The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-11
WITH WORDS OF PRAISE
Continued from Page One)

reception rendered them by the bust
nessmenn of this city.
"They have travelled 1000 miles,"
said Mr.. Jeffries, that they might be-
come better acquainted with the peo-
pie of the northwest. They were just
learning for the first time, many Of
them, of the magnificent resources out
here and would carry back to the
market town words of highest praise
and commentator.
"A more beautiful country than that
seen over the interurban line is not to
be found" said Mr.. Jeffries.
The speaker did not propose to dis
cuss Omaha-the men on this trip are
evidence of the character and nature
CT the city. They are the most repre-
sentative men of the gateway to the
great west and northwest-where 13
railways pass through carrying the
people and the goods to east and west.
Mr.. Jeffries said that although ma
ture often is kind as in this locality,
still natural resources are not enough,
there must be the men to develop them
and in this, the speaker said, Walla
Walla was blessed. God makes the
country" quoted Mr.. Jeffries, "but man
| makes the town."
In concluding the speaker wished
the citizens of Walla Walla Godspeed,
encouraging them to continue and per-
petuate the magnificent monument of
| industry and beauty they are erecting
| in their own name and for their own
| honor.
At the close of Mr.. Jeffries' remarks
! the Elks' Quartette, composed of ]. r.
Gerke, first tenor; w. S. Rigdon. See
ond tenor; DR.. C. P. Lewis, first bass
and c. S. Hacostock, second bass, rem
dered two songs in beautiful style af-
ter which the party was escorted to
| the interurban cars by Manager Allen
| and taken over to Milton and there
picked up by their special.
| The trip since they left Omaha, June
| 2, has been a most pleasant one lor
the excursionists. Over 80 per cent of
! them had never made the trip before.
| Such a revelation has this trip been
| that the following interview with E. A.
Hinricks, president and general man.
ager of the Omaha Crockery company
| is characteristics
Il have been so thoroughly impress
| ed with what 1 have seen on this trade
| trip we are making that l have tele-
graphed our house to Immediately put
salesman into this territory.
THAT the northwest was great,
always knew, but that it was as great
as we have found it to be, I had no
| idea.
1.-The possibilities of this northwest
| section of the country are above COM
parison. Within the next five years, /,
believe everything out here will be
| will expand enormously and the city
| which has the trade Of the northwest
| will indeed be prosperous"
The following is a complete list of
| those making the trip:
Governor George L. Sheldon of Me-
braska; E. A. Cudahy. Jr.. of the
Cudahy Packing company; Oscar R.
Allen, Charles Crary, ]. H. Mccarthy.
w. Runyan, H. T. Burkett, H. V.
Burkley, w. w. Johnson. ]. E. Row.
| lands, B. K. Bushee, T. c. Byrne, d. B.
Fuller, ]. F. Carpenter, ]. M. Guild, F..
J. harrington. H. D, Nicely, E. F. Howe,
T. L. Davis, S. J. Potter, w. A. Mckay,
| G.. S. Hayward, c. C. Caldwell, w. B.
Miller. DR.. Ernest Kelley, w. L. Ora
nam, L. S. Kingman, E. A. Hatfield, j.
H. Taylor, r. w. Moore, A. T. Klopp,
Fred H. Krug, H. Rowley, j. Clarke
Colt, c. w. Marks, B. H. Nellie, Fred
Metz, Alfred Morris, S. Fleming, Fred
w. Walwey A. G. Munro, w. E. Shep-
ard, H. Vance Lane, manager Nebras-
ka Telephone company; A. A. Lowman,
F. H. Helm, B. P. Geddes, E. A. Helm
richs. w. H. Bucholz, D. d. France,
S. P. Bostwick, H. T. Turkey, A. G.
Scott, Frank Wilhelm, c. A. Durham,
George H. Palber, Dick Kitchen, c. E.
Johannes, r. c. Peters, Samuel Rees,
H. Kessler, Ferdinand Smith, Joe KEEL
ley. F. M. Smith, H. Spiesberger, A. ].
Love, ]. H. Paxton, E. F. FOlda. Dan
r. Patterson, A. D. Fetterman, Henry
Wood, A. c. Smith, w. ]. Mount. Louis
Bostwick. M. ]. Cohn, c. G. Trimble