The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-24

Joseph smith II, proprietor and editor
" the Madisonian and president of the
Montana State Press
I1I 1ooo association. was i'm the
w. registering crowd yes
terday Nothing hut the
urgent pressure of the business of the
newspaper office at hnme prevented
nm from making longer visit In
M1ssoula and he was as sorry to
make q hasty departure as Mlssoua
was to have him leave before he had
q chance to see the city. But he
mad to go and he went; he il the
sort OF man who responds to duty's
call and he looked regretfullv at the
green trees and the broad streets and
the BUSY crowds and said he would
IKE 70 stay here for days. But he
had other matters to attend to, prom
inent amongst them the arrangements
TOR the meeting Of the press associa-
ton. and he registered and went
after paying graceful compliments to
Missona's activity and fine appear
ance.
Mr.. Smith was not the only one There
are many editors, representing many
y5 parts of the country.
SOME who have the land
NUKE. craving and who have
@a come here to get
slice of the rich Flathead land There
has been hardly day since the reg
began that The Muscular
IA II <, fln ha1 tar
craftsman from somewhere. Yester-
day, besides Mr.. Smith Of Virginia
City, there We're two others Carl
Nelson Of Cando, N. d. His home is
the county seat or ToWner county and
ne runs the democratic weekly paper
there, the ToWner County Democrat
and Record. He is un near the Ca
madam border and, in the course of
his visit with The Muscular, he was
frank In his admission that Missoula
looked good to him. You have a
fine. lively city" said he. ''and your
are all particularly good.
was first impressed by the excellence
of your railway station: the Northern
Pacific erects handsome stations,
have noticed. / wish the Great North
ern would do the same. our home
country would be much more attract
i've to. visitors. But your whole city
is pleasing; it Is the lvelest place
have seen since / started from home"
Another editor in town yesterday was
George w, Bison editor of the Reg
lister of Wilbur, Wash Mr. Bison
spent the day in town and returned
to his home last night. "Missoua is
fine was his comment. your city
IS delightful and it's location is as
pleasing as anything I ever saw. /
walked early this morning on the
rain and for four hours or more be-
ore arriving here watched with I'M
snding pleasure the scenery through |
which we moved. The ride along the
liver is as picturesque as an. could I
20. That started the day jast right /
md I have enjoyed every minute
inca. | had planned to go hack by /
way of Wallace hut / find could
lot get to Spokane in time to see a
baseball game that I want to witness
md SO. I am going back by the main
inc tonight I am sorry to miss the
Wallace trip but baseball is baseball
With me-
}. V. Bean, the ever smiling and
representatives of the Ham
.-. ~ lton Chamber of Com
'EAN'S merce, is becoming the
BOOST. most popular man in /
town. He has developed
lis Bitter Root display into the OBJ
;eryation center OF the city and his
descriptions of the valley and its
plendid resources are worthy of the
ofty subject which inspires them. His
xhibit is receiving daily acquisitions
md ii is worth seeing. even If YOU
i've close to the valley. He has grain
md hay and flowers and fruit in
plendid variety and of wonderfully