The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-10-11

raj court, this amounts to a great
deal of expense.
Now, Mr.. Senators, want to ask
if you do not hink federal building
is needed in North Yakima. We have
a postoffice doing large business not
only in the city, but covering a rich
and populous part of the country. We
have the local land Office, doing as
large a business as any in the coun-
try, of it's class, and we need rooms
for the federal court to meet in, as
you can see from the fact that there
are now almost twenty cases waiting
to come before Judge Whitson. In
view of these facts, think that this
city is deserving Of federal build
ing, and gentlemen, we look to you
to make it an accomplished fact"
There were quite a number of an
ticipated speeches from prominent
citizens, which were of necessity elm
mated, owing to the lateness of the
hour. 1t then remained for Senator
Sam H. Piles to close the program
with the banner speech of the even
ing. He responded to the toast, 1.-THE
president of the United States" He
said, among other appreciated things:
Mr.. Toastmaster and Gentlemen
of North Yakima: Nowhere through
out the state have we met with a
more cordial reception than has been
accorded us by you of North Yakima
this evening. 1t has been a pleasure
to me. and, l am sure, an equal pleas
ure to my colleague, Senator An
keny. to have been permitted to spend
TINS day and evening in your thriving
little city.
Gentlemen, we generally come to
a place to ask for something, such as
your support for our party, but in
this case we are here to ask you to
ask something from us. Not that we
can accomplish everything that is
asked, but we want to know just
what you need, that we may work to-
for you. | am heartily in favor of
your irrigation projects, and will put
in my hardest work to advance them.
If l can be instrumental in causing
the irrigation of 700 acres of land
in the Yakima valley, l shall feel that
| have done enough to merit the
thanks OF the people of Washington.
have no doubt that the irrigation
of this district will be put through,
but it is a hard struggle, as the west
has never received the treatment that
it deserves at the hands of the east,
with its overwhelming majority of
representatives in congress.
but IN this connection | want to
speak of the commendable record
your able congressman, Wesley L.
Jones, has made for himself and for
you, as a member of the lower con-
gress. He is a learned man. fear
less and untiring in his efforts to &C
complish the greatest good for the
state. In fact he is true represen-
tative of the whole people of the
state.
In referring to the president of
the United States, | do not know that
| could say anything about this IL
lustrious man which would bring him
more clearly before your minds as the
first citizen of the land The part
which he played in bringing to sue
cessful issue the treaty of peace be-
tween Japan and Russia places him
in the first rank OF all diplomatic
statesmen, and gives the United
States a greater prestige among all
the foreign nations of the world. 1t
was thought when our late William
Mckinley had passed away that it
would be impossible to fill his posi-
ton with man of equal ability, but
now believe that the coming genera
ton will place Theodore Roosevelt in
the same category with Abraham Lin
coin. To Roosevelt you must give
your thanks for the irrigation of the
arid lands by means of the reclama-
ton department of the government.
He is the man who Is responsible for
the attempt to control the railroads.
But, my friends. words are made
quate to expatiate upon the many
worthy qualities of this great man.
You know him too well; his works
will go down in the annals of our
country's history. to be pointed to
with pride by those who are yet to
come after us.
IL am so delighted with your little
city. that in closing ! must revert to
1t again. You are destined within
less than ten years to become a city
of more than 10000 inhabitants. /
wish further to compliment you upon
the splendid integrity of your bust
ness men. | account largely for their
success in the commendable qualities
which found in the wives and
daughters whom | met this evening.
and now. in closing, gentlemen, l
wish TO pledge you my best efforts to
do everything within my power to
secure the most good for your city
and surrounding country"