The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-03
LARGE PARTY
OF N0TABLES
DISTINGUISHED FOREIGNERS TO
VISIT BILLINGS IN JUNE.
Are SENT BY THE KAISER
Delegation Represents German Gov
ernment's Agricultural Depart
Notwithstanding American
Farming Methods.

Farming Methods.
From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
Sometime ago The Gazette publish
ed the announcement that during the
earlier part of the summer a delega-
ton of distinguished gentlemen rep
resenting the agricultural bureau of
the German government would make
a tour of this country and that u visit
form them might be expected by Bill
ings. Subsequently it was believed
that they would not travel through
this part of Montana, some trouble
having arisen in regard to transporta-
ton over the Northern Pacific and
partial arrangements had been made
to take the party through the state
via the Great Northern. Happily,
however, an understanding has been
arrived at between the Ger
man embassy at Washington and the
department Of agriculture and the
Northern Pacific by which the pro-
gramme as originally arranged will be
carried out.
In effect the travellers will be the
guests of the department of agricul-
ture, the office of experiment stations,
Of which A. C.. True is the director,
having been charged with arranging
the trip and insuring a route to be
taken by them promising the best op-
portunities to study farming and the
kindred Industries of stock raising,
horticulture, etc. This, of course, in
cludes grazing, irrigation and feed
ing. In order that they might be emf
abled to see these latter branches TO
the best possible advantage, Nh. True
opened correspondence with II D:
O'Donnell, who has achieved q ma
tional reputation in connection with
irrigation and stock feeding, request
ing him to interest himself and 9th
ers in the matter to the extent of
showing the foreigners how those
things are done in the Yellowstone
valley, which is acknowledged to lead
all other parts of the west in those
lines.
Are Coming in June.
This morning Mr.. O'Donnell receiv-
ed a letter from Director True in
which further particulars of the in
tended coming of the party are CIV
en- The letter states that Mr.. True's
office has been Informed by the Ger
man embassy that the difficulty in
connection with the movement OF the
party over the Northern Pacific has
been removed and that the trip will be
made as originally planned. This
means that the visitors will arrive at
Billings Sunday, June z, at 9:05 a. M,
and will leave here for Fargo the fol-
lowing day, Monday, June 8, at 1l:10
p. m. Sunday, of course, will have
to be given to absolute rest, for we
are confident" writes MI. True, 'the
party will be in need of it. On Mon
) day the entire day can be devoted to
a visit to the farms near your city,
: which we know, will be of great in
terest to the foreigners"
"Kindly advise u.s." continues the
l letter, "as soon as convent what ar
rangements you can make in order
that we may be able to give them
the programme for that day before
3 hand. We would also be highly pleas
: ed if you could secure hotel accom-
2 modations for the party in Billings
( and, if so, to inform is about the
! rates. If there is any carriage hire
connected with the visit to the farms
we would like to know the approx
mate amount.
"You understand that WI have beer
charged with the arrangement OF this
trip and therefore we are inclined t.
ask a number of questions, in ordel
to have all points cleared up before
starting. Such a procedure seems
d to us more satisfactory to all con
cerned. The party will start from
New York May 2, and all matters
y must be definitely settled before tina
/. time"
Mr.. True closes by saying that
copy of the complete itinerary will
n be sent in a few weeks.
Who They Are.
is A list of the visitors is sent to Mr.
is O'Donnell, with the announcement
t. that the party will probably be &C
n companied by Herr Schenck, agri
1t cultural attache of the German EN-
bassy, and a guide from Mr.. True: