The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-10-11
SENATORS AMkEMY AND
PILES ROYALTY entertained
WashingtOn's Two Representatives in
Higher Branch of Congress EN-
tertained in North Yakima.

The Washington State fair was fit
tingly closed on last Saturday after
noon by the appearance of two United
States senators who visited the
grounds, and, just before the close of
the afternoons sports made short
addresses to those seated in the grand
stand, The senators were well re-
ceived. 1t remained, however, for
the citizens of North Yakima, under
the auspices of the Commercial club,
to assume the responsibility of the
week and place the greatest event
of the six days and nights of pleas
ure by extending SO magnificent a
reception and banquet as greeted the
most distinguished men of Washing
ton, on last Saturday evening at the
Yakima hotel.
The reception which preceded the
banquet was a delightful social fea-
ture. The wives and daughters of
most Of the business men of the city
came out to welcome Senators An
keny and Piles. This reception was
held in the parlors of the Yakima bo-
tel, and continued until 1890 p. m.
At this time about 100 of the most
prominent citizens In town assembled
at the top of the stairs in the hotel
and marched down to the dining
room. Here had been prepared an
elegant luncheon. This was soon dis
posed of, and Immediately after be-
gan the speech-making. Hon Miles
Cannon officiated as postmaster. He
arose and stated briefly the object of
the gathering, and then introduced
Mayor Fechter as the proper person
to welcome distinguished visitors to
the city. Mr.. Fechter said in part:
"Mr. POSTMASTER and Gentlemen:
A United States senator Is a rare bird,
and as there are never more than
ninety in the whole country at one
time, and never more than two in one
state, feel that we have been lucky
in capturing two at the same time for
this city OF ours to talk with and ex-
plain our needs. AS Senator Nesmith,
the father-in-law Of our senior sena-
tor, once said, when he was elected
to the senate he wondered how in
------- he got in there. but after he
was there, he wondered how in
the other fellows got there.
Now, gentlemen, we are accustomed
to look with more or less awe on a.
man who has attained to this dis
tinguished position. but really. when
they come before us in the present
case. and we get to know them we
find that they are really human, after
all, and that we can stand before
them and state our case lust the
same as we would to any other man. :"
Tho
reclamation department of the gov
eminent, and commented upon the
red tape they seemed to be going
through up to this time, stating that
it had not as yet succeeded in ac-
complishing anything for the people
of the Yakima valley. Mr.. Fechter
concluded his remarks in the follow
ing manner: These gentlemen can
not come too often among us to visit
our beautiful little city, builded here
on the rock OF agriculture and water
ed by the streams that made 1t and
will keep 1t secure forever"
The next speaker was Washing
tons senior senator, Levi p. Ankeny,
who said In part:
I'VE are here, gentlemen, to meet
you all, and to listen to your wants
and needs. SO that we may better rep
resent You In congress. / am more
than gratified to see such great pros
perity In the valley. which passed
through many years ago. when 1t was
but barren sage brush waste. !
was among your earliest pioneers,
and remember many conflicts we
had with the Indians In those days.
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