The Wolf Point herald., 1924-06-05
Wolf Point Folks Greet
The Northwest's S Guests
Great Northern Showing Big Newspapermen Some of
Montanas Features That Mr. Garrett Overlooked
New Palatal Oriental Limited Bears Visitors-30
Minute Stop Made at Wolf Point-Turn-out of
Thousand Local People Pleases Party.

The Great Northern's palatiaI
special train, bearing large party
of newspaper publishers and special
writers, escorted by Great Northern
officials came into Montana Tues
day morning. A more distinguish
ed party of journalistic investigators
probably has never visited our state.
! The number of the newspaper men
was estimated at from 80 to 40 and
included representatives of most of
the large papers of the larger cities
clear from st. Louis to Boston.
Big Delegation Meets Train
The Great Northern officials on
the train included Louis w. Hill,
chairman of the board of directors:
Ralph Budd, president of the road.
w. P. Kinney, vice-president in
charge of traffic. C. o. jerks, vice
president in charge of operation; w.
R. Smith, general superintendent
and A. E. Knights, division superin-
tendent. A stop was made at this
city, which was reached about ten
a. m. The time the train was ex-
pected to remain here made a set
program inadvisable, but it was met
by a large band, several hundred
school children and delegation of
over 500 citizens. Another feature
that naturally caught the interest of
the easterners was a party of In
dians in their complete regalia of
paint and feathers. The excursion
sts mingled with the crowd and
we're genuinely in their observations.
Here was the real west with local
color galore, even to a few of those
who occupied Montana's plains be-
Fore the white men came.
Indians Dance
A photographer with movie
,amera got into the circle that sur
Ounded the gorgeously bedecked
of the Assiniboine
ribe, old residents Of the Fort Peck
What was wanted was
sample of the war dance Of the
Id times and a good deal of per-
uasion and a promise of cash fl
ally produced enough to give the
lovie man few feet Of film that
'ould fit into his pictured story Of
he trip.
The band played and the children
ang their Wolf Point song. Visi-
ors and residents had good time
citing acquainted and EXCHANGING
uestions. The affair passed off
pleasantly that the stay of the
ain was considerably heightened
YER what was intended. Copies Of
he Herald and literature describing
volf Point and vicinity were plac-
in the hands of the newspaper
,lks.
Party Greatly Pleased
The whole party was greatly
eased with the big turnout and
e warm, informal western welcome
ey found at Wolf Point, which
owed to be far better than a stiff
I'd formal program Of speeches.
le excursionists said it was the
ggest turnout they had met at any
~ eAAO4lS JliCAL AOAJC anu IL CdH
arcely be doubted that they carried
tn them friendly and favorable
preston of this section of Mon
na. President Budd gave special
itructions to thank the Wolf Point
ople for their fine demonstration.
The writers are sending back
ily reports to their papers. Six ex-
rt stenographers are said to be
~ busy. While the stories they
. sending have not yet been seen
came from a good source that the
neral theme running through their
,orts is that their quest of bank
,tcy and desolation has been in
n and that in its place they have
md only the cheerful verdure of
ing, the unending evidences of
duction, and a confident optimis-
people.