport, where Mr..
Goddard has rented a cottage and
where he left his family, a short stop
was made at Portland, which in some
respects is not unlike Victoria be-
cause Of the easy going, comfortable
way it's inhabitants have of living and
their indifferences to the hustle and
rustling qualities characteristic of the
people of the other cities on this side
of the line. Portland's chief distinc
ton lies in the fact that it always i'm.
! presses the visitor with it's foreign
air and the feeling of inconsistencies
that it inspires in those not familiar
with it's ways and appearance.
At Newport, which Mr.. Goddard
describes as an ideal sea shore re
sort and n of the most inviting
places or the American continent fol
a summer residence, fishing, bathing
and boating formed the chef meas
ures of diversion and so pleasing
were they found that it was with diff
ficulty that he coud tear himsel
away to return to the caves and wor
ries incident to an active business
and professional career. He fishet
some and what is better, managed tc
catch an occasional tom cod, bass
or other denizen of the Vastly deep
although the total of his success in
that direction was not sufficient tc
cause any apprehension in the minds
of the owners of canning establish
ments or their employees. He left
enough fish uncaughu to insure the
usual annual supply for commercial.
purposes.
The rainy season was over wher
Mr.. Goddard arrived on the sound and
consequently neither he nor any Of
the members of his family were OBJ
liged to cucumber themselves with
slickers and other safeguards against
the excessive precipitation character
istic at certain times of the locality
over which they travelled. Mrs. God
dard andfthe children will remain al
Newport until toward the latter part
of the present monthwhen they, too
, will return.
Although it was his first visit te
foreign lands, Mr.. Goddard had nc
conflicts with the coast guards and re
! turned without any of his baggage