The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-12-23
WASHINGTON. THE BEAUTY or THE WEST.

IL 10 the state OF Warrington, the Beauty OF the
West.
You have been told Of other lands of old,
But the glories of Washington have not been
told.
People from other lands and from over the sea-
Here in this state is health and wealth for thee;
And Ii you wish to enjoy peaceful rest,
You will find 1t In Washington, the Beauty OF
the West.
Our climate is delightful You can't beat 1t If
you try,
For we have every variety from the moist to the
dry.
The mercury is very high II above 90 it does 60,
And le below zero we consider very low.
OF all rich counties I'd like very well to tell
There are only few on which have time to
dwell.
There is Whitman. One among the very best,
Named for the man long since laid to rest.
Yes, whitman. we love to speak OF you;
We love to tell what for us you did do.
You saved for us the land which we adore,
From being traded for fishing ground upon the
Atlantic shore.
There is Walla walla county, said to be very old
But one thing can say it is beautiful to behold,
For its variety of productions 1t well bears the
test,
For as farming county 1t is one Of the best.
There is Yakima county. the largest of them all,
Where all crops grow to perfection and hops
grow so tall.
OF all the places ever lived 1t is the very best,
Located In the heart OF Washington, the Beauty
Of the West.
The soil is good; from the prairie on the clay
and sandstone
To the rich, bottom soil OF deep, sandy loan.
You can raise crops until you could not wish
more
OF every variety that grows along the Pacific
shore.
or our agricultural productions we speak again
We have every variety Of hay. fruits and grain.
Here the peach, melons. aprcots and grapes
you behold.
Also we can boast of fish lumber, coal and gold
We have The best harbor which the world does
know,
And from it the greatest ships come and 20.
Bearing great cargoes of food, the very best,
" hich is grown in Washington, the Beauty of
the West.
Our scenery will com pare with that of any land
And our mountains, lakes and glaciers are equal
to switzerland.
Idaho has been called the gem of the noun
tains by jest,
1t does not compare with Washington, the
Beauty of the West.
The Cascade mountains have two great water
FIR IN its ridges are peaks lifting up hoary
heads
There is Mount Adams and Mount Rainier I'd
have you know,
Have their SUBMITS covered with perpetual
snow.
We have many rivers running over sands of
gold;
And the great Columbia for ages has its waters
rolled
But there is one of Its beauties I have not said;
I'll let another tell 1t in a book I've read
From the Cascades frozen gorges leaping like
aehild at play,
The beautiful Yakima glides away,
Always hurried to be buried in the bitter
moon.msd sea.
Time that mars us. mains and scars us, leaves
no track or trench on thee"
There's one thing that wish to tell.
II you are i'll and wish to get well,
Just give our health giving fountains . test;
They are the mineral springs Of Washington,
the Beauty Of the West
OF the cities Of the Northwes. beat ours II you
On the east is Wslla walla, Colfax and Spokane.
There is Tacoma, Seattle and Everett In the west
Located on the great harbor Of Washington. the
Beauty OF the West,
It's said OF other lands that poets have well
sung,
But the blessings OF this land by thousands viii
be sung.
Come with me and view sunset In this golden,
glowing west,
1t is . sunset in Washington. the Beauty Of the
West.
In conclusion we speak OF whitman once more.
The people Of Washington his name should
adore.
He was slain by the Indians while saving this
land, the best,
Saved 1t for as from Great Britain, this empire
OF the west.
With hiswife and companions he was laid low.
Flowers boom above them in summer. in win
ter they are covered with snow.
Sleep on, remembered heroes. sleep on and rest
You are laid beside MS in Washington, the
Beauty of the West
All hail to the flag that we love so well.
All hail to the land In which we love to dwell,
All hail TO he state that we love the best,
All hail to Washington. the Beauty OF the West
II. W JoHSsroH.
Al Extremely Bsshful Young Man.
Most people have either seen, heard Of
or read about the bashful man, but the