The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-20
Prominent MEN
TO SPEAK HERE
Commissioners Convention
in MissOula This Week
Will Be Big.
HOTELS FILLING FAST
Vanguard Of County Officers
Expected to Reach City
Tonight.
HOTELS FILLING FAST

The hotels are filling up, all rooms
that have been listed are taken and
six more are Immediately needed for
the county commissioners convention,
which begins here January %.
BY request there will be but little 9" o.
tertainment for the commissioners and
other county officers who Will meet
with Them Automobile riders and an
excessive amount of dining are tabor.
The commissioners are here for .work,
according to their own statements.
A cabaret entertainment will be Civ
en- for them on Thursday. An illustrat-
ed lecture by Herbert Num-, state
highway engineer for Oregon, who is
coming here from Salem with slides
which cost $4,000 to produce. show
ing good roads in Oregon, particularly
the Columbia highway, will be held at
the Elks' temple Wednesday, January
%.
Meetings will be held daily in the
courthouse. which will be vacated next
week by the judges. The courtroom
and other rooms will be used. Morn
Ing meetings will open at $3.50 and aft :
-rnoon meetings at 1880.
State Officers to Speak.
County officers, representing all
parts OF Montana will have places in
the convention program. and state Of
ficials and men distinguished in public
life will address the various meetings
At the opening meeting of the con-
vention Tuesday morning, A. II. Bow
man OF Hardin will be the first speaker
rF no los not
ing and the appointment of Officers
and committees for the convention will
occupy the remainder Of the morning
s. c. Ford OF Helena. state attorney
general. and II. S. Magraw, state bank
examiner. will be the principal speak
ers at the afternoon session. A gen
eral discussion of the subjects these
men suggest will follow.
Wednesday Is "Road Day"
Wednesday has been designated as
Road Day." and it will be opened APP
propriately enough by Oscar Rohn
president of the state highway com
mission. Paul d. Plat. engineer for the
commission, will follow his chief, and
then A. Il. Cooley, county surveyor OF
Carbon county, and Oliver A. Ruffner
Reaverhead county surveyor vii
speak.
Joseph NJ. Dixon of MissOula, former
United States senator. will be the firs
speaker at the afternoon meeting. Phi
Greenan, adjutnnt general, and w. j
Harrington, Missoula county clerk ana
recorder. will follow Mr.. Dixon. A
general discussion of war Needs" will
conclude the afternoon program.
Governor Here Thursday.
Governor $. V. Stewart will he the
chief speaker Thursday. His will be
the first address of the morning meet =
ing. II. l.. Hart. state treasurer. will
follow with a discussion of Taxa
ton" G. II. Martien of White Sulphur
Springs, and Charles II. Stewart will
be the other speakers at the morning
session.
In the afternoon J. j. Ryan. secre
larry of the tax commission, viii com
pare valuation of property as done ny
the several county assessors of Mon
tana, and a general discussion of Tax
alton" will follow.
Fridays Program General.
For the general public Friday. tn.
final day, will be the most interest
ing Of the week. for the topics up for
discussion are Of more neral interest
At the morning meeting Miss May
Trumper state superintendent of
schools; Alfred Atkinson. state food
administrator. and w. ID. CogsweI sec
rotary of the state board of health, will
speak on the larger aspects of the en-
terprises in which they are engaged.
Vanguard Here Tonight.
a. L. Spriggs of the state industrial
board, which executes the wOrkmen'S
compensation law, will explain the
functions of his committee, and W, !.
SWindlehurst, state fuel administrator,
VIII discuss his work. The election of
officers will be followed by adjourn
ment.
The vanguard of convention WISH
tors is expected tonight and Monday,
Many will arrive during the late hours
Morday, and others will he dropping in
all week in the opinion Of ID. II. Rich
ards, secretary of the chamber Of com
merCe.
DANCE At PiCkEN'S HALL.
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