The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-03
CHICAGO MAN BOOSTS
MSsOULA
TELLS OF INTERESTING TRIP UP
THE RATTLESNAkE AND BIT.
TER ROOT VALLEYS.

AZ an example Of the way In which
the west is making boosters OF the
fasteners is quoted an article printed
in the Irving Park Signal, a paper
printed in one of the suburbs of Chi
cago. Mr.. Lippincott, the writer visit
cd Missoula during the apple show as
the guest of Dr. Ward. and the fol-
lowing shows what he thought of the
city:
Looking up you could See snow
capped mountains In all directions and
yet the climate at the high altitude
was just like a beautiful spring morn
ing. with two engines pulling US and
a third one pushing from the rear. as
long as we were going up the noun
tain grade we crossed the divide
when two engines were used. till we
got to our journeys end. Missoula.
Mont How good that did sound to
us. as we were getting very tired of
riding We arrived Thursday at
O'Clock in the morning. and we never
left a sleeper with less regret in our
lives. except when we arrived home.
We landed in a town of 1000 inhab-
itants. situated in deep valley in
the heart of the mountains. Next
morning when we got up We were
surrounded with snow-capped noun
tains. the air was simply indescrib-
able. and we proceeded to take in all
our lungs would hold. After break
fast we went to the apple show"
which was In session, where we saw
the most luscious apples pears. cher
ries. grapes and plums. Each exhibit
was beautiful picture in itself. Po-
tatoes, such as We never had seen
before. IA inches long and six inches
through. and not a hollow potato in a
carload. We secured IA horse and
buggy and drove straight at what APP
Feared to be a crack in the mountains.
and as we drew nearer it developed
into beautiful stretch Of country
called Isattlcsrakc valley. with a river
OF the pures. water for irrigating and
drinking purposes. Missoula gets her
drinking water from this river. which
comes down from the mountain As
we went up this beautiful valley we
saw everywhere attractive bungalow
homes. with barns and chicken houses
all nicely painted, flowers and shrubs
in the front yard. and orchards at the
sides and back. containing from 10
to Is acres each. These are called
fruit ranches and produce from, $500
to $1,000 worth of fruit to the acre
This seems like IA fairy tale, but the
writer investigated a number, and
found this statement to be no ex-
aggeration. One gentleman took $50
worth of celery off one acre of his
land. There TX "A market for every
thing they can raise. We drove eight
miles up the Rattlesnakc valley and
the farther we went the more en-
chancd We became with the homes, or
chards. etc. Returning we went up
the Bitter Root valley, which claims
to produce the finest fruit in the
world. We did not investigate this
thoroughly at the first but II it beats
the Rattlesnake valley 1t certainly has
got to go some. The people are all
boosters You cannot find a
'knocker' in the whole country. At
least. so we We're led to believe from
the large number of gentlemen we
met. Everyone has the glad hand to
give to IA stranger coming into their
country and gives you 1.-THE time of
your life" Missoula Is building a
large number of very fine five and
slx-story buildings. 1t has large de-
partment stores. where one can buy
anything from a paper of pins to a
threshing machine, large grocery
stores and fine meat markets. sash
and door factories. good hotels and
theaters. large college. public
schools and churches. electric lights.
sewers, water and gas.
Our business finished We took the
':lS train for home Saturday morn
ing. arriving in such an enthusiastic
state of mind that our friends all
thought that the high altitude had af-
fccted us, but IL you want a revela-
ton. make the same trip, and the
writer guarantees that you will come
back as big Booster as he is,
after having Travelled 1850 miles in six
days"