, 1890-10-23

Mr.. Clark opened the programme
by introducing Hon. Charles s.
| Voorhees,.
Ladies' and Gentlemen The citizens OF
spokane Falls arc proud to believe them
selves an energetic and active people.
The record of our citizen, whom 1 now
nave the honor to present to you, Is not
at variance with this belief To him the
whole state owes q lasting debt OF grati-
tudo Tor his long and faithful labors In
her behalf have the honor to intro
duco to you tho Hon. Charles =.
Mr.. VOORHEES, ADDRESS.
The material and substantial progress
OF mankind has, in all ages of the world,
been measured In tho products Of tho
SOIL. Wherever imperial cities havo
found their way into tho sky; wherever
the hand OF thrift and of enterprise has
been busiest, tho power behind tho
throne must be sought in the sunburnt
face and the hard hands of the furmer.
| Whcrovo; the earth has been forced to
yield up its magic treasures at tho be-
hest OF the intelligent zeal and ceuseless
activity of the tillers of the soil there
will ever bo found brave men aud fair
women engaged in working out great
and an exalted destiny. Instinct with
this thought, account myself honOred,
indeed to have been selected to SOUND
upon this occasion n note of welcome to
the citizens of the Yakima valley.
o The superb and exhaustive exhibit
from this favored region of our splendid
state with which this exposition Is
grnced, enforces an abiding conviction
thnt we have among us tonight the
representatives of an element In our oiti-
zcnship which has already emphasized
itself us the forerunncr of peace and
plenty. This magnificent exhibit be-
speaks IA wealth Of resources and of in
| telligent and woll-dlreCted labor, which
may well inspire every beholdcr with
the conviction that the inhabitants OF
this fertile and fruitful region viii, in
the future, as In the past, contribute i'm
mcasurably to tho greatness and glory
OF this proud and growing common
| wealth.
Tha queenly sentinel who guards so
royalty the gatownys of commerce of the
Inland empire feels, in common with
her sisters, tho beautiful and lite-giying
impetus which springs from such "a
thrifty and progressive citizenship, and
with Just appreciation Of the value to
tho state OF the achievements OF tho
dwellers In the Yakima valley, she bids
them all thrice welcome. Realizing that
he is a bcnetactor OF his kind who makes
two blades of grass grow where but one
grew before, she recognizes in the sturdy
husbandry of the Yakima valley po-
tent and far-reachint factor in the dcVel-
| opment of the foremost of the Pacific
Northwestern states. Impressed with
the tact that naturally arid region has,
through this benign agency, become tho
storehouse oil the soils richest argosics,
she salutes the architects of these great
results with uncovered front, and cx.
| tends to them, one and all, the hand Of
congratulation and OF fellowship.
| 10 the representatives OF such citi-
zenship, haI and welcome!
MIR. vANCE's REMARKS.
President Clark in introducing
Mr.. Vance, the speaker of tho even
ing, said:
Ladies and Gentlemen and Citizens of
| Spokane: Tho strongest ground Tor the
belief in magnificent future for Wash
| ington is to be found in the character of
her citizens. Both of the gentlemen
who address you tonight, as the saying
is, came of good stock. The father of
each has represented his own state in
| the federal senato-Senator Voorhees,,
| Indiana; Senator Vance, North Carolina.
| The sons have Joined us each with rich
| inheritance of wisdom and ability to
help on the career of our glorious state.
Ladies and gentlemen, | now have the
pleasure to Introduce to you as orator Of
this occasion, L. NJ. Vance.
Mr.. Vance, who IL a young man
with very pleasant manner, speaks
without notes, and Ia most happy in
his expressions, and his remarks
abounded with witty sallies.
III you will pardon a personal allu-
sion" he said II would like to make a
confession In open court When / came
| to Yakima, year and a half ago, | was
Il tenderioot, and in n little speech, |
said that all that was wanted here in
! Washington was a little more patriotism.
am sorry that l did it, for that find is
the one thing we have more OF than any.
| thing. Patriotism is fairly bubDling
over in Washington. That is my con-
fessioE."
He then went on to pay hatter-
ing tribute to Spokane. He spoke
of the young men who had made
Spokane, aud said that she was tho
best criterion of the wealth, the
prosperity and resources of the great
state of Washington.
I'VE had determined that the whole
county should come to your exposition,
but that was found impossible. Now
that / have come here, | am convinced
that there Is but one spot in this inn
perial state that Is tit to be the capital,
and that is Spokane. There is tradi-
ton down IN the fertile fields of the
Yakima that all good settlers when they
die go to Spokane"
MIR. Vance then spoke OF the re-
sources of the state at large as shown
by the exposition and of the Yakima
valley in particular, and the part
irrigation played in the matter,
closing with the following perora-
ton:
I'VE are your nffectionate admirers,
and will be, SO long rs we lay tribute on
every snowflake that falls on tho hoary
head OF old Mount Tacoma"
Coin figures arc sometimes eloquent.
Those just issued by Uncle" Jero Rusk
from the agricultural bureau are the
most eloquent plea for the new state of
Washington that has been made in
many n day. Every farmer that reads
that clinching argument of the su-
periority of the soil of this new
commonwealth will long to possess Il
farm where such surprising yields of
wheat oats and barley are grown.
These records show that the Washing
ton farmer has grown this year twice us
much wheat per acre as has the Mime
sofa farmer, and nearly three times as
much as the Dakota wheat-grower Yet
both of the latter are great and popu-
lous states. Those records will have
their effect. They mean that the wave
OF immigration has only begun. and
that within another decade nearly every
acre of wheat land in the state of Wash
ington will be in cultivation. When