The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-23

steam railways are concerned. This
offers us relief
I'VE have less than 10 miles right of
way to secure, have done a great deal
of work and expended a great OF
money Think how much it would
mean for this country, it would built
up inter-urban towns and do away
with the selfish idea that each one
must oppose the other and substitute
the idea that we must all work to-
gether for the upbuilding of south
eastern Washington.
UmatilIa Booster Speaks.
H. C. Willis, secretary of the Umatil-
la Development League advanced the
idea that localities need advertising
as much as private enterprises.
"A live population is what is needed
few people care to settle in a dull
locality"
The speaker knocked the knockers
roundly and said it was the duty OF
commercial clubs to transform them
into boosters. He advocated large but
tons which should proclaim to all the
world that a man was a booster and
told of what had been done in Umatilla
county in the past 10 months since
the league was organized.
The Hit Of The Evening.
Congressman-elect Ellis of Pendle-
ton made the hit of the evening by his
toast He was called upon eXtempOr-
aneously to take the place of Mayor
Fee and Judge Lowell who were eX-
pected to be present and fairly took
the audience off their feet by his elO-
quence.
has been in congress six years and on
the bench six years and now to be sent
back to Washington again by the peo-
pie of Oregon:
1T is easier to talk than to legis-
late said the distinguished OregOnian
in beginning Il have tried little of
both The trouble in legislating is
that there are so many contrary peo-
pie.
"If all these people before me were
the Congress of the United States and
they number about the same, | would
have no fear but that l could pass an
open river bill in a moment. But
back there gentlemen it is different.
1t is like out for hilarious time at
night, oh, there is such a difference in
the morning
"If the gentlemen in the chair to-
night were speaker of the house
would not fear about being able to in
trOduce bill but there is often a dark
brown taste when one comes away
from the speaker back there.
Mr.. Ellis said that congressman We're
willing to do all they could to bring
legislation to pass both to have the
name of having done something ana
because if they did not their constitu-
ency might prod them with a sharp
stick.
mo one believes more in an open
river than i do. l would willingly set
up several all night sessions to get
such a bill passed. We want more
transportation facilities. more rail-
roads, more electric lines. We want
to remove distractions in the river
and get to the mighty waters beyond.
"An open river would be a big stick
in the hands of the people to make the
corporations good. Railroads do much
good. they have done much to build
up the country, but. they don't own us,
thank God, and l hope we will never
sec the day when they will own us"
"Thc thing to do is to keep up the
agitation for the things you want.
lie llyou gentlemen when you come to
congress with the right kind of en-
thusiasm you get the thing you come
| for generally
The speaker told of the contrast be-
tween the efforts of Mr.. Tongue and
| himself in Oregon to get apprOpria-
/ ton FOR an open river and of the car
/ load of boosters from Buffalo to meet
the same committee
eff Oregon and Washington has 80 or
40 votes We would not be trying for
an open river, we would get it. If
you would give me half dozen men
| like N. G. Blalock in each county IN
Oregon 1 could get an appropriation
| in a short time. Such men make pub
lie sentiment. (Great applause.
"They may not make for millions
for themselves but they are the men
your children will bless. I am full of
this subject of an open river but feel
that 1 ought not to talk longer tonight
as it is so late" (Cries Of Ego on"
from all over the ROOM.
Concentrated Effort.
Il believe if We go on with con-
centrated effort we will get what will
be benefit to every man, every stock
man. every farmer in the Inland EN-
pire There is no country on earth
like this country. Its resources are
practically undeveloped. We are go
ing to have one of the greatest coun-
tries the sun ever shone upon.
81 like the people of Walla Walla.
1t is now a progressive city. The
place where this fine building now
ctooHc woe row Of wooden ShackS