The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-22
Delegates Arrive for State
Meeting of Officials in
Garden City.
WILKINSON TO GREET
GUESTS FOR CITIZENS
Mayors Welcome Will, Open
Session This Morning;
Busy Week.
Missonla has been invaded--willinr.

Missonla has been invaded willing
| ".
me Tates of the city were open, and
Today the county commissioners. as
SCISSORS, clerks and auditors OF the
state are her" for their big meeting OF
yhe year. tho county commissioners
convention. The hotels Hobbies are
crowded with state and county Off
cia's. and nearly all the rooms are
taken.
Everything else can wait There will
be no cases tried at the courthouse
while tn" fonr-day convention Is on.
for the visitors have captured the
conrtrooms and Will hold their meet
ings there.
Opening Gun This Morning.
Today the opening gun will be fired
at $50 u. m, when Mayor II. r. VII
kinson will welcome the city's guests.
y. H. bowman. tho high priest OF the
commissioners. will preside and most
OF the morning will be taken up with
the appointment Of officers and com.
mittees for the convention.
This afternoon Dean a. l.. Stone, OF
the Stale University school OF four
halism. president Of tho chamber OF
commerce.. will deliver an address on
What the People Expect OF the County
Commissioners and the Comm issi oners'
kelaiions TO the Right Kind or Pub
LEFTY for His County," s.. q. Ford.
state attorney general. and II. S.
Magraw. state bank examiner. will also
speak ut the afternoon session.
Good Roads Day.
Tomorrow viii be Good Roada Day"
| and the commissioners will discuss the
needs OF the state for better highways.
Oscar Rohn. president OF the state
highway commission. will start them
off on the days work. and following
the boss of the roads. Paul -. Plat,
engineer for the commission. and A. y.
Cooley, county surveyor of Carbon
county. and Oliver A. Ruffner. Beaver
mead county surveyor, will offer ad-
vice TO the commissioners.
War Needs Tomorrow.
In the afternoon Joseph M. Dixon,
former United States senator. will
speak together with Phil Greenan, ad-
jutant general. and w. J. Darlington,
Aiasoula county clerk. war Needs"
will also be discussed. Tomorrow Is
| one OF the biggest days OF the entire
convention as the subject OF good roads
is of vital Interest throughout the
| state.
Movie Show for Visitors.
In the evening Missoula viii offer n
contribution to the convention when
Herbert Mum. state highway COM
missioner Of Oregon. VIII give an H.
lustrsed talk on the Oregon roads Mt
| the Eiks' temple. The Columbia river
highway will be one Of the special
features Of the address and $4,000
worth of slides showing the views OF
the famous roadway will be exhibited
This will be OF especial interest to the
| commissioners In this section, for when
the highway fs completed and road
is constructed over the Bitter Roots.
Missoula nih be the eastern terminus
and tourists viii 90 from here to Lew
iston, Idaho, and then out to Portland
Coverner Here Thursday.
Governor =. v. Stewart will be here
Thursday ana will give the first AL
dress OF the day Following him II. l..
Hart state trehsurer. will disguise
| Taxation" c. ". Martien Of White
suiphnr Springs and Charles IT, Stew
art will also make speeches.
The secretary Of the tax commission
viii compare valuation of property az
done by the several county assessors
| Of Montana and after that there will
he general discussion of that subject
SO dear to The people. Taxation"
Entsrtainmsnt 1hursday.
| Thursday evening the big entertain :
ment feature will be- given by the
chamber OF commerce when n cabaret
show will be staged for the benefit Of
the visitors. and 4hey will be Initiated
into all the intricacies OF a Broadway
cabaret The place has not been de
eided yet.
Friday will wind mp the bsiness end
nf the convention. The commissioners
Twin only meet in the morning and sub
jects of general interest will he dis
Icuased. In the afternoon the invaders
will commence TO return to their hopes
There will be not only commissioners
at the convention but other officials a.
we'll The approximate number Of the
delegates will be something like 2i7.
Expect Good Meeting.
I We expect to he lot wiser thar
when we caMie," sair a. H. Bowman
of Hardin county. president of Tn,
county commissioners association. wv,
iwtil work for corporation with tn
highway commission On this matter"