The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-14
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NOTED DEMOCRATIC LEADER
SEES GREAT FUTURE FoR
BILLINGS.
TAKES 4 AUTO RIDE: ]:
Delighted With Conditions ii Tho
YelIowstone Valley Surprised Il
Productivensss Of soil Under lrrloa.
tion-on Vacation trip, which wl,l
include Visit to National Park.

tion-on Vacation Trip, which VIII
Include Visit to National Park.
Travelling in democratic simplicity,
Judge Alton B. Parker, of New York.
the sage Of Esopus. the candidate Of
democracy for the presidency III 1904,
arrived in Billings Sunday night and
left yesterday morning for the west.
The noted New York jurist arrived
IN the metropolis Of eastern Montana
unannounced and accompanied by
local newspaper man, who had been
travelling On the same train, walked
to the hotel. registered and immedi-
ately retired. Unostentatious IN ap-
pearance, probably none Of the two
score Of people passed on the way to
the hotel recognized in him, the plain
" dressed American traveller, the once
leader Of the democratic hosts, man
who had polled more than five million
votes in an effort to become chief ex-
ecutive. And when 1t had been noised
around the hotel that the sage of
Esopus was in town, he had retired
to secure a much needed rest after
ten days spent on resolutions com
mittee Of q national convention and
two days spent travelling on slow
going Burlington train through a semi
arid region.
| On Tour Of the West. SE
Judge Parker planned his visit to
Billings to secure u good nights rest.
which he had not been able to secure
since arriving in Denver He was on
his way west to meet his friend, Do
lancy Nichol Of New York, the two
having planned q western trip. Judge
Parker intends visiting Helena ana
Butte and then meeting Mr.. Michel at
Livingston or Gardiner and then 60
ing into the park, where they win
camp and ride horse back for three
weeks. Leaving the park they will 60
to Salt Lake and into Los Angeles.
travelling up the coast through Coll.
fornia, Oregon and Washington, taxi
ing IN the points Of interest and reach
ing Seattle IN August, when the ma
tional bar association meets, the Judge
being scheduled for an address. They
will then go east through Canada. &C.
cording to their present plans. y Il
Delighted with Billings. 4
He was pursuaded to extend his
visit IN Billings few hours yester-
day 80 as to see some Of the country.
EARLY In the morning he was taken for
N auto ride up the valley and through
the city by Mayor Fred 81. Foster ana
r. q. Linebarger Of the Gazette, the
latter having travelled from Denver
on the same train as the Judge. He
expressed himself 50 delightfuly sur
prised at the wonderful productive
ness Of the soil Of the Yellowstone
valley and predicted that some day
Billings would be one Of the largest
cities Of the west. saying that It had
the proper foundation.
He appeared especially Interested
in sheep and cattle raising. and the
cultivation Of sugar beets and alfalfa
inquiring into the productiveness Of
the soil and the benefits Of irrigation.
He showed an intimate knowledge Of
agriculture terms. which he explain
ed by saying that he Is farmer, hav-
ing farm Of 40 acres n New York.
on his return to Billings some Of
the well known citizens met him.
Talks Some Politics.
The Judge didnot talk politics. ex.
cept when the subject was mentioned
BY some conversat tionansts. He -
serted that he felt that the ticket was
| i strong one and he nticipated that
| It would be elected. He exprsssed
himsslf q wan satisAed with the plat.
form. 10 seemed much moro intersst-
ed N his coming vacation trip. how.
ever. than In politi
81 N intervisw for the Associated
Press. however. no said hs would take
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