The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-03-18
PLEASED With YAKIMA
The Railway Postal Clerks Enjoyed The
Visit In North Yakima.
PROTEST AGAINST FORESTRY RESERVE
clifford stout's Residence Destroyed
by Fire. Narrow Escape OF Mrs.
Stout-Des this Of Joseph Bartho,et
Sr. and mrs. Earnest woodcock.

The railway postal clerks arrived IN
the city at O'Clock in the evening OF
Friday last, one hour later than the
schedule time, and were escorted by the
reception committee to the places assign
ed them for supper. They had been met
at Spokane by the Commercial club com
mittee, consisting of +. NJ. Spain, o. A,
Fechter. S. G. Henton and John Reed,
and seemed greatly pleased at the atten-
ton shown them. The party numbered
2S7 and included the delegates to the U.
S. Railway Mail Service Mutual Benefit
Association convention, now being held
in San Francisco, together with their
families. Each delegate represents fifty
railway postal clerks and the trip from
Chicago to San Francisco costs them $23
for man and wife, aside from their meals.
This is one-half the regular fare for Pull
man sleepers, transportation costing
nothing to those in the service. They
left Chicago on March 8, starting over
the Burlington system, which they kept
until Billings was reached when they
transferred to the Northern Pacific. From
Yakima their route took them to Port
land, thence over the Southern Pacific to
San Francisco. They return east via the
Southern Pacific and Santa Fee system.
The convention being held in San
Francisco is the 22d in the history OF the
association, which numbers about $500
members. The association was formed
on account of the high rates charged by
insurance companies for risks on mail
postal clerks. As its name implies it is
q mutual benefit association, combining its
operation to the service, and furnishing
insurance at the lowest possible cost
The sum of $1,000 is paid on the death OF
member to the beneficiary named in
the policy, and reserve fund of $50 900
is maintained in order that there may be
no delay in the payment OF benefits.
The excursionists make up very gay
and agreeable party. They were exceed.
ingly well pleased with their entertain
ment In this city, and numerous were
the expressions that thev enjoyed the
best meal in Yakima that they had had
on their trip. They availed themselves
as far as possible IN the hour spent here
in seeing the city and they were eager for
information regarding the country, which
the committee endeavored to supply by
distributing on the train copies of the
pamphlet descriptive of Yakima. They
were almost like children in their curl
osty regarding the few Indians they saw
and many purchased souvenirs of theil
visit here. Especially attractive to theil
eyes were the big red apples displayed in
the store windows and on the tables Of
the restaurants and hotels. Yakima Ger.
tainly impressed them most faverably
and they were not chary in expressing
this feeling.
The following letter received by S. c.
Henton, from F. w. Vaille, of Portland,
assistant superintendent of the railway
mail service, is self-explanatory:
Dear Sir: take pleasure in inform.
ing you that the railway postal clerks
were very highly gratified with the re-
ception given them in North Yakima. |
felt assured that no mistake had been
made when | accepted your invitation to
stop there and l wish through you to
thank the Commercial club and the citi.
zens who responded to make their visit
success"