The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-09-19
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! WHAT PEOPLE SAY !

A. S. Dam-While in st. Paul few
days since, took hurried view of the
Minnesota state Fair. Without any
doubt this is the biggest affair OF its kind
on earth. 1t has always given good
exhibition but this year it has eclipsed
all previous efforts. 1t is open night
and dav. The grounds are brilliantly
Illuminated by night, at which time
such events as horse racing, balloon as
tensions and the like take place. 1t is
most literally patronized and it is said
! that the association will &C me out be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 ahead this
year.
d. r. Barton-What do we have a
night police force for? My place has
been robbed twice in the last two
months, and there is no reason under
the sun why these deeds should have
been committed when we have three
night watchmen. 1t is their duty to
watch the rear OF the business houses as
well as to keep an eye on the well-light-
ed front entrance. Let them be more
vigilant and don't think there will be
such depredations committed here.
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II. J. Snively-It is true, am can
didate for the office of state senator from
this district, and | mean to enter the
race to win. My platform is simple
one. 1t is not taken from the pot of
principles of either party, but is devised
from the cabalistic slogan that special
privileges should be granted to no one
and to no particular part of the country
either by the commonweal or by individ-
uals. And SO my platform shall be:
''force the railways of this state to treat
all parts of the state alike" This they
are not doing; and I'll just reinforce
! this assertion by saying that the people
OF Walla Walla are now paying less
freight on their products to the Sound
than Yakima people are paying. Walla
Walla is 1875 miles farther away and still
the Northern Pacific charges less freight
on the melons and fruit and wheat
shipped from that point to the Sound
and also haul lumber and other products
of the Sound cheaper to Walla Walla
than it does to North Yakima. And
why does the road do this? Simply this:
During the last session Of the legislature
a railway bill, SO called, was up for con-
sideration. The railway company OPP
posed its passage and to carry its point
it entered into a signed agreement with
the two senators from Walla Walla that
if they would oppose the bill valuable
concessions would be made to Walla
Walla in the way OF reduction on
freight in return for their services. Now,
sir, am going to run on platform that
will oppose the railway companies in
just such work. If am elected | shall
push bill through the house that will
give lower rate of freight for this city
and county as well as the rest OF the
state; and you mind me il l don't do it
If given chance. Equal freight rates
for the whole state" is my motto, and
this shall make my platform.
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Charles $. Wenner-North Yakima
has undergone wonderful changes since
left here year ago this summer. At
that time the foundation OF Larsons
theater was just laid None OF the new
brick blocks on Second street We're even
contemplated, and the several splendid
new store buildings on the avenue have
changed the appearance of that thorough
fare to such an extent that could hard
ly realize that was again in Yakima.
/ was in Chicago at the time the news OF
President McKinley's assassination ar
rived and the excitement ran high. 1t
was unsafe for anyone with anarchistic
tendencies to even show his face There
ought to be bounty paid on the scalps
OF such people the same as we pay on
coyote scalps in this county. We would
then soon be rid OF a class of people who
are a constant menace to law and order
and who seem to delight in the shedding
OF blood.
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A. l.. Dilley-I have no hesitation in
saying that the sanitary condition OF
this city is bad; it is deplorable, and
there is really no excuse for it only the
dilitoriness of the people in general and
tho fa;l,ra af tho oity "a, c;aI, q, a., tba;~
duty. Other cities regulate these things
and why can't this city do the same
thing? | want to call Your attention To