The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-05
A FOUNDERS CORNER

One evening during the forepart of
the week a well-known citizen-one
who is popular, and, if anything. has
more friends in town than any other
man-dined well enough all right. but
as the saying is: none too wisely"
Gaining the street from where all the
doings were held, he insisted. in spite
or protests from his friends, in mix
ing it up with fire alarm box. A team
of horses couldn't drag him away from
it. He said it was a telephone and that
he would have to call up central" Be-
fore he was successful in reaching
central he managed to pull off first
class fire alarm. When the whole fire
brigade had responded to the alarm
and arrived upon the scene none was
more anxious to extinguish the blaze
than Mr.. Man, who V - the cause Of L
all, but who, to all outward appear
ance, was not obvious of that fact. At
ter little hot investigation the fire.
men began to suspect niger in the
wood pile" as it were The man who
tried to ring up central was dealt
with summarily, but nevertheless.
gently. AS a preventive measure
more than anything else, he was set
aboard hose wagon and driven to
one of the fire stations-from which
place he was transported home in a
hack. AS Mr. Citizen was celebrating
his 25th year as a resident of Walla
Walla those who were mixed up in
the affair congratulated themselves. As
one expressed it, there might have
been worse doings." So ends the story
of one fire that occurred during the
early part of the week.
Rounder believes that it isn't alto
ages as to location that makes it a
lively or prosperous centre of popula-
ton. Not for a minute does he think
any such thing. To his way of think
ing it's the people who live in a place
who make or break it, Let the people
Of any community be progressive in
telligent, and know how to live and
let live; how to conduct their affairs
generally in a broad-minded way, and
such a community has everything to
gain and nothing to lose. No matter
what it's drawbacks, alleged or other
wise, town or city fortunate enough
to have the right kind of inhabitants
is bound to make Roadway and in
crease in prosperity at a rapid rate
from year to year. The great middle
west metropolis, the city of Chicago.
on a piece of swamp land. When it
had a poulation of some ten thousand
people it's inhabitants had won repu-
tation for miles around for knowing
how to keep things on the co. The
early inhabitants of Chicago were peo-
pie who did not quietly sit down and
wait for opportunities. Not on your tin
type. Instead of doing anything like
that they made it their main business
These who came after them have had
enough wit to follow their example and
today the premier city of Illinois is the
second city in all this mighty land,
and, if anything, growing faster than
any other. In FOUNDERS opinion it will
do none of us harm to reflect occa-
sonally on the history of Chicago. Our
city may not be due to become me-
tropolis but, it is up to all of us to
make the most of it's climatic AMI
other no small advantages and see to
if that it does not lag behind. 1t is
the only thing to do for like most mu-
inequalities we remain inactive at our
own peril. And those who show faith
in the city-move first in establishing
enterprises. especially those that are
already needed-will be the first to
reap big gains Just so is the situa-
ton today in FOUNDERS opinion.
Hearing the Walla Walla Military
band play at the Sisters fair Thurs
day evening has convinced Rounder
that the city has a musical organiza-
ton that it has every reason to be
proud of. The local bandsmen handle
a concert program very successfully
in fact, every bit as good, if not bet
ter. than the average band that one
hears in the large cities. No encour-
agements should be withheld from the
musical organization known as the
Walla Walla Military band. 1t has
now reached a standard that makes
it deserving of the support of all.
Exodus of Scandinavans.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Dec. 5.-Fol-