The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-10

chamber OF commerce 1t Is q body
Of maa organized for the sole pur-
pose Of promoting the welfare Of the
city and boosting and advertising the
resources Of Billings and Yellow
stone county. II ss
Solution Of Problem.
MI Shepherd said that he believed
the idea Of a dollar, dinner" was.
the solution Of the problem Of getting
people together for q discussion Of
methods Of boosting Billings. and be-
lieves that no other function will at
ford such an opportunity Of getting
acquainted.
+. 3. Connolly andsL. 3. Schad en-
the idea Of the dollar dinner
In short talks on the subject.
DR.. sudduth ofaBroadview was cali
ed upon as zone Of the best boosters
in eastern Montana for q few re-
marks IN the dollar dinner" Mr..
sudduth' agreed with Mr.. George on
the subject Of changing the name to
the $4,000 club" He spoke Of the
100000 acres of unsettleV farming.
lying just to the north Of the city.
and said that by settling this vast
area the city would be greatly bene-
flied and It's growth enhanced ina
remarkable degree.
Revival Of Old Spirit.
Mayor Foster pleaded for a revival
OF the old spirit which existed when
Billings was a town Of but a few
thousands, and said that the possibili-
ties for a larger city were more favor
able in Billings than in any city in
the northwest.
Boost every mans game" said
the mayor, whether he is boring for
artesian water Of developing q coal
mine. BY doing this you do q great
deal to help develop the wonderful re-
sources with which this community
is blessed. Have dinners often ana
make every one feel that they have
a vital interest in the welfare Of Bill
ings."
He declared that the only way to
get railroads to build into Billings
was to go after them, in the. same
manner that the citizens OF Billings
went after the Burlington several
years ago.
About Federal Building.
"If q federal building for Billings
was proposed at the dollar dinner"
would you be opposed to it," was
asked Postmaster Prickett by Chair
man Bever.
An emphatic "No sir" vas the post
masters answer to the Interrogation,
and then Mr.. Prickett told how the
attorneys Of Billings could help boost
the city by using their influence to
have sessions Of the federal court
held here.
Attorney o. F. Goddard said that he
had turied the hatchet and was in
hearty accord with the views that
had been expressed regarding q "dol-
lar dsrner" and ear of boosting
Billings.
Cleaning Day:
He suggested that there YER many
ways Of boosting. and that one Of
these was to clean up the city. He
favored the idea of the mayor is
suing a proclamation setting aside one
day, when business houses and Of
fees will be closed, as Cleaning
day" He expressed the belief that
it would only be a question Of a short
time until the Milwaukee railroad
would build into Billings, and said in
defense Of the accusation that the Mil
waukee was not advertising Billings
and Yellowstone county that 1t was
the custom OF all railroad companies
to advertise the resources Of the sec
ton Of the country through which
their lines runs first, but that after
the companies had sold their town
sites they usually advertised the sur
rounding country.
He stated that the possibilities OF q
new district for the federal court be-
ing established were good, and that
Judge Hunt has stated that Il bust
ness increases as It has during the
past few months it will be necessary
to establish another district. He said
that Billings was the. only city in this
section Of the state that was located
favorably as a place for holding SEES
sions o. federal court in q eastern
district should one be established.
Bar Association May Act.
Mr.. Goddard believes that the mat
ter will bs taken up at the next regu-s
lar meeting Of the Yellowstone Coun.
ty Bar association, and the next m.
MIA meeting Of the Bar Associat.np
Of NEStern Montana.
Bob Nix, County Commissioners
Burla, J. Ward Huse and VS.. earn
sey heartily endorsed the idea OF a
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