Show DISAPPOINTED IN RATES Will Not Attend San Pram Fran Francisco cisco Convention There is a question whether r the Pythian Knights of Montana will make makeI as strong a showing at the convention in San Francisco in August as was at first expected There seems seema to be con considerable considerable feeling over the fact that knights of Butte could not get a lower rate than Chicago has D S Spencer Spen ier assistant passenger agent of the Oregon Short Line said yesterday that the question of rates was always a bone bane of contention He said it was a Question that th t often had to be determined by b the law of competition The Montana will not con consider consider consider sider the matter In that light The fare to San Francisco from Chicago has been fixed at 50 for far the round trip The Montana delegates think they ought to have a lover loer rate but It is pointed point d oyt ott that Chicago Chi o is enjoying a lower rate owing to the strong com corn competition petition there The annual meeting of the grand is usually held in September but the date was changed to August as it was believed that many would go from the meeting at Missoula to the meet meeting meeting meeting ing of the supreme lodge at San Fran Francisco Francisco Francisco cisco The failure to secure lower rates has h s moved the Montana to change the date of the grand lodge meeting to September and they will try tr to dis die discourage discourage courage a large attendance from that state to the big convention Several Severa hundred knights they claim would have attended but the number will be reduced owing to the rates |