The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-02
DucEs TO WASHINGTON.
ARE COMING IN NUMBERS
Large Delegation Of Black Killers
Expected on Their Way
to Butte.
ON Fridays Daily Gazette.

the western range horse was consid-
cred as synonymous Of everything
worthless and 'ornery'' in the shape
OF horse flesh. Many Of his kind are
now in Isl in the cities and on farms
OF the east and everywhere he is CIV
ing q good account of himself and re-
trieving the bad reputation he erst-
while bore. Among his latest and
most influential friends is Secretary
Wilson of the agricultural depart
ment, who has caused a commOtion
among the horse. dealers of Washing
ton. by taking there two teams of
western horses for government use.
The horses were selected from a drove
that had been used at the Ames, Ia,
agricultural college in conducting an
experiment of more than ordinary in
terest and practical value to the horse
breeders in the middle west.
Several years ago, when horses
We're so cheap, an experiment was
undertaken to determine the qualities
and worth of western ra%nge-bred
horses, obtained as range colts and de-
veloped under Iowa farm conditions.
The experiment station named Sc
cured a carload of Montana and Wyo-
ming colts, all bred on the ranges of
those states. They were carefully
selected rs regards both good breed
ing and individual excellence. The
experiments proved more than salts
factory, the animals having been
much admired as developed and used
at the college. Those bought by the
secretary are a pair of steel gray
P%ercherons for hauling the depart
ment's mail and express, and a pair
of well matched, seal brown coach
horses, that will be used to draw
Secretary Wilson's carriage.
In the opinion of those competent
to judge, the secretary will ride be-
hind as handsome a pair as is to be
e in the nations capital.
Strong rivalry exists between a
number of western cities for the hon.
or Of being the place of holding the
next session of the International Min
ing congress. Almost every town
on the coast is making an effort for
the meeting and some very tempting
offers will be submitted to the dele
gates. Among the leaders of the far
western cities San Francisco will
probably be the strongest, with Port
land and Seattle next. But the coast
men and those from Colorado, es-
pecially Denver, will find a strong
competitor in n of the mining re-
gions which may be said to be a neigh
Dor of Billings. The men from the
Black Hills, who lay claim to living
in the richest mineral belt in the
world, will send a crowd of hustlers to
the congress and if they are outbid
by any other place the successful one
will have to pay for the glory, and
pay a good. stiff price at that.
Deadwood and Lead City, the min
ing and financial centers of the
Black Hills, have pooled their issues
and will go in a body to secure the
coveted meeting for the first named.
Two sleepers have been chartered
for the Hills" delegation and will ar
rive over the Burlington road Sun
day morning. General Agent Segur
left this morning for Edgemont, where
he will meet the Black Killers and es-
cort them over his division, which
means that he will go with them to
Butte, where the congress convenes
next Monday. The party which he
will %chaperone is composed of the
most distinguished citizens of the Sec
ton they represent. Congressman e.
w. Martin of South Dakota is at the
head.
While the rest of her sisters are
clamoring for the right of franchise.
the new woman" is forging ahead
and gaining distinction for the sex
in other directions and invading
fields hitherto considered distinctive
ly masculine. The time is not so long
g when to have even intimated that
women be given recognition in the
deliberations of a body such as the
mining congress which meets at
Butte next week would have been re.
ceived with anything but favor, yet
no fewer than three ladies are down
for addresses to the congress. Among
them is Mrs. Ella Knowles Haskell of
this state, who is to speak on "Mon-
tana, the Treasure State" and it is
safe to predict that a more able or
entertaining address will not be made
before the convention.
The other two are Mrs. Mary Ark
wright Hutton OF Wallace, Idaho, and
Mrs T. Holland of Chicago Thov