The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-08-23
PENCIL PUSHERS
The Meeting of the State Press Association at Ana
conda the Most Enjoyable One Held

Anaconda. in which il was strongly urged
that publishers make il a business to find
the cost of the work they turn out. Mr..
Catlin said in part: Prosperity comes to
other men: other businesses. well managed.
grow into competencies and fortunes for
other men who buy and sell. but the aver
age printer or newspaper man struggles on,
always with daylight ahead and little more.
His work may increase; the payroll show
much overtime: at the end Of the year the
books may tell of larger volume Of busi-
ness. but the silver in the printers purse is
never enough to compensate for the silver
in his hair"
The following resolutions we're adopted:
Resolved. That the thanks of the Mon
tana State Press association be rendered in
all sinceri,v to the people Of Anaconda, to
those citizens who rendered the use Of their
cars and themselves for the enjoyment and
service Of the members of the association.
to the management Of the state insane asy-
lum for the information and courtesies ex
tended, TO Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh DAILY Of
Gregson Springs for the enjoyment, Of the
resources Of that plea ant resort. to the
management OF the Montana hotel for the
hospitality and courtesies extended. to the
telephone companies and to the various in
dividuals for offers and efforts tending to
make this 1919 annual meeting Of the Mon
tana State Press association the most en-
joyable in the history of the association.
''And be it further resolved, That the
thanks OF the association be extended to
the officers of the association for the cour-
teous and efficient work in conducting the
affairs during the past year."
On Saturday forenoon rip was made
TO the Washoe Smelter. a twelve million
dollar plant the largest in the world. Tie
editorial party we're shown all through the
works which we're mos, interesting.
In the afternoon automobiles were lined
up in front Of the Montana Hotel to take
the Press people out to Silver and George
town Lakes. distance of about 20 miles.
over the best roads and the best mountain
scenery to be found any where.
As we were about to start on tins trip
the writer casually greeted Harry Galwey,
one Of our old friends who was with the
pencil pushers on trip through Yellow
stone Park in 1908. As soon as he saw us
he said. 'Come on Reed. you and your
wife and boy get INTO my car and we will
lead the bunch"
Mr. Galwey is the President OF the Butte
Anaconda q Pacific Railway. which at the
present time is building road to George
town up the ravine we were to travel over
He had high power four passenger car.
something like the one President Hill tours
the country IN. and we sure enjoyed the
trip. The wagon road around one side Of
Silver and Georgetown Lakes is one Of the
best in the world and was built by the b.
A. and p. Ry. as they are using the grade
OF the old wagon road for their railroad
track. After leading the bunch. both CO.
ing and coming. we got back to Anaconda |
about O'Clock p. m. nearly an hour ahead |
OF the balance of the party.
We hope our readers will excuse us for
swelling out our chest and Dragging little
about the personal treatment the Search
light party received. but we had such an
ENJOYABLE time and were treated so royalty
by everybody in Anaconda we just had to
tell about il.
Lieut.. Gov. Allen. Senator Whiteside. |
Z. II. Cooney Of Great Falls. DIR. Land
strom of Helena and many others. extend
ed courtesies to US. and our boy Tom was
about the most. popular individual in the
editorial bunch.
We returned to Culbertson Monday. tired
out with the trip, but with minds filed
with recollections Of happy hours passed in
and around Anaconda.