The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-26
THEY CAME AND SAW
EASTERN RAILROAD OFFICIALS
TAKE BUTTE BY STORM.
ENJOYED VISIT IMMENSELY.
Taken to Walkervil.e Over Manager
Wharton's North End Limited =
Dined at Thornton and Wit
messed Play at Sutton's.

The "a travelling passenger agents for
various railroad companies of the coun-'
try who arrived from the West over
the Northern Pacific yesterday after-]
noon, left this morning for Helenas
where they will inspect the cracker fadsl
tory and then proceed East by way Of
the Great Northern. ~
The local railroad men had planned to
make their Butte visit one continuous
round of pleasure, but the train on
which the gentlemen were travelling was;
two hours late and it interfered with
the program of entertainment. s.
However, their visit, although short.
was made as pleasant as the exegenciee
of the occasion would admit. sx
Visit to VAUDEVILLE. s.
]. r. Wharton, general manager a.
the street railway company, took the
party to Walkerville in a special car
on the limited and returned it on
schedule time.
After getting back to the metropolis
the members Of the party were dined
in the cafe of the Thornton and then
taken to Suttons new opera house,
where they witnessed the Performance
of Dudolph and Adolph.
After the show several of the party
visited the Silver Bow club rooms,
where they met many leading citizens.
The agents have had quite a lengthy
trip, but are enjoying it immensely, as
the sights of the wild and woolly"
West are new to many Of them.
They started from Chicago November
6 and went to Los Angeles, where they
attended national meeting Of their
craft.
They then went to San Francisco and
then Portland and Spokane. stopping a
few days in each place.
All of them had heard much about
Butte and were anxious to see the place.
Helped to Entertain. Z
Among those who assisted in their en-
tertainment here were w. H. Merriman.
general agent for the Northern Pacific:
H. o. Wilson, general agent for the
Oregon Short Line and Union Pacific;
J. E. Dawson, general agent for the
Great Northern; George Ross, superin-
tendent of the Montana Central; Archie
bald Gray, general freight agent for
the Great Northern, and Charles Davidr.
son, general agent for the Denver & Rio
Grande and Rio Grande Western.
The party met here s. G. Hatch, as
sistant general passenger agent for the
Illinois Central with headquarters in
Chicago: Donald Rose OF Salt Lake and
w. H. Snedeker of San Francisco, agents
for the same line in their respective
cities. These gentlemen went Sou h
this morning.
Makeup Of the Party.
Among those comprising the party
are: w. L. Wyand, Northwestern pas
senger agent of the Michigan Central,
and wife, St. Paul; C. H. Humphrey.
Northwestern passenger agent Chicago
& Eastern Illinois, and wife, st. Paul:
F. H. Thorn. ely ticket agent Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul; c. D. Dunann,
city passenger and ticket agent Chicago
Great Western, and wife, Chicago; o.
P. Thorson, travelling passenger agent
Great Northern, and wife, St. Paul; ].
H. McFadzean, city ticket agent North
ern Pacific, and wife, Duluth; r. Haase,
travelling passenger agent Baltimore &
Ohio, and wife, st. Paul; ]. l. Fogg, trav-
cling passenger agent Great .torthern,
Boston, and wife, and f. D. Sullivan.
commercial agent Chicago & Northwest
ern. and sister, Eau Claire; D. B. Gard
ner, travelling passenger agent Northern
Pacific. and wife. st. Paul; r. H. Crosier,
travelling passenger agent Chicago, Burl-,
ington & Quincy, Kansas City; w. 81
Hutter, Northwestern passenger agent
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, st..
Paul; Mrs. Emma Lyons of St. PAUL.
and Miss Alice L. Hull OF St. Paul.
Mr.. Dunann is in charge of the party,
but Mr.. Wyand is seeing to it that none
of the members get lost