The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-10-20
BUTTE ROYALTY ENTERTAINS
PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT
THROUGH THE ENEWSWRITERS
Newspaper Men Of the Smoky
City Arc Hosts at Break
fast for the Distinguished
Head Of the Nation.

Butte. Oct. Especial )--Beaming
with pleasure and joyousness during
the three hours fie remained I'm Butte.
President William 81. Taft enjoyed
himself To the limit this morning when
he was the guest of the news writer's
organization of the city at the Silver
Bow club. He enjoyed a swift motor
jaunt about the city and across the
summit of the range overlooking the
city, speeding past the state school of
mi.les and back again into town, where
be was greeted by thousands.
The presidential train was late in
arriving and it-was at the station for
some time before the executive
emerged wearing his shining tile and
buttoned closely at the throat. He
smiled and was happy. despite the fact
that the air was cool and crisp, so
vastly different from the balmy breezes
of California and the Nevada desert
The auto to the Silver Bow club was
taken at once and no time was lost
until breakfast was served. When
she president entered. the diners arose
and gave vent to cheers.
At the Table.
At the left OF the president sat ]. II.
Durston, toastmaster. and Chief JUS
tice Brantly sat at his right. Senator
Dixon was next to the chief Justice and
Governor Norris was seated by Mr..
Durston's side. All conversed pleas
antly with the president and after a
brief address by Mr.. Durston, Presi-
dent Taft talked Interestingly for a
short time. He spoke pleasantly of
his relations with newspaper men and
said that much Of their criticism was
help to him and showed healthy
tendency, when they wrote of public
officials.
'Montana shows a better tendency
thaN other states" said the president.
'Thc last census brings forth the fact
that the people Of this state are going
to the country instead Of to the city.
That Is good sign and I believe 1t
VIII continue. for when Brother Bill In
the city sees his practice slipping
away from him, he will turn to the
farm where Brother John is making a
good Income. Men go where they
prosper and IL they make more money
In the country than they do In the city
they will return there. We need peo-
pie In the country. for the crop of
babies Is good, regardless OF the other
crops and In so years we will have
200,0O0,O00 OF people to feed in this
country"
One feature of the breakfast was
that Judges Bourquin, Winston and
Cheadle sat directly opposite the presl-
dent. all aspirants for the federal
judgeship recently vacated by Carl
Rasch. The president expressed no
choice.
"Roplr& the Grizzly n celebrated
painting by Charles NJ. RUSSELL Mon
tana's cowboy artist. was presented to
Mr.. Taft by President Charles l..
Degelman of the newswriters. The
president thanked the writer's heartily
for their gift. Each of the guests was
presented with copper medallion
bearing the president In relief with the
date of his visit to Butte and on the
reverse side the great seal of Mon
tana. Prominent men from every Sec
ton of the state were present.
Immediately after the breakfast the
whirled on their auto jaunt. after
which the open air address was made
before 10000 persons. Mr.. Durston
introduced Governor Edwin l.. Norris
who welcomed the president to the
state and declared that the only fault
Montana had to find with the national
capital was that 1t was not located IN
this state, SO that the people of Mon
tana might see more of the president
Following the address the president
left Immediately for the Northern Pa
cific station. where he started on his
way east, accompanied by Governor
Norris.
Itinerary Completed.
Billings, Oct 19.-The itinerary of
President Taft's "suppIemental tour"