The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-10-16

that the day is not far distant when
one or the other of these ports, de-
pending upon where the writer's in
New York Chicago both in size and
commercial Importance, because of the
contiguity to the Orient. Some other.
or in some instances the same, prophet
will set forth graphically how the
Mediterranean was once the great high
way of commerce.; then America was
discovered and the worlds shipping has
since been done largely over the bosom
of the Atlantic. Presto, behold the
remarkable transition! The great
ports of the Pacific are discovered and
the Orient becomes source Of world
wide commercial importance and the
metropolis of the country which has,
during practically the whole of it's his
tory. been New York is destined to be
changed, one or the other of the Sound
cities, or Portland, or Frisco succeed
ing it.
Then comes the time when some
eastern state has homecoming and a
lot of our people who were so poor
when they left the "effete East that
they were compelled to come on the
cheapest rates attainable and take with
them baskets laden with enough edi-
bles to sustain them for a weeks jour-
ney come f1ocking home in standard
Pullman cars, eating on the diners,
smoking "bit" cigars and drinking the
finest wines or the choicest brands OF
whiskey or brandy; no sooner does ne
tale the marvelousness of which
leads to positive bewilderment and alb
solute establishment. After making due
allowance for the fact that he has been
in the West for several years and, dur
ing that time has substituted for his
reputation for truth and veracity the
"Westerner's" weakness for prevarica-
ton, he is impressed by the quantity
of gold to be found in the pockets of
the prodigal who has returned and the
free way in which he spends it that
there must after all be some truth in
his representations. This sets him a
thinking and before the visitor has
reached his home again, along comes
scheme to present; either he is show
ing these people of the East where they
can quadruple their money in a year
by buying a piece Of desert land which
is about to be covered with water or
how they may make a mint by in
vesting in Seattle or Tacoma real es-
tate; possibly he is exploiting a cop
Fer mine that has recently been dis
covered and which, when developed,
will make every investor a millionaire
several times over or some other Won
derful opportunity for making easy
money"
Surprising Request.
Being a religious lot of folk, these
people among whom the "hOme- COM
ers' and "exploiters' have been ming
ling during the past few days gather at
their accustomed place of worship, and
after the morning worship is finished,
and before the minister begins to
preach, he lays before his congregation
the condition of restitution that pre-
walls in the great Northwest and asks
his people to make the most liberal
offering within their ability to be used IN
The result is that there is considerabl
hesitation upon the part of the men
who have hitherto been most liberal
in their contributions to the ''benevo-
lences." Finally one old brother has
the temerity to rise in his place and
say that for these years he has been
listening to this same plea and that
he has been making a real sacrifice in
order that he might be able to give
largely to this so needy field. but of
late he has been reading the magazines
and newspapers and has been listening
to the story told by both Mr.. Home
conner and Mr. "Exploiter" and. as a
asult. has come to the conclusion that