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

due respect to the POSTMASTER. Be-
cause | have had no party behind me
ami no office in front. But have had
you all behind me and something pet
ter than an Office in view.
81 lave spoken in all kinds OF places,
churches. schools. opera houses, oces
and private dwellings and to all kinds
CT audiences big and little. but in all
| found good American blood
The professor provoked much laugh
ter by referring to the opposition OF
Sis Hopkins, the Eagles. Elks and
other kinds of animals and dances and
church sociables He told how he has
used every known means OF locomO-
ton except a balloon and travelled in
snow two feet deep in one place and
three feet deep in another.
All Unanimous.
But | found the people all OF one
mind wherever | went. They were
agreed that an open river was the best
means of locomotion this side of the
New Jerusalem"
The speaker drew on history and ira
ditiOn to paint an eloquent word plct-
ure of the past of the Inland Empire
with it's smiling valley stretched out
in native Witness. beautiful but not
utilized
After emigrants. explorers and trap
pers came the animating visions of the
present. He told of what he had seen
on his trip new towns springing out
of the sage brush of places where
oranges were being grated on the
sage brush and jack rabbits being
turned into work mules.
This is a plastic age. What | saw
is enough to inspire anyone with hope
and enthusiasm for the growth of this
great country"
The speaker provoked much laugh
ter by his description of the mean man
who was the only one he met not in
terested in the open river
WaIia WalIa Recognized.
81 was struck by the fraternal greet
ing | got as a representative of Walla
Walla. This was because Walla Wal
la is recognized as taking the initiative
in the movement for an open river;
also by the deep sense of a cOmmu-
nifty of interest all over the state;
third. that everyone seemed to be
found conclusion that the Inland EN-
pire must stand on the same basis as
the coast cities in the matter of
freight rates and that an open river
was the arbiter of these rates; and
lastly the anticipation general every
where that we were on the eve of
great things. in the way of develop
ment.
centuries and have an opportunity of
infinite grandeur. The Columbia,
mighty mystic river seems to be a fit
ting symbol of what we are going to
do. This union of enthusiasm here to
night is like the joining of floods to
make great river"
Applause for Dr.. BlaIock.
When the speaker referred to the
need of praise due our honored fell
low townsman. DR.. N. G. Blalock for
the work he has done in the develop
ment of the open river" that grand old
man of the Inland Empire was given
round after round of applause
"You should bring your coors up
to the line and follow the lead of such
men as he,' were the concluding words
of Professor Lyman.
Garrecht's Toast.
Frank Garrecnt was introduced as
native son and favorite son of Wal
la Walla.' for his toast on "The State
of Washington Ten Years Hence
The speaker confessed his inability
to touch more than the high places
Of subject so vast" as that entrusted
to him.
Had | the vision of a seer" he said
[ could paint you a vision enhancing
yet so true"
But half dozen years and the
aska-YukOn-Pacific exposition will
be thing of the past. Growing out of
it there will be railroad to Alaska
and then more than now the Klondike
will pour its golden horde into the
lap of Puget Sound.
THE city of Seattle is recognized as
the destined metropolis of the Pacific
coast. l believe in this generation
it will become one of the worlds
greatest marts. There are reasons for
this
Millions of Asiatics are awakening
from the sleep of a decadent civiliza-
ton. Puget sound is the natural gate
way by which they can be supplied. It
is nearer the east tnan California and
Puget sound is several thousand miles
nearer the Orient than the Golden
Gate.
Another reason for the commercial
supremacy of Washington will be that
trains which come out here go back
loaded. Our timber resources are vast
enough to supply the whole world for
years. we have wonderful resources in
oSherles not yet developed. vast min
efal resources practically inexhausti