The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-16
TELLS HELENA PEOPLE WHAT
WE ARE DOING I'M BILLINGS.
TALKS OF CARNIVAL
Says sugar Factory Will Make Big
Exhibit at state Fair This Year
Believes Bunch Of Billings People
Will Attend the Carnival.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
When w. B. George visits other
cities in the: state he never overlooks
an opportunity of boosting Billings in
a way that counts. The following
story was printed in a Helena paper
during Mr.. Georges recent visit to
the Capital city:
w. B. George, the Billings and all
Montana booster, was in the city last
night displaying a carnival button and,
praising Billings, Helena and Mon
tana. Mr.. George has Just returned
from Washington, where he attended
the convention of governors as a spe-
cial delegate from this state. While
east he also took occasion to visit 9th
Ell eastern cities. On account Of his
boosting facilities, Mr.. George was
elected last fall as the president of
the Montana state fair, and on this
visit to Helena he brought the news
that work will soon be started IN the
erection Of several new buildings to be
used at the next fair. "A great deal
OF work will be done at the fair
grounds this summer" said Mr..
George, ''and it Is our intention to re-
move the old buildings as fast as we
can replace them with new ones.
Sugar Factory Will Exhibit.
Among the exhibits which we will
have at the fair next fall" said Mr..
George, "will be one of the products
Of the sugar beet factory. Upsto this
time we have had a good exhibition
OF beets, but this year we Will show
something Of what is done at the fac
tory and the kind Of sugar that is
turned out. The factory is now ready
for business and from now on will
have something to show the people OF
the state. This year will be a banner
year for crops in the Yellowstone val
ley and, ! believe, throughout the
state. The rain has made the fields
and range look fine and we are all
looking for enormous yields in every
thing.
Great Thing for Helena.
II am certainly pleased to hear q
the movement to reclaim 100000 acres
of the land in Prickly Pear valley. TIL
going to be a great thing for Helena
and in fact | believe will result in !
three-fold increase In the population
Of this city in a short time. Helena
certainly has a prosperous future II
store for 1t, and the announcement o
the reclamation work / think is ont
OF the greatest things in her history
But then, we have a great, big, CRANE
state and 1t is no wonder that It's re
sources are being developed in ever!
part. Why Montana has the creates
future in store for It OF any state II
the union. I look for the population
of this state to increase more durinl
the next five years than it has in tn
last Is years"
Coming to the Carnival.
"Sure we're coming up from Bill
ings to the carnival said Mr.. George
as he glanced down at his carniva
badge. why do you think we woul
miss that. The carnivalSi is n Of Nor
tana's greatest affairs and l don't BIZ
lieve any true Montana citizen shout
fail to attend it. From what ! hav
heard Of the plans, i believe the cal
nival will be we'll worth coming
long distance to e this year. Yes,
just got one of the badges and
think they r beauties. No wonde
there is such a demand for them"