The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-14
The Governors Visit,
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE STATE
SPENDS DAY IN kENNEWICK.

| Ills way rom spokane where be
delivered the address at the laying
# the corner stone of a new
jl5o, 900 Y. NJ. c. A. building.
The Governor spent the day
looking over the valley and noting
the wonderful transformation from
desert to garden, orchard and vine
yard being made in the valley un
der The favorlng influence of irriga
ton.
Mr.. Mad renewed many old
acquaintance and made many new
friends during the day. A joyful
occasion of the day was when the
Goveror and cur fellow townsman
L. G.. Moore, struck hands in affec-
tienate clasp after nearly a quarter
of a century's separation. They
went through hard times together
i'll Kansas and were bound together
by adversely At the evening ban
quet tie Governor fttingly referred
to their common experience and
the testimony be gave to honor and
integrity Of his Old comrade was
! tribute of which any man and COM
mum ty as we'll should be proud.
In the evening a banquet at the
Hotel Antlers was gwen in honor
of the Governor first visit to us
and to acquaint him with Kenne-
wick hospitality and good will
After all had partaken of the
sumptuous meal, H. A. Hover in
troduced the Governor who spoke
of personal interest III development
of the irrigated districts with their
small farm units and intensive
farming. He stated in his mes
sage to the forthcoming legislature
he would recommend the building
of a separate reformatory for boys
and gave his opinion that it would
be very favorable location for it
here at KenneWick on account Of
ease of access from all parts of the
state by reason of our railroad
lines. At the conclusion of the
Governors speech the company
proceeded to Dircksen's Hail where
large crowd limited only bv the
capacity Of the hall were waiting to
hear the Governors address to the
people and meet him at the public
reception following.
In opening his address Mr. Mead
spoke of having Of having the
honor of being at Prosser on July
4th last year at the celebration of
the formation Of the new county
of Benton and of having previously
on June 18TH issued the proclama-
tiou establishing it, SO that in an
official capacity he had something
to do with creating the new county
referred to the career of Senator
EThos. II. Benton in whose honor
the county was named; SUMMARIZED
in mastery way the magnificent
resources of our state, created as
the greatest monument to the
Father of Our Country. With
intimate knowledge he discussed the
hardships of settling in and devel-
oping a new country and stated
that his next message to the legis-
lature would recommend a liberal
appropriation for advertising the
resources and advantages of the
state and would especially benefit
new sections like ours by encour-
aging settlement and increase of
population.
At the conclusion of the speech
as the crowd filed out each one was
given an introduction to the Gov
ernor by either Mayor Sheppard or
H. A. Hover and a hearty grasp
of his hand The governors most
favorable impression of Kennewick
on the occasion of his first visit
was only equalled by the similar
impression made by him on all who
had the pleasure of meeting him.
JUNIOR CLASS ORGANIZES.