The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-08-03
WRITERS OF NATION
VISIT WOLF POINT
EDITORS SEE PROGRESS AND
PROSPERITY-GUESTS AT
STAMPEDE SATURDAY

I
bers of the National Editorial AS
sociation arrived a few minutes be-
fore schedule Saturday afternoon.
They were met at the depot by a
committee headed by Mayor r. ].
Moore and a guard of rough riders
who came from the stampede grounds
Autos were at the station for the
convenience of the guests, but the
bulk of them preferred to walk and
were "herded" from the depot to the
grandstand by the cow boys and the
cowgirls, the parade making an inn
pressive spectacle.
The editors and their wives were
somewhat worn by the long tour of
the state, but their physical weari-
ness did not dampen their enthusiasm
over what they saw in Northeastern
Montana. Expressions of surprise
and delight were heard on every hand
as the guests viewed the agricultural
exhibits and took notes of the spirit
of general prosperity that prevailed.
Farming conditions in this section of
the state were a revelation. As one
of the editors put it: "Unheralded
and unsung, you have one of the most
wonderful farming and stock raising
countries we have seen on the en-
tire trip" Predictions were freely
made that this section will in COM
parat"ely short time be leader III
the prediction of corn and potatoes.
At The stampede grounds the Wis
itors were treated to a fast and fur
ious wild west exhibition. The
best of the program had been held
until, the arrival of the tourists
train, and as soon as they reached
the grounds, the entire stampede
machinery was set in motion. The
exhibitions of riding, roping, bull
dogging and other events drew many
favorable comments. Critics among
the editors said that the Wolf Point
stampede was on a par with anything
of the kind that had been presented
to them in the state, and they had
seen much in the way of roundups,
ETC.. at Miles City and other points.
Nothing but praise could be heard
for the entire state. Many of the ed
itors and their families had never be-
fore been in Montana and the grand
eur of the mountains, the immensity
of the mining operations, the ex-
tent and diversity of agriculture,
the vast expanse of grazing lands,
the beautiful cities and the high
character of the people with whom
they came in contact, all went to
make lasting impression upon their
minds.
For seventeen days the news gath
erers had been in the state, travel
ing most of the time, and they visit
ed most of the places of interest.
Their longest stop was at Missoula,
where a three day convention was
held. Stops were made at Yellow
stone and Glacier National parks
and at the important towns along
the Northern Pacific and the
Northern lines. Wolf Point was
their last visiting place in the state
and everything indicated that they
were carrying away not only good
impression but large quantities of
valuable information for their read
ers in the four corners of the Union.
At Wolf Point dozen bouquets
of flowers, home grown, were placed
on the dinning tables in the train.
Copies of an article dealing with the
history and progress of this city and
the reservation that appeared in last
weeks Herald were distributed, and
everything was done to make their
short stay both pleasant and profit
able.
One of the unique features carried
by the excursion was a complete
printing outfit. This comprised
everything necessary for the publi-
cation of daily newspaper and the
National Editors Argus" the Off
cial publication of the tour, was is
sued daily enroute. A number of
the Saturday, July 90, edition were
left at The Herald office for distri-
button.
Before leaving Wolf Point and the
state, the visitors gathered at the
station, gave some hearty toasts to
the good people who had entertained
them and just as the train pulled
out treated the crowd to farewell
song, Happy Day, When We Came
Out Montana Way"