New-York tribune., 1902-01-29
j. j. HILL AND "sHORTT" YOUNG
RAILROAD MAN TRIES II VAIN TO SUP
PRESS PALACE OF PLEASURE


PRESS PALACE OF PLEASURE
St Paul. Jan q specian-There IS one man IN
Montana who has stood in :. !. Hills way longer
and more persistentIy than any other whom he
aver came IN contact with This is shorty
Young who keeps a concert hall At HaVre. Mont.
/ 2 place that came into existence when division
headquarters Of thu Great Northern road were
! esta blished there
Mr., Hill repea tedIy threatened to move the diVi-
sion point further west and taboo the town II the
Common Council Of Hsvre did not take steps to
suppress certain resorts which are objectionable ~
him in that he saws that they have the effect or
demoralizing the employees Of the railroad com
panes OF which ne is the head II IS said by those
who are personally. close 20 Mr.. Hin that the IN
satisfactory moral condition At Havre has Tor
wears worried -he railroad man.
For the last eight years there has been con
Hict between him and shorty Young, the pro
prietor Of a concert hall and drinking resort lust
outside the corporate limits of the town of HavrA
ard which iE practically maintained by the patron
age Of railroad men IN the employ Of Mr.. Hills
companie7
Up n 1893 Shorty Young was known politically
and infuentialy a. the wheel horse" of the town
Of Havre. He conducted the principal saloon n
the little town which was populated by about
fifteen hundred persons. principally railroad men-
In town and county elections shorty Young was
catered 70 for he had proved that he carried
large number OF in his waistcoat pocket. and
for any man 20 be elected a municipal place
He made and unmade in fact. he was looked
upon. and was as 4 matter of fact. power DO
uucally To his credit. however, n was al"avs
said that he kept good hquor and conducted
square" games In connection with his saloon ne
maintained 2 variety theatre. He secured the best
attractions and as he often expressed it. he gave
The bows r71n for their money Mr.. Hill had
often heard or Young. There had been frequent
reports made to the president ~ the road about
abroad employees frequentinE shorty 8 place 100
he
on one OF his visits Havre in his private car in
1913 To the surprise of Sfr Hill he found the pro
pretor Of the saloon and variety theatre a susVe
and genial fellow. Mr. Hill often expressed his
surprise that man Of "shortys' character
istics should be engaged in business so obnoxious
70 the public welfare Of the town of Havre
An effort was made induce Young 70 close his
place Of business, but he declined. Mr.. Hill then
Informed the Mayor and Common Council that the
RIace Pa Z mus ,o- % 5T oTid he removed 70 Shelby
1he I TEaL It;I ;So bJ5 ei gsr,i7r and PASSED an
ordinance prohibiting the conducting or variety
theatres and dance halls within the CITY limits 1d
against The passage Of the ordinance but II pre-
vailed. and Shorty mad 20 close his place
An effort was made 70 have thg broedalIZe qrd l
chased a tract Of land Just outside the CITY limits.
and erected. at large expense. a saloon and and
bIaZe of gIor,- light and ravefT many OF 1Ir HIS
sr1Ioyas - be7e 1-essT- The best vaudeville talent
in the country was engaged for The opening week
cisco seattle and Eastern points we're present,
Shorty" made success Of his venture. I or
months ne coined money. despite the fight which
made against MS place by Ar HLL ,
Seeing that Il impossible 70 close the temple
Of amusement outside the city limits Mr. Hill set
about plan provide for his employees a club
house where proper and respectable amuseneuts
might he afforded At his personal expense he
erected a clubhouse and fitted II with the best
H put in library. filled it with books and the
besr papers and periodicals \ part Of the club
house reserved gymnasium. billiard
tables and other games for the amusement Of the
railroad but stfn Youngs resort on the out
skirts Of the city throve Young Palace or
PLEASURE as II is called iS known all over Mon
tana and while Havre Is an isolated railroad town.
i'm an isolated plain Mix River. i'm Choteau
County. people flock from various points within
radius Of several hundred miles when good bill is
announced.
is said that Mr.. Hill has NOT given up the night
against Shorty Noungs place and, IN fact. he
has renewed his efforts suppress it, and that h
has recently issued orders 10 remove the division
n0inr of the Great Northern road from Havre to
shelby II the Palace of Pleasure" is not sup
pressed by April !.