Sept. 28 – On this day in Montana history in 1909 President William Howard Taft visited Butte. During his parade though the Mining City, Taft remarked, “Your city has grown wonderfully. It is a real live city, and not altogether a mining camp.” When asked if he had any qualms about going down into one of the mine shafts, Taft said, “Do You think I’m made of sugar?”