The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-08-20

the hotel holding the queer-lookin
instrument which was playing
street air, he presented something @
the appearance of an itinerant musi
clan, for there was nothing about MI
DAILY to suggest the possession of mil
lions. His efforts to stop annie
were SO ludicrous that crowd 500
gathered about him, but he didn'
seem to mind the people till a mes
senger boy yelled: "Play somethin
else" At these words the music DO,
switched off to 'McGinty," and Mr.
Daily could stand it no longer. Drop
ping the box down on the Sidewalk
he made his way through the GROVE
into the hotel and sent one of the
bell boys out for the runaway music
Mr.. Haggin, who had witnessed the
performance from a window, twitte6
Mr.. DAILY SO numerically about his
musical attachments that he had tt
"set 'em up"
When on the witness stand some
years back, Mr.. DAILY was asked by
the examining lawyer concerning his
place of residence. The time was
when the old Montana Union railroad
was the connecting link between
Butte and the main line of the North
ern Pacific at Garrison. When the
main line trains were late, as was fire.
quently the case in those days, travel
ers often spent many wearisome
hours awaiting their arrival at that
desolate station. In reply to the ques-
ton asked by the attorney, Mr.. DAILY
answered that he had house at Ana
conda & Pacific, the first in history
electrically equipped. Before its con-
struction, the officials of the two big
railways thought they had the thing
! foreclosed and that new line was
impracticable; that if another rail-
way was contemplated, it would
necessarily use the Montana Union
tracks in the narrow canyon between
the two cities; but the engineering
difficulties were soon SurmOunted,
and since then the Milwaukee, has
added its line of track, making three
roads now passing through the mar
row gorge.
Generous McCaig.
Jimmy McCaig, with an accent as
broad as his Scotch name, was for
long general agent of the Northern
Pacific railay at Butte, and came in
contact with the "old man" in many
ways. Knowing the value of the Ana
conda company's business to the line
he represented, McCaig overlooked no
bets, and when the supply of North
ern Pacific cars ran short at this end
the line, McCaig did not fail to sub
stitute those of such other roads as
might be handy. Complaining about
the lack of business on an occasion
and that the Union Pacific was get
ting the best of the traffic, Mr..
DAILY remarked that the trouble was
not with the business, but the lack of
equipment. After that McCaig saw
to it there was no reason for COM |
plant on that score.
McCaig, to help things out, as a |
very handy man with passes and, not
withstanding instructions to the con-
trary, saw to it that a reasonable
number were given out. The con-
ductors on the old Montana Union
always honored his requests; and in
the absence of forms, Jim would fill
out a telegraph blank, one of which
I personally used, and it got me
through without question. On one
occasion, passes were much in evil
dence on the train and cash fares and
tickets unusually short. A passenger
was seen to pay real money for his
fare from Butte to Anaconda, where
upon Mr.. DAILY, who happened to be
on the train, remarked that the man
must be stranger in this part of the
country OF that he did not know Nc
Caig. Nevertheless, whatsoever the
railway company lost in the way of
fares, it more than made
up in added freights.
Liked a Front
Mike Carroll, for long time sup
erintendent of the Anaconda mine,
was one of Days especial favorites.
Mike when off shift, dressed in the
height of fashion. / remember the
of visit he made to Ana
fonda; he appeared Respondent in
gay APPAREL, wearing checkered suit,
oud shirt with necktie to match, set
ing off to advantage his rudy COM
,lexion and reddish beard. Mr.. DAILY |
lsked him how he came about the |
Had rags and Carroll replied that ,
hey were part of the high-grade !
,roduct of the mines. For long {
ime Mr.. DAILY had under considera- /
ion to whom to give the place he {
inaI1y chose Carroll to fill. There l
sere many applicants, one of whom
)aly considered an able miner, but {
hat the candidate would work for a
imse1f alone, another who wasn't s
ute as good miner, would work for n
imself and the company, and finally / Il
like Carroll, who, though he may not |:
ave possessed the qualifications of t.
ne other. two, Mr.. DAILY determined G
'ould work for the company alone. n
o Carroll got the job. s,
His Favorite Nephew. O
When Johnny O'Farrell, nephew of r,
.arcus DAILY died, the old man was h
O'Farrell was boss at n
lie Anaconda during Daly's Absence. r
,ached him while in the east, and on Il
3 receipt, we'll remember Mr.. DAILY Il
lying: 81 have lost friend, one of 81
le few who understood me and my "
avs" al
Today the most imposing monu- tt
ent on the flat stands to the mem ga
y OF Johnny O'Farrell, erected by tr
ARGUS DAILY; q noble soul, honored
: q good man.
Careful in Business. M
The secretary of the Anaconda We
mpany was Francis e. Sergeant, . en-
ntleman OF the old school and al re
aid business man. Nothing went N