The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-15
MAYOR GEORGE GIVES WEsTsID-
Frs SOME POINTERS.
STATE HAS NONE BETTER
Everybody Prosperous and Progress
sive With Eyes Open to
city's Best interests.

From Mondays Daily Gazette.
Billings probably has no more con
sistent, insistent and persistent boom
er than it's W mayor and he never
allows an opportunity to go by to say
a good word for the "Magis City" A
few days ago he was at Butte on mat
tiers connected with the Montana Driv'
ing association, of which he is presi-
dent, and fell into the hands of a
Standard reporter. The reporter
wanted to talk ''hoss'' and Mr.. George
accommodated him, to an extent, and
then took occasion to change the sub
ject Of conversation onto one even
more congenial to himself, much as
the mayor admlres the noblest of all
the fourfooted creation, and sang the
song he loves so we'll, Billings, Beau
tiful, Enterprising Billings" Here is
what he had to say IN both subjects:
people are beginning to appreciate
that the raising of fine horses is one
of the great industries Of the state,
and anything which can be done to
stimulate the business will be a bene-
fit to every one. A few years ago there
was not that general interest in the
horse business that there now is.
There were a few breeders like the
late Mr.. DAILY, who had world wide
regulations, but there were few in
dividual breeders. AS our state and
it's citizens have prospered numerous
other small breeding establishments
have sprung up and the result is that
today in every town of Importance
in the state we have a number of citi-
zens who can boast of a fast stopper
or two. The manner in which this in
dustry can be stimulated is by the
organization of driving associations in
all of the more important cities. I
see that the people here. in Butte
have organized such a club, and it is
my understanding that the members
are all enthusiastic, which means that
it is going to be a complete success.
Similar associations will undoubtedly
be organized at other places, and
when this is done they can be cement
ed into a state association. and a state
circuit organized.
Down at Billings we have a number
of horsemen who are constantly i'm
proving the strain of their stock. Wal
ter Story, who purchased the horses
of Huntley & Clark, has a number of
promising colts. He has Gold, a son
of Director, at the head of his stud,
and has some fine colts. Charles Bair
is another who has a fine stable. He
has q string of eight at the track now
in training, and all of them are doing
nicely" q
Billings the Town.
Getting off the horse subject, Mr..
George talked entertainingly and en-
Enthusiastically of Billings. Billings"
said he, !" is one of the best cities in
Montana. Our. citizens are all pro-
gressive and fully awake to the best
interests of the town. Each freehold
er is constantly striving to Guido the
others in beautifying his place, and
the result is we have a very pretty
town. This spring hundreds of shade
trees have been set out, and the
streets in front of each residence are
boulevarded and kept clean. There
is a free use Of paint and each build
ing in Billings has a clean and fresh
appearance.
'.In the building line we are also do
ing something. Among the more i'm
portant buildings that I might enum-
crate is the city hall, costing $780,
900; a new public school building,
about complete, which will cost a like
amount, and the handsome $4,000
residence of P. B. Moss, president of
the First National bank and one Of
our most progressive citizens. Mr..
Moss is now in New York purchasing
the furnishings for his new home,
which, when completed, will be one of
the handsomest in the state. Next
fall we will vote on the proposition to
build a new county courthouse that
will cost 500, 900. and we also con-
template the building tof a high school
that will involve an outlay of 10000.
Billings is progressive. Wool is
commanding a good figure, stock came
through the winter in fine shape and
prices are satisfactory. so you can see
that the people of Billings have no
reason to complain. The Grow reser-
walton is to be soon thrown open to
settlement and with the Burlington
building across the state to Great
Falls our city is bound to become the
supply and distributing point for con-
siderable productive territory. If you
wish to see a good live town where all
of the people are prosperous come to
Billings"