The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-19
MAJOR SMEAD.
. ADDRESSES
N0TAR|ES
DESIGNATED OFFICIALS WITH
UPTOWN OFFICES ARE MADE
PRoPosiTloN.
WOMEN'S CLOTHES BURN Open LETTER IS ISSUED
Communication Sets Forth this condi-
tons Which Exist and Offers Sub
stitute and an Alternative--Ars
Given Until 10 O'Clock This Morning
to Accept Conditions.

to Accept Conditions.
since yesterday morning there has
been considerable discussion of the
| notarlal difficulty which has risen in
connection with the registration for
the Flathead opening. The commit
tee of the chamber of commerce which
Saturday night secured the verbal as
sent of the notares to an agreement
10 maintain reasonable office hours
VIII today secure the signatures OF ali
concerned TO an ironclad written
agreement. Aside from this determi
nation there were no developments
yesterday in the case except the issu-
ance OF an open letter addressed to
the uptown notaries BY Major Smead.
This letter sets forth the conditions
which exist and offers a substitute
and an alternative. 1t speaks for
night, it has the Endorsement Of the
business men Of the city. The letter
follows:
TO Messrs. Edward Hoverson.
Eugene Wessinger, A. X. Andersen. II.
,. Kline, Judge yelling Napton.
channcey WoodWorth, VIII Cave, 10
siah Shull, George Keep, M. T. Gas
sert and any others: Gentlemen:
The action Of the notaries now regis
tering applicants at or near the
Northern Pacific depot is causing
"A .iAt..
ness men and citizens generally Of
Missoula. This city has long looked
forward to the opening Of the Flat
head, we'll knowing the wonderful pos
sibilities Of advertising itself among
the many thousands who come here
to register. We have wanted these
visitors to see Missoula, to learn
something OF it's prospects and bright
future and leave here standing adyer-
tisements OF this, the best and most
beautiful city Of the west. Your loca-
eagerness with which you do this work
makes it possible for not less than
one-half Of the people who come here
to make application for Flathead lands
to register and leave the city on the
very same train on which they arrive.
The way In which these people are
received, registered and hurried out of
the city is objectionable. III looks as
If Missoula did not want these people
to come here or to stop over They
come here with the expectation of
many of them would stay longer.
Were it not for the facilities you af-
ford them for immediate departure
they would gladly stay, to their pleas
are and advantage
Gentlemen, this is all wrong You
are working a great injustice to our
,ity, upon our business men. upon the
aotaries public who are remaining In
heir usual places of business. For
he sake of the small pittance of 25
'ents each you are sacrificing your
home town. We have spent large
amount of money advertising this
opening, for the purpose OF bringing
people here, and we deeply regret to
zee our work thwarted and nullified
Is is now being done Perhaps you
nave not thought of the matter in this
light before. We ask you TO give 1t
rour most earnest consideration. We
lsk you in the name of Missoula and
II her citizens to return to your Of
ices and discontinue working this
,reat injustice on all. If you feel that
'ou have an undesirable offiee-an
'ffice where you will not be able 10
ecure fair share of the business,
We invite you, one and all, to come
o our office. and to continue to do
lotarial work there during the regis
ration Our office is centrally locat-
ID, we'll equipped to register a large
lumber of people, and you are well
ome to its use. You are at liberty
o name any three of the leading bust
less men in the town TO fix the COM
,ensation for the use of the office,
nd their action will be entirely agree
BILE to u.s. The earnings will be di-
'ided equally among all the notaries.
We would simply ask that the office
e kept open not over II hours a day,
nd that the notaries do the work in
hits We submit this to you as
air and honorable method of solving
his unseemly condition of affairs, and
SIX your earnest cooperation III
ringing same to a successful terni-
alton.
I'VE want present conditions
topped. We have lahored from the
irst to prevent just what has and is
Help us, gentlemen, to
ermit Missoula to have what is right
ully hers. Help us to give our busi-
ess men a square deal 8
'This proposition will be open for
our acceptance untiI$10 o'clock this
If not accented BY that tire
e will be under the painful necessity
Y continual an pa fra EnIi1 i. u.