The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-12
entertained
RA|LR0ADERS
Passenger Agents Given a
Cordial Welcome.
NET BY WAlLA WAlLA BUSINESS MEN
Informal Reception Given in the Club
Rooms-visitors Pleased With
Their Entertainment.


The special train bearing the pas
senger and emigration agents of the
| Northern Pacific.arrived in Walla Wal
la at o'clock over the Washington &
Columbia River railway. They were
| Immediately taken to the Hotel Dacres
where they We're served with dinner.
President Turner and Vice President
Dement, of the Walla Walla CONNER
cial club met the distinguished party
at the hotel and escorted them to the
Walla Walla club rooms, where an in
formal reception was held. A large
number of the Walla Walla merchants
and citizens were present and extend
ed a welcome to the visitors. The re-
sources of the country We're discussed
at length and the visitors were given
a vast amount of information, which
they will use in advertising the west
when they return home.
President Turner presided over the
gathering and first introduced Captain
P. B. Johnson. who made brief speech
of the early history of the Walla Walla
valley. DR.. n. G. Blalock and Frank
w. Paine talked on irrigation and
| Senator Levi Ankeny made the address
of welcome.
c.. w. Mott, general immigration
agent, followed Senator Ankeny. and
A. NJ. Cleland thanked the citizens for
their cordial reception.
This morning the visitors were taken
in carriages about the city and sur
rounding country. A short time was
spent at Whitman college, Fort Walla
Walla and the Blalock fruit farm.
The special train took the party to
Dayton at o'clock this afternoon.
from which place they will go to the
Sound tonight.
The personnel of the party follows:
A. NJ. Cleland general passenger
agent, st. Paul
c. w. Mott, general emigration
agent, st. Paul.
A. D. Charlton. assistant general |
passenger agent, Portland.
j. C. Poore, chief clerk passenger
department, ST. Paul.
w. F. Mershon, general agent pas
senger department, New York.
c. F.. Foster, district passenger agent,
Boston.
G. w. Hardisty, district passenger
agent, Montreal.
c. f. Brison, district passenger
agent, Pittsburg.
P. W. Pummill, district passenger
agent, Philadelphia.
w. G. Mason, district passenger
agent. Buffalo.
w. H. Whitaker, district passenger
agent, Detroit.
J. J. Ferry, district passenger
agent, Cincinnati.
c. P. O'Donnell, district passenger
agent, Indianapolis.
c. A. Matthews, general passenger
department, Chicago.
j. c. Thompson, district passenger
agent, Chicago.
c. c. Trott, district passenger
agent, Milwaukee.
D. B. Gardner, district passenger
agent, ST. Louis.
G. F. Mcneil, city passenger and
ticket agent, Minneapolis.
George D. Rogers, city passenger
and ticket agent, st. Paul.
J. H. McFadzean, city passenger
and ticket agent, Duluth.
G. w. McCaskey, district passenger
agent, ST Paul.
H. w Sweet, district passenger
agent, st. Paul.
E. D. Rockwell, district passenger
agent, Des Moines.
H. B. Bryning, travelling emigra-
ton agent, Kansas City.
c.. c. Morrison, travelling emigra-
ton agent Omaha.
J. L. Daugherty, travelling emigra-
ton agent, Chicago.
J. L. Pryor, stenographer, st. Paul.
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