Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-19
SPEND
PLEASANT DAY
AROUND BUTTE
Visit Mines and View
Big Anaconda Stack;
Depart for Missoula.
Full Program Provided
From Arrival al 7.A.M
Until Leaving at Night.
(By Staff Corersp0ndent.l

Butte, July 1S.-Membcrs of the
National Editorial associations 1922
! tour We're given busy day. Tuesday
and from the time they aijghted from
! their train at the Great Northern sta
ton about 7 a. H., following arrival
from Helena, until they again entrain-
ed shortly before midnight they were
not allowed an unoccupied moment
The newspaper men and women
were treated TO experiences which bur
few had ever enjoyed before. they
visited the mines of the Butte hill,
tramped through workings nearly half
mile underground. they rode behind
an electric locomotive on the line to
Anaconda, they viewed the operation
of the production of copper from the
ore of the Butte hill. they visited the
beautiful Columbia Gardens and in
finishing the day they We're treated to
an automobile drive through the
heights surrounding Butte, including d
trip across the continental divide.
Meet by Reception Committee
The Thornton hotel was adopted as
the headquarters of the visitors and
upon their arrival at that hostelry they
were greeted by Secretary Wills of the
chamber of commerce, newspaper men
and committees from the chamber from
the Rotary. Rotana and klwanls clubs
who, from that time on permitted them
to want for nothing.
Following breakfast at the various
cafes the majority of The visitors
were loaded into special street cars
provided by the courtesy of the rail-
way company and were carried up the
Butte hill to the Lenord mine as the
guests of the Anaconda Copper Min
ing company. Men and women donned
hats, caps linen busters or 0veralls
and jumpers and were lowered to the
300 foot level of the LenOrd where
they were escorted about the workings
and given an insight into the operation |
of copper mining
Returning to the center of the city, |
and after lunch had been secured, the I
special cars of the railway company |,
the visitors to the Mil !
waukee depot where they boarded /
special Butte, Anaconda & Pacific /
railway train provided gratis by that !
upon which they were pas
sengers to the base of the worlds
greatest stack upon the hill back of the
Washoe smelter.
Murphy Accompanies Party
Superintendent c. F. Murphy, form
er mayor of Great Falls, accompanied
the party upon the special train over
his line both going from Butte and re-
turning. At the smeter the visitors
were greeted by l.. V. Benner. super
intendent of the works. who personally
them through the immense
plant. and with the assistance of q
number of his lieutenants. explained
the operations of that industry
At the close of the trip through the
smelter the newspaper people entered
automobiles provided by the citizens of
Anaconda and were taken into the city
% the Montana hotel. where they were
permitted few minutes for meeting
he people of the city and where flow
,rs and punch were served to the ladies'
and cigars given the men.
The train was then boarded and the
.eturn to Butte made before 6 D. m.
At the Butte depot the special street
.ars were again found in waiting and
his time they carried the crowd out
o the Columbia Gardens. where
delightful box luncheon was distributed
" Secretary Wills and others, and
which was consumed by the hungry ex-
ursionsts upon tables and upon the
rass beneath the shade Of the trees
# that beautiful playground.
Welcomed by Mayor Cooking
There were no formalities outside
f brief address of welcome by
favor James G. Cooking, delivered j.
rom the band stand, and a response !
v Will Wilke of Minneapolis, one of t
be executive committee men of the
ditorial association. r
The return trip to the city was made b
t 7:45, and upon the arrival of the $
arty at the Thornton hotel automo- 4
lies were found waiting in which all l
-ho cared to make the trip were tax d
a out of the city over the Harding
ay to the summit of the Rocky noun e
,ins on the Continental divide, re- a
Irning over the Roosevelt drive. v
At 11:55 p. m. after one Of the a
nsiest and one Of the most ENJOYABLE s
ays of their trip since leaving. Chi
,go. the excursionists left on their il
,ecial train for Missoula, where thew O
i'll be met Wednesday morning by o
le Montana editors already in session Il
lere. Wand will open their three days a