The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-10
SLATER HAS GREAT FUTURE
Seattle Times Says He In Line
For Promotion.
SECRETARY TO SHAW IS IN SEATTLE
TELLS SOUND PEOPLE HE is
GLAD TO BE IN THE STATE
AGAIN.

private secretary to Leslie M. Snaw'
secretary Of the treasury, was in Seat
file this morning, says the Seattle
Times. During mis- brief stay here'
enroute to Bellingham, after having
visited North Yakima and Walla Walla
in the interests of his department.
relative to the placing Of public oullo-
ings in these Washington cities, he was
tho eues+ of Rex Beach, Dave King
and Horace Mcclure.
Mr. Statter resigned his position as
nriva1e secretary to Senator Ankeny
during the last session of Congress TO
take the place made vacant by the pro-
motion Of John H. Adams to be assist
ant secretary of the treasury. Inc
voung man from Walla Walla thereby
became Secretary Shaw's confidential
man.
The position now held by Mr.. Slater
is regarded as especially desirable in
that many incumbents of that place
have used it as a stepping stone To
positions of great responsibility to the
treasury and from there have gone into
positions of great prominence.
Among those who have received this
advancement are Frank Vanderlip,
vice-president of the National City
Bank. of New York; Milton E. Allies,
now vice-president Of the Riggs Ma
tional Bank of Washington, D. c.,
Robert Armstrong, who is now con-
nected with one of the great trust
companies of New York City, and John
H. Adams, assistant secretary of the
treasury. All of these men have re-
ceived earlier training in newspaper
offices Of the country.
Enthusiastic Over This State.
Mr.. Statter's visit was in connection
with his departmental duties, the ma
ture of which he declined to discuss.
Just before he took the train for Bel
bingham this morning he said To
Times reporter:
"You may imagine that after an
absence of a year 1 am more than
delighted to return to the State Of
Washington. Very much to my regret
I shall be unable to remain here longer
that a few days, on account Of press
of duties, which make imperative my
return East at the earliest moment.
"Since arriving in the state, have
stopped at Walla Walla and North
Yakima, and 1 am now on the way to
Bellingham. From there I shall go
to Portland and Eugene, Ore, thence
to Sioux City, Iowa.
ION every side I find evidence Of
the substantial and phenomenal ad-
vance made by the State Of WASH
ington during the past year. The re-
port Of this wonderful progress has
reached every part of the country and
it is not too much to say that the
Pacific Northwest is receiving it's full
share of attention from the public, par
ticularly from those well-to-do people
who are eager to exchange their homes
and prospects in the eastern states
or middle states for life in the more
active and progressive communities in
the Northwest. The homeseeker
movement has assumed big proportions.
'In this connection, it seems to me
that one of the many important laws
passed by the last Congress through
the united action Of the Washington
delegation, deserves especial mention. /
refer to the bills providing for the COM
mencement Of work on the irrigation
projects in eastern Washington,
through which, Ultimately, many mil
lions of dollars will be spent in the re-
clamation of arid lands.
Through this wise measure, nun
dreds OF thousands of acres, now prac-
tically worthless, will be made avail
able for settlement and for the produc-
ton of those immense crops of cereals,
fruits and vegetables that have made
the State of Washington a veritable
wonderland.
I'm shaping the legislation have
referred to, Senator Ankeny was
commanding figure, through hrs chair
manship of the committee on irriga-
tion; Senator Piles was of material aid
through the energy and thoroughness
which he champions any good cause
and Congressman Jones, Cushman and
Humphrey worked with all their mient