The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-19
BANQUET At ELLEESBURGH.
4, Address by Land Agent Paul
SehulZe.
ne Has Lived Down His Enemies
A Wonderful County Near
wanscut Lake.

hr,0h board Of trade rendered ban
cust to Mr.. Paul Schuize Of the
xortbern Pacific land department., on
the event OF his visit to town yester-
dav. te arrange some land matters in
xb;ch the Northern Pacific company
i interested, whereby large tract Of
very valuable residence property viii
be nlaeed on the marker in afew days.
There we're about 40 plates set for
the banquet, and they were presided
over by a. many live business and
confessional men OF EllensbuFgh,
Tho recognize that in union there Is
strength and that the interests OF
FIlepsburgh and those OF the Northern
Pacific railroad are identical. ana
while some Of them may have had
nersonal grievances against the rail-
roaa and land company, they are all
Absorbed and forgotten in the common
zeal OF our young city, and a new era
OF good feeling was pledged over many
A glass OF champagne.
&. p. CALDWELL, as toast-master, pro-
posing the health apf Mr.. schrilze,
smoke OF the vast resources OF wealth
10 agriculture. minerals and manu-
facture. held in store for the enter
prise OF the next few years in Wash
ington Territory. Whatever merit
for the opening up OF these vast re-
souces there may be due 10 any one.
very much OF il il due TO the manage
ment Of the Northern Pacific railroad.
He spoke Of Mr.. Schulze's faithfulness
10 the interests which he has served
seven years. and to whose wise policy
10 the land department OF the North
ern Pacific H. due much 0f the degel.
opment Of Washington Territory.
Mr.. Schultz re pended as follows
TO say I am highly gratified at this
very agreeable and fiattering recep-
ton tonight, would bat family ex-
press the emotion feel. | am SIMPLY
overwhelmed by your kindness and
the warmth OF your reception. OF
course, arm duly aware that all the
fiattering remarks have listened to
tonight, are meant for the great cor
porati0n Of which / am but an hum
BE. but hope a faithful servant Fur.
thermore, / say | believe In the North
ern Pacific, and, believing a. do in
the company and its policy, its mis-
sion, is objects and its works, ] have
tried 20 serve il faithfully. / have
tried. and | hope that | have been in
measure succe ssful. in Identifying
the interests OF the company with the
interests OF the people OF Washington
Territory, with the vast region tray
ersei by the y. f. r. x. served in
Oregon. nay adopted state. for nine
years, in the land department Of the
Oregon Il California railroad, and he
fore I entered the employ OF the y. T.,
was considered a pretty decent sort
ola citizen, but | had not served the
Northern Pacific more than six
months before found myself entirely
mistaken: after / had served lsI
months, was fully aware that | was
a sneak, liar and a seoundrel. and
everything bad under the sun. How
ever. ! still had some confidence
in myself, and could not have
as bad an opinion of myself as
my new spsper friends had OF me, and
] thought the time would come when
! would be thought better OF. In a
measure | think have succeeded.
think to-day the people Of Washing
ton have not quite as bad an opinion
OF me as they had in iS53, especially
in the fall OF 1858, when my old friend
Charley Voorhees, started his agita-
ton against me. Since that time
Charlie aud have been good friends.
Charlie Voorhees, came here. II ! re-
member nightly. in lSs2, on a pass
issued al the request OF his father
Senator Daniel ". Voorhees,, OF In
diana, by way OF the MON and Cen
trail Pacific to San Francisco, and
from thence by way of the q. II. a y.
and n. i. railroads. As ! said before,
Charlie and | are good friends and
We have had many drink OF whisky
together and q good deal OF cham
payne, though mostly AZ my expense
! like Charlie and | think In man
ner Charlie likes me. bat Charlie got
big-headed aud wanted 10 20 TO con
gress and thought there was no way
TO accomplish this but bv going back
on his own friends | think | have
bad good deal oi experience among
men, but have never seen a man
who succeeded in so coHtemptibly
going back on his friends As Chai lie
did. He blackguarded me and every
one who had anything TO do with the
corporation, bat ! am glad 10 say /
have outliyed Charlie.
Gentlemen, | believe in the state of
Washington. as | think il viii he
called. though | confess ! would rather
il were called htttitas. | believe il
would Ice the greatest richest and
most glorious among the states OF this
Union. When | look at the inteili-
gent faces that surround me, ready
and willing 10 develop the untold
resources ot this county OF kitlitas,
| am ready 20 say that kIttitas j. the
greatest county IN the great territory
OF Washington and this great future
state see in il sturdy, energetic
men who build up states and cities
and great and intelligent cOmmu-
mites ! know whereof | am speak
ing. | know there Is no want of ma
teriai wealth, and there Is no want OF
intelligent and energetic men to de-
yelop it aud bring il out 20 bloom and
blossom and fruit. and when | look
back three short years and compare
the Eilenshursh of then and nov,
| feel warranted in saying that these
three years have made it bloom out
until to-day 1t Is ahead OF any town
between Spokane Falls and Tacoma
.appau,el. and think | may say The
future capital of the great state ot
Washington. The wealth this county
Of kittitas contains has not been de-
yeloped, IL has Just began, but when
note what has been done in Eilens-
burgh in one year. | wonder what ia,
y, Is or - wears will show me when
your vast iron and coal miaes are de
yeloped and when blast furnaces and
rolling mills have been located here
when the last vestigc OF the sage bush
has given way b. the waving gram
fields. when the Yakima river has
been harnessed and her splendid wa
ter power has been utilized and | dare
say then the Northern Pacific railroad
will count Ellcusburgh as one OF the
brightest !aurcls in her crown.
Other toa>ts were, Washington.
responded 20 hv e. r. Graves; The
Ladies. " by h. Guwan. \ Mirrs, The
Biz B and Country. It, Resources and
Railroad Facilities. - J. Il. MeFail
First Impressions OF Ellensbureh.
Mr.. SehDlcE proposed toast 60 Sheriff
; I. PagkNood Then there MAS q
song hy a quartette.
rUE ADMISSION CoNVENrIoN.
4 mass meeting has been called here
by Mayor Jackson. for December ~,
Tor the purpose OF selecting delegates
10 the admission convention 20 he held
IN EileuSburgh January 3 also 10 make
arrangements FOR the entertainment
oi delegates MAYOR Jackson Nestsr-
aaF sent a circular letter - the mayors
q ali the towns in the territory, ask
4rlr th.rn = "a call -frsaftar YttagFfnfv Fnr