The Daily Missoulian., 1912-12-04
BRE|TENSTE|N HOME
FROM THE EAST
SECRETARY OF CHAMBER PUTS
ON NO FAT, BUT MAKES GOOD
HIS ADVERTISING STUNT.

A. ]. is home. He blew in early
yesterday morning-after keeping
some of his friends up all night, as
he had sent word that he would ar
rive on a night train-and spent a
busy day wading through the mess of
| letters and business in connection
with his office that have accumulated
during his absence. It is safe to say
that Mr.. Breitenstein has not put on
any flesh while away He shows the
effects of strenuous siege of work
in connection with the big land show
in Minneapolis, where he was in
charge Of the exhibit sent for Mis-
soula and the county by the chamber
of commerce. But he says he is feel
ing bully and his activities Yesterday
although handicapped by the many
who came to welcome him home and
question him about the land show
seemed to indicate that he is in his
usual good form A personal talk
with Mr.. Breitenstein about the show
| is worth while. He has the story
down to a fine point and throws on
many side lights which are of much
| interest. In telling of some features
| of the exhibit, he said:
| "Unquestionablr the Northwestern
| Products Exposition at Minneapolis
| was a splendid success from every
| standpoint. The attendance was over
| the 100000 mark and there was a
| marked increase in the number of
| rural. or out-of-town visitors. The
| Missoula booth was particularly at
| tractive, as the entire affair was
| built by experts in their several lines
| The last night of the show the diff
| ferent communities totaled their booth
| registrations and Missoulas led the
| list with 500 more names than the
| nearest competitor This clearly in
dicated that there is great deal of
| interest in the splendid productive
| valleys tributary to Missoula.
Last year Montana was considered
| the whole show at st. Paul, but this
year at Minneapolis the Treasure
| State took prestige over all other
| states when it came to getting COR
rect advertising. The fact that Mon
| tana had twice as many community
| exhibits as any other state made our
| showing doubly strong, and with a
Montana band, an excellent singer
| praising the Treasure state, and the
correct publicity we received from the
| Minneapolis newspapers, the effort
more than repaid us, in. my estima-
| tion.
| Next year the land show will
| probably be held either in Indianap-
oils or Cincinnati, thus allowing the
northwest to break into new territory
and in a way will not be competing
with the several states which make
up the zone of plenty This is a
good move and was practically agreed
upon by all the exhibitors.
New Booklet.
| After the show Mr.. Breitenstein
conferred with officials of the North
ern Pacific railway at st. Paul, who
| have already given their consent to
! the publication Of a booklet telling of
| the resources and possibilities of the
agricultural and all other lands within
radius of 75 miles of Missoula.
! Manuscript prepared by the Missoula
| Chamber of Commerce was gone over
| and corrected and the booklet will
be from the press about January Is.
BIackfoot Road.
At Chicago where Mr.. Breitenstein
stopped a day, Milwaukee" officials
stated that there was no doubt what
ever but that the Blackfoot railway
would be finished by summer next
year.