The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-12

each visitor was provided with an in
dividual entertainer
The excursionists were taken first up the
Ahtanum valley. along which are situated
hundreds of the finest farms I'm the world,
ranging In size from ten-acrs tracts to
broad nelds and spreading orchards COM
prfsing hundreds of acres. In the after
noon they were driven up the Matches to
the great hay and grain farms and over
into the Mckee valley. where great crowds
OF pickers are now employed in harvest
ing the immense yield OF hops.
Many visited the artesian we'll district
and all we're greatly interested In the
marvellous system Of irrigation by witch
not only the lands along the river val
ieys are made productive but the whole
great district IL converted into one enor-
nous garden.
What appears to have most strongly
impressed and enthused the visitors on
these drives IL the amazing productive
ness OF the Yakima country. On the
smallest tracts, 1t IL said. are to be
found as complete farms with as great
variety OF products. though necessarily
In smaller quantities.. az on the larger IN
dividual holdings. In passing through
the country an ever-changing. kaleido-
scopic effect is presented to the eye: the
field OF golden grain being succeeded by
the orchard with vari-colored fruits and
next a green field OF hops. all interseeted
and traversed by the silver lacing OF the
rivers, brooks and irrirating bitches.
There IL nothing TO be produced outside
the tropics. say the enthusiastic Seattle
men. that was not shown to them 10 be
a..
known fruit. vegetable, grass and grain
that can he raised In a climate subject
TO an occasional touch of frosty weather.
nourishes In the Yakima.
Monday evening. following the driving
and supper reception was given for
the visitors ut the Commercial Club. at
tended by all the representative men OF
Yakima in every walk OF life. In the
center OF the reception room large table
had been placed. upon and about which
were heaped high the choicest specimens
Of the valleys productions
Reception to visitors.
The reception was not bound by any
formal programme, but was made the oc-
easion for the interchange OF kindly sem
timents and expressions Of good viii In
a short and witty speech Mayor Red
mond again assured the visitors OF their
welcome to the city and expressed tho
sincere hope that the visit might soon he
repeated and the positive assurance that
II would soon be repaid by similar Wait
OF Yakima business men TO Seattle.
Edward Whitson, the well-known Yak
ina attorney. acted as chairman OF the
evening, and short speeches were also
made by Messrs. Englehart and Hare
For Seattle President elise, of the
Chamber OF Commerce.. made perhaps the
longest talk, expressing for the visiting
party high appreciation Of the eour-
tesies extended by the people OF Yakima
and the hearty enjoyment of the Seattle
men. He felt assured that the visit
would be productive OF mutual benefits
to the two cities. The eyes of the Sc
attic people would be mere widely open
ed 20 the vast possibilities and preseat
prosperity of the sister city, and the peo-
pie OF Yakima would be convinced OF
the deep interest with which their prog
ress was being watched and wherever
possible aided q. w. Hummer. I. A.
Nadeau. Capt. A. b, wyckoff, Gufiith
Davies and Thomas w. Prosch also spoke
for the visitors.
After the addresses all signs of for