The Daily Missoulian., 1912-04-27
MILWAUKEE, GUESTS
NEXT TUESDAY
PRESIDENT EARLiNG'S PARTY
WILL MAKE MISSoULA A VISIT
UPON THE RETURN TRIP.

The special train from which the
general officers OF the Milwaukee sys-
TEN are looking over their country in
the west passed through Missoua ut
$ o'clock last night on its way to the
coast. A party of local business men,
representing the chamber of commerce.
met the train at the station and spent
pleasant quarter .hour with the mag
mates. President Coen and Secretary
Brcitenstein of the charmber of com
mcrec and Mayor Evans did the local
honors.
President Earling." said Mr. Brett
cnsiein. you have been spreading
some good news through Montana on
this trip
! hope It has been good news" said
| the MilWaukces head. 1T concerns
matters In which we are deeply In
tcrested ourselves. and we share your
concern about the development OF the
state. We shall be back here Tuesday
noon and expect to spend the after
noon In Mlssoula. | think we shall
have some news at that time which
viii be specially pleasing to you folks
here" sr
The chamber of commerce commit
tee, which was appointed sometime
ago for the purpose. presented Mr..
Earling with u statement of condi-
tlons in the Missoula country includ-
ing statistics of production, acreage
and climate. with other facts of i'm
portancc. The president received the
report with thanks, saying ii would
afford him pleasure to examine the in
formation which II contained.
Percy Rockefeller, one of the mem
bers of the Earing party and the rep
reseniatve of the controlling interest
! IN the Milwaukee directorate, was one
OF those who met the local committee.
Mr., Rockefeller talked interestingly OF
the trip and Of the country which has
already been traperscd.
we have all been amazed at the
wonderful extent OF your state and its
apparently limitless resources" said
Mr. Rockefeller THAT you are going
to have remarkable agricultural
state is certain; nature has been gen
erons here. Especially is this true of
Montana's water supply. II is go large
that II has been used wastcfully and
about irrigation. our observation has
been that there Is danger Of spelling
land by The excessive use of water
But even since we began to study the
state, few years ago. there has been
Improvement In Montana farming
methods. The study of local cond-
tions will remedy whatever defects
there have been, | am sure
we had plannea 10 spend more
time in Missoula on our westward trip
but conditions have made II necessary
for MS 10 get 10 the coast as soon as
possible. We expect, however. to bf
here again next Tuesday noon, ant
then We shall spend the afternoon will
you, We have asked Mr.. Ryan to meet
ny here at that time, and, as our ncet
for haste will then be over, | am SURE
the delayed visit viii be pleasante
and more satisfactory than II we hat
tried to hurry II through now. | wan
TO learn more about your country here
! have tried several times to see tn,
Bitter Root valley, but have been dis
appointed each time. We have heart
so much about IL that | want to Sc,
II for myself The Blackfoot and you
local valleys are Of direct interest t
us"
Mr.. Rockefeller asked questions
about the Bitter Root and Blackfoo
countries as long as the train re
!, manned at the station. He left will