The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-05-09
WHAT THEY
THINK Of us
PASSING PEOPLE TELL HERALD
REPORTERS THEIR IDEA
OF YAKIMA VALLEY.
HAS A GOOD WORD TO SAY
Criticism from All Parts of the Coun-
try Will Tickle the Ears of
Lovers of the Country.

Lovers of the Country.
p" lille Yakima like all other maj lcn'y
cities should tie a. modest as j. possible
she l. no exception to the rule, that we
Ill Exc u hear our>elve, well spoken ~
1t j. proud day when any of Ms lcal
hdp, it might not be in good taste fol
any Of us to deliberately 90 on; anu AS,
people TO say something nice about ~
But. the Herald took the chance and
feels that Yakima should be proul to
read the splendid words that have been
spoken from the heart of those Who are
travelling through the valley.
The reporters for the Herald were told
last week to meet as many of The
through trains as possible and to quiz
those who were wide awake enough to
have observed the valley as they 10 ID
through As many as would, gave theli
names as we'll as their sentiments and
very few refused to say something VI
all who were asked what they thought
of the valley, not one had real detri
mental word to say.
Owing to short time the reporters had
to talk with the passengers. the inter
views are necessarily proportionately
brief However the gist of their i',caS
is given and. though Yakima NAV never
have the opportunity of thanking THEN
critics. personally, all of the citizens
will. no doubt, appreciate the kind obser
vations of these very brief visitor. Of
ours
The interviews. Just as they were -iv-
en- are printed herewith.
w. r. Boyd and wife of Vancouver:
"You have very prosperous valley. and
it is delightful place to live. Travelling
over the valley we were very much pleas
ed with everything
Mr.. and Mrs. Manchester of Por,iand
1--WE were especially pleased with what
we saw while passing through the val
ley hut we do not like the dust"
C. A. Cole of Everett; you have 4
splendid valley. | was through here
two years ago and You have made i
wonderful growth since then"
j. W. Jones Of Seattle: 81 have said
and will say again that Yakima for it
size is the most wideawake city in The
state. You do more business than any
city in the state that Is any where neal
your size The valley is fine and ! lil>,
it all right
a gentleman on the limited who al,
not give his name said: DAT is de fust
grass cutting machine hab seen ut vob
dis season" Meaning the lawn mower
that he saw in the park.
]. Thompson and wife Of New York
on their way to Seattle: eve enioveJ
our trip through the Yakima valley: il
was somewhat dusty through the gaps
but we could get very good idea of the
appearance of the country in spite 'of thc
dust and we think it is lovely place
especially this upper valley"
+. NJ. Macklin Of Superior, Mich. Z
have never been over this country before
and l felt very much relieved when va
entered this valley The country across
Idaho and Montana is not to my liking
at all and this is the first country west
Of Spokane that | would want to live
in
Charles Dimmit. Of Iowa: 81 think the
valley all right: the dust is annoying
but that cannot be helped and the pros
poets are much more favorable here fol
sure crops than farther east"
J. Harden, C. H. Richardson and Ar.
thur Montgomery all of Michigan, pass
ed thru here Tuesday. Mr.. Hardin as
spokesman said: I'VE could not see very
much of the valley Just passing thru
but what we did see, impressed us very
favorably. This upper valley is a
lovely place and we should like to live
here"
One who withheld his name: "Thert
is plenty of room for improvement in
the lower valley, but you seem to have
fine city here; one of the incest have
seen west of the mountains"
A railroad man who passed through
the city Monday, who is a general man,
ager of road in the east said: Il have
never been through the valley before
but from what l can see through the
dust, you have fine fruit country and