The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-07-18
SECRETARY WILSON IS De
LIGHTED WITH THE M'iNTOsH
RED COUNTRY.
GREAT SUGAR BEET SOIL
Mr.. Wilson and Party Left Hero in
tho Middle Of tho Afternoon and
Arrived al Hamilton About Sun.
down-saw Many Interesting Things
on tho Wsy-A Glorious Junket.

Fine. Fine" cried Secretary Wilson
Saturday afternoon as he dashed up
the Bitter Root valley to Hamilton.
Such "A beautiful country! one Of
the greatest valleys In America he
would say. "Oats. wheat. apples. cher
rics. animals! what land for sugar
beets! The day VIII come when three
ar four beet factories will stand at
convenient places along hcrc!'
Mr.. Wilson literally went into ccsta-
cics over the valley. AZ the machine
rushed along. gliding along over the
hard gravel roads. he looked from side
to side. viewing the rank growth on
the fertile fields.
The Start.
Mr.. Wilson and his son, accom-
panied by {. "A. Mcleod and "a Mis-
soulian man. left here at 4 o'clock In
the afternoon. just as gentle evening
breezes began to arrive. The car
moved out Higgins avenue. over the
bridge. ON seeing the swift-runninS
waters of the Missoua the distin-
gulshed visitor asked: what pretty
river IL that?''
We'll. SIR" said Mr.. Mcleod. that
stream has many rMmes. In one
place 1t Is called Hell Gate, another
lMissoula. and stlll another. clark's
Fork, and those are not all
1T should be called Missoula." said
Mr.. Wilson. That is a capital name"
"The late Representative Cushman
Of washington, In an address delivered
here during the last campaign com
pared the Mssoula. with It's many
names. to william Jennings Bryan's
platform. and added that the great
Nebraskan should live on the section
called Hell Gate" some one volun-
tecrcd
Sec the University.
Mr.. Mcleod directed the driver to
circle through the university grounds
so that Mr.. Wilson could see what
was being done there.
"a good beginning" was the COM
ment AN attractive place. Shade
trees and grass and substantial build
ings."
II was here that the head of Uncle
Sans agricultural department first
noticed the rank growth OF white
clover. 40 common In irrigated spots
In this section of the union. The lawn
was covered with II.
ON leaving the university grounds
the party drove for Loo. Fort Mis-
soula was passed on the way by the
time the car got the right HEX de-
lightful breeze had started up.
Grand" said Mr. Wilson. as lie
lifted his hat To give his head the
benefit Of the wlolesoine air. 'Think
~ Il! An hour ago tho van was bak-
ing everything. Now il u cool and re-
frcshing'
The chauffeur. "A master at the
wheel. sent the machine over the mus
and through the dips at lively clip
For several miles the trip was un-
eventfui Not sound save the sing
Ing of the flying wheels. was heard
and not sign of animal lifc. out
side ef. the machine. was seen. We
had not reached the valley.
Bob White.
As we passed by a wheat field IA
plump. brown and white Bob White
hurried across tue ROAD.
"A sign of good luck" said some
body. ''Thc squirrel and the quail
bring happy hours"
Mr.. Wilson said that his department
was doing what II could to help the
states protect their game. He was
surprised TO see "A Bob White here.
Beyond Lolo we passed through the
gate. in tho nelghborhood of Fort
Fizzlc, where Chief Joseph entered the
valley 1877 with his swarm OF Indians
and drove of horses.
Turning east we crossed the Bitter
Root river and went through the prop
erty of the Bitter Root Valley lrriga-
tion company. so that Mr.. Wilson
could get an idea of the extent of that
project It was ON this run that the
secretary of agriculture began to en-
thuse over the soil. lie WAS impressed
with the rank alfalfa, potatoes and
oats.
"One thing certain said he, just
outside Of Stevensville, III by any
chance fruit were to fail here the
farmers could make money growing
sugar beets. The soil would yield
more than 800 worth per acre"
stevsnsviils.
The town of Stevensvilie was full
of Saturday shoppers. The streets
were crowded with all sorts and con-
ditions OF people There were signs OF
substantial growth on every side, The
men. women and children were dressed