Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-04-15
FOR STATE
PUBLICITY
Meeting at Helena Is Productive of Many Good
Plans for Future Industrial Development.

The publicity meeting called b.
Governor Norris For to-day in thi
citv proved an unqualified success from
every viewpoint. Not only was ther
spIendid attendance, but there was {
unanimitv of opinion as to what shoult
hp done in the premises and deter
mination announced to bring thi:
about. but the movement received 3
great impetus from a source wholly
,mapticipated by large majority OF
those present. This was the offer Of
4hree transcontinental railroads.&c.
Northern Pacific, the Great Northern
and the Chicago. Milwaukee & Puget
Sound-not only to continue their own
onerations along this line but also
agreeing to distribute gratis any pub
locations the state might desire to
have put before prospective homeseek-
ers in Montana; The railroads each
had personal representatives present,
and the heads of the several emigration
bureaus of these systems, fairly en-
thused the co1a#ention with magnani-
nous offers to aid in carrying out the
work.
It was nearly II o'clock when the
meeting was called to order by Gov
ernor E. L. Norgis, who made brief
address to the delegates numbering
perhaps half hundred, including rep
resentatives from the various COM
mercial and industrial organizations
throughout the state, cities and towns
and the newspaper fraternity. The gov
ernor stated THAT the recent legisla-
ture had made aa appropriation for
publicity" purposes, and that the
object Of the meeting was to deter
mine upon the ssa&st judicious method
for its expenditure, results consider
ed
Governor Norris paid the press of
the state very pretty compliment,
stating that for years and years it
had conducted publicity campaign,
unrewarded and unremunerated save
IN the minds of the publishers that
public service was being rendered
thereby. He declared that for this
service the press of the state was en-
titled to the earnest commentator of
Nontanians. He predicted a great fu-
cure for Montana, declaring his faith
therein unbounded and especially along
agricultural and horticultural lines.
Lieutenant Governor w. R. Allen,
On motion Of j. L. Dobell, editor of
Butte Miner, was selected as temper
ary chairman, and w. G. Buskett as
temporary secretary. Mr.. Allen made
pref acknowledgement of the honor
'hus conferred upon him, he, too, ex-
pressing the greatest faith in the vel
lafe OF Montana, and predicting that
the next, five years would prove won
ders IN the development Of the states
resources.
W, B. Rhoades, secretary of the
chamber Of commerce of Kalispell.
was the first speaker. He said he
shought It would be better to talk over
The situation informally before taking
any definite steps in the matter, add
ing tacetiously that he wanted to
make a speech anyway and that the
present was golden opportunity.
Again growing serious, Mr.. Rhoades
oold of the wonderful achievements of
PORTLAND and Spokane in the matter
- =. publicity, and he said he thought
7 would be advisable for those in
onafge Of the Montana publicity bu-
leS0 = to visit those cities and study
1ne operations Of their departments,
"H'Sh ne characterized as the most
progressive in the world. He told Of
= we efforts to advertise the resources
= flathead county, and said that
"'efe two years ago So, 600 had been