The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-18
NOTARiES FINALLY AGREE TO
OPERATE FROM 7 A. M. TO
7 p. M. ONLY.
FREE REGISTRY PLANNED
Chamber of Commerce Takes Action
to Eliminate Several Objectionable
Features in Connection With Regis
tration Work, and Is Partially Sue.
cessful in Its Undertaking.

Yesterday afternoon there was an in
teresting special meeting of the execu-
tive committee, called to consider two
matters which had come up in con-
nection With the registration for the
reservation opening, The first was the
methods which had been employed by
the agent of irrigated tracts in another
state, it being alleged that his adver-
tlslng matter had been prepared with
view to injuring Mssoula with the
transients in the city and that it was
having that effect. The obiectionab BILE
advertising circular was submitted and
there was found in it q paragraph
which painted Missoulas climatic and
social conditions in anything but fa-
Norable light The outcome of the con-
s1deration of this question was the ap-
pointment of 81 committee to visit the
real estate man in question; this COM
mittee did it's work and the objection
able circular was later withdrawn; 1t
Is understood that it's withdrawal is to
be permanent.
The second point considered was the
question of the hours Of the notaries
and their location. Mayor Logan and
Charles I'll. Marsh were named as
committee to interview the notaries
and see if there could not be an ar
rangement made as to hours and
methods, which would be satisfactory
to the business interests of the city
and to the notaries. Last night this
committee completed its rounds and
at 10 o'clock Mayor Logan reported
y Str = I,.xs i
with the notaries by which their hours
for registration will be, henceforth,
from a. m. to Z p. m. After con-
siderable persuasion this agreement
was acceded to by the most unwilling
and the mayor brought back the re-
port. AS to the proposition to have
all the notaries located down town, so
that registrants will not hike out on
the same train that brings them In,
there was nothing doing last night.
Going to Open.
A Missoulian man at midnight re-
ported to Major smead the action that
had been taken and asked him what
effect it would have on his plan to
open tent office near the Northern
Pacific station and register all appli-
cants free of charge The majors re-
ply was very positive.
I have all arrangements made" said
he, TO open headquarters Monday
morning at the station and I think
shall go ahead with the plan The
closing agreement is a step in the
right direction but it is not enough. |
The business men of the city are en-
titled to have the visitors come down
town and at least see the city;
whether they spend money here or
not, | don't care; but they should, at
least, have the chance to see Missoula. |
| think it Is wrong to have tent offices
at or near the station. I think the
city council made mistake in letting
these offices open; there should have
been no tent licenses issued We asked
the city council not to do it and the
petition was signed by a large number
of the heaviest business men in the /
city.
Public sentiment is back of us In
this movement. / have had scores
OF people commend me since The Mis-
souian presented my case this morn
ing. One man whom / had never seen
before came into the office today and T
said he wanted to contribute to the
support of my plan. | didn't want his /
money | told him, but I did want his
moral support There nave been many /
of the notaries today VINO have said t
they would help me. Unless there is
some change in the situation tomor-
row, I believe / shall have free
registration office opposite the railway i
station Monday morning and we shall !
see who will win. I
Free Registration.
There is another matter that is all I
wrong, though T don't see how we can
check it if the Northern Pacific is de- /
termined to permit it. I have been +
told today by some people who came +
in to register that the railway train I
men make announcement on each train I
before 1T gets to Missoula, that there |
is time here to register before the /
train leaves. That is certainly giving |
us the worst of it,"
Today may bring about develop /
ments that will change the situation, |
but it appears now that Missoula will /
have free registration office Monday I