The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-04-19
PROSSER'S Big JUBILEE.
The Inauguration Of a New System Of
Irrigation Is Celebrated.
ADJACENT CITIES SWELL The CROWDS
Speeches made ~ Many Prsmiaens
Citixens 81 she state-The Dance
In the Evening AZ the "Rivers,de.-
Model Hotel.

Early Monday morning the little city
Of Prosser began to show unusual signs Of
life as the trains unloaded their human
freight, and teams were driven In from
the surrounding country with those who
wished to rejoice with the Prosserites,
and offer their congratulations over the
beginning Of new era OF thrift and pros
perity. The occasion was the celebrs-
ton OF the completion Of the work under
taken by the Proeser Falls Irrigation
company, in raising water by means Of
turbine wheels and mammoth duplex
pumps into canals an hundred feet above
the river, and thus retaining 5000 acres
OF desert land which only needed the
fructifying influence OF the waters OF the
Yakima TO cause them to blossom and
bloom as the rose.
The HERALD need not go into detailed
descr ption Of the plant, as it gave full
account Of the completed undertaking in
its issue OF last week, and 1t is sufficient
to say that TO one could stand before tie
great twin pumps without fully realizing
their power and the substantial character
Of the work carried out. The headgates,
the buildings, the machinery, In fact
everything is Of the most massive char.
acter and show conclusively that cost
was not needed 80 much as solidity, dura-
blity and efficiency. The company has
builded for tens Of years to come and
has raised q monument to engineering
skill and to the enterprise Of the projectors
Of the work.
Fred r. Reed, the manager OF the com.
pany, was up with the dawn and as busy
as any half dozen men in making prep
arations for the reception Of expected
guests and arranging details Of the christ
ening program and the dance in the
evening. The beautiful little hotel, The
Riverside, was gaily decorated with Jap
anese lanterns and bunting, while in the
Office the flowers and foliage OF the wild
current had been trained by def hands
into notices Of welcome and the appro.
piidto hIiShLiOu 10 mix.
The hotel was planned by Frank Nc.
Curtie and is thorough architectural
success. The house is well furnished
throughout, and with Benjamin Scatch-
ard and wife, as host and hostess, will add
greatly to the attractions OF Prosser for
those who are called there on business or
pleasure. The kitchen is presided over
by an excellent cook. while the buffet If
stocked with liquid refreshments and
cigars equal to those which can be found
anywhere. In fact the Riverside is q
model hotel and credit to the town.
The large number Of guests present on
Monday were we'll cared for and greatly
pleased with everything excepting sleep
ing quarters, and the only trouble TO be
found in this respect was that there were
not enough rooms to go around. The
register for the day showed the following
guests d. +. Lesh and wife, w. l..
Jones. W. F. Prosser, DR.. E. +. Heg and
wife, II. B. Scudder, E. NJ. Reed, W. B.
Dudley, o. V. Carpenter, j. G. Lawrence,
A. Saylor, W. w. Leeper, d. 4. Simmons
and wife, w. w. Anterior, /. II. DilIs, N.
s. BagswelI, Jno. Ormsby. J. H. Brad
ford, Jr., w. A. Warren, VIM. Libby, A.
P. Mills, A. L. Francis, J. z. Merwin, G.
E. Faltermeyer, Frank x. Nagier, w. e.
Lowell, W. H. Hare, E. F. White, ]. A.
Taggard, A. L. Slemmons, Hub Pratt,
Willie Fulkerson and f. F. Benson, OF
North Yakima; W. N. Granger and wife,
OF Zillah; Rev. Mackinnon, P. H. w.
Ross and G. N. Stewart, of Ellensburgh;
Jay Sedgwick, ]. L. Holmes, A. N.
Brown, 4. W. Hough, II. s. Patten, S. o.
Long, W. ID. Tyler, B. r. Everett and f.
Lawrence, Of Tacoma; 2. r. Ashbaugh,
Of Chicago; DR.. N. Fred Essig, T.. A.
Norman and J. Allen, Of Spokane; A. ].
Odeneal, of N. P. R. r.; ]. II. Lyon and
A. Patrick, of Roslyn; W. Van Waters,
of Seattle; A. w. Smith and wife, w. P.
Gray. L. F. Jones, E. d. Hathaway, H.
G. Brown and wife, J. Waters, Chas. and
T. H. Powell, of Pasco; Levi Ankeny, of
Walla Walla; 2. H. Howell, q. L. Suli-
van and wife, NJ. Wharton and daughter,
Of Mabton; Fred E. Eldredge, of the
Prosser american; B. NJ. Brewer, OF Sun
nyside; W. F. Thompson. of Sprague,
aud ]. T. Mitchell, OF Wilkinson.
A stand had been erected near the
power house for the exercises and here at
intervals during the afternoon the North
Yakima band entertained the large num-
Der OF people who had gathered to listen
to the speeches and witness the other
exercises. The program was opened
at three O'Clock by an eloquent
prayer by Rev. d. G. Mackinnon. Capt.
Fred r. Reed officiated as master of cere-
monies and into better hands it could
not have fallen, for his introductions, as
well as the speech he was forced to
make, were graceful and full of bright
ness and pith. Mr.. Reed was in the best
Of humor and surprised even his old
friends, and the need Of applause which
was generously bestowed upon all the
speakers seemed TO linger longest on the
master of ceremonies, who was in COM
plete touch with the audience. The pro-
gram announced addresses by J. G. Van
Marter, jr., the president OF the company,
and by Col. w. F. Prosser and w. T..
Jones, OF North Yakima. but the audi.
ence was so well pleased with all they
heard that they were not satisfied until
they had listed to extemporaneous
speeches by G. L. Holmes, president of
the Tacoma chamber at commerce; w.
d. Tyler, receiver OF the Hunt system OF
railroads; d. E. Lesh, president OF the
Mckee company; DIR. N. Fred Essig, OF
Spokane, and James F. Kinney, the pio-
neer OF Prosser. 1t Is seldom that the