The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-16
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WITH BILLINGS
NEW YORK CAPITALIST VISITS
CITY ON WAY EAST.
rAKlAlnT A2lngn mE.eTaAIv
CANNOT AVOID DESTINY
is Of the Opinion That Growth Will Be
Z Rapid From Now on-sees Great
II Advantages in Coming Metropolis Of
state.

B. Y. Audrey, New York banker
and capitalist, was a Billings visitor
yesterday for a number of hours. Mr..
Audrey is making the first western
trip of his life. He heard of the many
natural advantages offered by Billings
and stopped off here on his way east
to take good look at the future me-
,tropolis of the state. In an interview
with Gazette reporter Mr.. Audrey
had the following to say:
II was certainly surprised at the
many substantial buildings that no.
ticed throughout the city while out
driving this morning. The directory
which consulted before leaving home
gave Billings a population of 4,000
and when reached here was sur
prised to find city of nearly 10000
From what I have seen of the irri.
gated lands in this vicinity, together
with those that have recently been
opened up near Huntley by the gov.
ernment, Billings is bound to be one
Of the largest cities of the west be
fore many years roll around. The city
is the natural distributing point Of q
great agricultural country, you have
great quantities of coal at your gates
both at Red Lodge and in the Bull
mountain country, where understand
the great deposits have as yet been
hardly scratched. Gold, am told, is
also found in paying quantities near
Billings, which adds greatly to the
many possibilities of which your beau
tiful little city and it's opportunities
as the headquarters for supplies OF
all kinds.
There is no way in which Billings
can avoid its destiny. The scenery
along the Northern Pacific railway as
it follows the Yellowstone is beautiful
and compares favorably with that in
Germany and Italy. Here the air is
clearer and person can see for great
distances, while in those countries il
is always the opposite and often
murky and foggy. From the bluffs
overlooking the great Yellowstone an
exquisite birdseye view of the upper
valley can be had by the visitor at
almost any time of day. enjoyed the
picture to my hearts content this
| morning and spent several hours on
a projecting rock drinking in the
beauties Of nature.
"The water power that is developed
by the Yellowstone river is one of the
many advantages that is possessed by
your city Such stream in New York
state would be lined with mills every
few hundred feet and the time is not
far distant when the Yellowstone will
be harnessed in such manner.
Il understand that the finest trout
| fishing to be had in the world is to be
| found in some of the streams that
empty into the Yellowstone. | never
knew that until / came here, neither
did know that Montana has the best
hunting grounds in America. There
were several other things that have
learned since came out west in re
gard to the resources of this great
| country Montana needs advertising
and am glad to learn that the en-
lterprising citizens of Billings have re
Gently formed a chamber of com
merce for that purpose.
"The section of country that came
from has for the past three months
been sweltering under intense heat
| The victims have been many, espe
| cially in the larger cities. Here all is
changed. Since I have been in the
state I have been sleeping under
heavy blankets every night in order
to keep warm. I find the woolen GOV
ers the right and proper thing for a
nights rest in all the cities of the
state. A nights sleep here is recon
pense for months summer torture ir
New York. had no idea that there
was place in the world where sum
mer could be as pleasant as / have
found it here. broiled in New York
Here find pure air. cool days ant
delightful nights. doubt whethel
you, who are accustomed to sucl
blessings, appreciate them
THOMAS ROBBINS DEAD.