The Daily Missoulian., 1909-05-12
FORTY CHICAGO MEN
ARE COMING
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PLANS
TO RECEIVE IMPORTANT
VISITORS.

AT the meeting of the chamber of
commerce last night arrangements
Were made for the reception and en-
tertanment of a party of representa- :
lives of the Chicago Association of
! Commerce, due to arrive in Missoula
| Thursday, June 8, at o'clock D. m.
| There will be 40 Of Chicago's business
men and bankers in the party, with a
| delegation Of newspaper men, and the
| schedule of the tour which is to be
made through the northwest gives
| Mssoula three and one-half hours.
| The chamber of commerce last night
named President Harrington, C. L. F..
Kellogg and Secretary Erfert as a
committee Of arrangements to prepare
program, which will include an au-
| tomoble tour of the city, reception
| at the Missoula club, where an infor-
| NAL lunch will be served, and such in
| diVidual appointments with Missoula
business men as the visitors may de-
| sire to make.
The purpose of the tour of these
Chicago men, as outlined in a letter
received by President Harrington from
c. w. Mott, general emigration agent
lish closer personal relations between
the Chicago business interests and the
great northwest, which is such an i'm
portant factor in the commercial life
of the metropolis of the central west
The association which they represent
is the largest civic organization of
Chicago, and the delegation which is
coming this way has been selected as
the most representative that could be
chosen.
The party is travelling i'm what Is
said to be the most superbly equipped
train that the Northern Pacific has
ever placed at the disposal of a pri-
vate party. Steps are being taken at
the principal towns on the route to the
coast and every endeavor is being
made to get into close touch with the
people and the commercial interests
Of the places visited The train is
moving on a schedule of it's own,
which Is dependent entirely on the
regular train movement or the road
On the morning of the day upon
which the visit to Missoula win be
made, the party will spend the time
from O'Clock to 10 in Butte, and will
stop at intermediate points on the
way down to Missoula.
Everything that can be done during
three hours will be done while the
party is in Missoula, considering that
it is in the evening. An effort will be
made to have some or the represen-
tative stores Of the city open for
while during the stay of the visitors
in order that they may obtain a cor
rect idea OF the mercantile Importance
of this city. AT the reception at the
club, there will be afforded opportun-
ity for all who desire to meet the
visitors, ana-it is believed that this,
supplemented by the automobile tour
of the city, will afford the visitors the
best glimpse Of Missou1a that could
be obtained in so short time. The
leaders of the party are: d. r. For
gan of the First National bank of
Chicago; r. G. Hall of Duck Brand &
Co: f. III. Rawson, president of the
Union Trust company; r.. L. Morley, |
president of the Michigan Stove COM
pany; j. L. Chenny, president of the
Seton Manufacturing company; T.. S. |
Shaw, president of the Gable Piano
company; W. II. Tompson, president
of the Chicago Iron & Stove company; |
c. w. Foldo, president of c. l.. Hatha-
way e. Co, bond sellers.