The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-15
JUDGE MILBURN
IS IN BILLINGS
CUSTER COUNTY LEGAL LIGHT
DISCUSSES POLITICS.
LIKES MINNESOTA MAN
Easy to Tell His Political %Faith-De.
ciares Morris Will Lead Democrats
to Victory in Montana-says Miles
City Is Growing.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Former Associate Justice George
R. Milburn Of the supreme court of
Montana was in Billings yesterday
and took occasion to discuss politics
and talk about his home town-Miles
City. While he is not actively en-
gagged in politics as he was several
years ago yet he did not pass up an
opportunity to exchange political
DOPE with the local politicians.
Judge Mlburn thinks that the ma
tional campaign is going to be a
warm n from beginning to end and
says that to pick the winner is much
more difficult than in former cam
paigns. Il believe" said the Judge,
chat Roosevelt will be the standard
bearer again for the republican party
although there is nothing at present
to justify such a belief. l think that
before the first day Of the convention
is owe he will be nominated, there
will be a close contest over his nomi-
nation and l look for him to be named
in spite Of his assertion that he
would not under any circumstances
accept It.
johnson His Favorite.
johnson is my favorite of the
democratic possibilities. 1 think he
would be a better candidate and a
much more conservative president
than Bryan. According to present in
dications Bryan seems to have a clear
field but l wouldn't be surprised to
see the Minnesotan capture the nomi-
nation. What this country demands
and needs most Is a strong, upright
and conservative executive. Bryan
and Roosevelt are not conservative,
they are strenuous reformers whose
radical ideas r somewhat of a
menace to the peaceful conduct of
American industry.
In this state the democrats with
Norris at the head will capture the
plum. The recent hard times, which
1 don't think we're caused by the adj
m~inistration, will have an effect upon
the campaign. The people that have
been thrown out Of employment will,
in a majority Of cases, vote the demo-
cratic ticket" sse; Il.
Politics was not the sole topic upon
which the Judge spoke. He talked of
the good times down in his home
town at Miles City and of Custer coun-
ty in general. "Miles City is going
ahead at a rapid rate,' he said, land
while ! don't think that It will ever
catch up with Billings in the matter
Of size, I firmly believe that it will be
in time n Of the leading cities in
this state. Much building is being
done there this spring, many resi-
dences and one or two large business
blocks have been completed. The
Milwaukee railroad is going to begin
building operations Immediately on as
fine a depot as there Is any place on
the road. There is a sash and door
factory at present turning out home
made products and construction of
several other manufacturing plants is
contemplated in Miles City.
Energetic Business Men.
"But the biggest asset that we have
in Miles City is the number of bright,
energetic young men that are there.
They r just the people to push the
town and they are certainly doing it.
Many Of them are engineers, some
are lawyers, and others follow profess
sional ~vocations making them the
most desirable kind Of citizens.
mot only is Miles City getting
ahead rapidly, but the surrounding
country as well. Many new settlers
are coming into that section to make
their homes on the wide area Of rich
farming lands that are near there. No
less than $50 homesteads have been
fled upon through the Miles City
land Office this year, which is not a
bad showing. The new Rosebud ditch
will soon be opened supplying
enough water to irrigate a tremendous
area Of land in that vicinity"