The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-11
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| Satterlee, offic ial stenograpler, Chica-
go opera house; Prof. John A. Scott,
Northwestern University, Evanston,
ILL.,; Robert L. Scott, Carson, Pirie
Scott & Co., 221 Adams ST., dry goods;
Charles Seegers, the American Varnish
nish mfg; Edwin Sherman, Guthmahn,
Carpenter & Telling, Quincy and
Franklin SITS. boots and shoes; DR..
Heman Spalding, Chicago Health Dept.
City Hall; E. D. Stevens, American
Silk Co., 185 Adams ST., silks and sat
ms; George F.. Stone, secretary, board
of tradet Jackson Blvd and La Sale
ST., Edward j. Stranslxy, Kub, Nathan
& Fischer CO., 276 Franklin ST., cloth
ing; Harry A. Wheeler, credit clear
ing house, 200 Monroe ST.; Orva G.
Williams, O. G. Williams Mfg. Co.,
223 E. Washington St.. advertising
novelties; Kay Wood, Wood Bros,
Union Stock Yards, Live Stock COM
mission; Roft. r. Clarke, InterOcean.
Without exception, those members
of the party who were interviewed re-
garding their impressions of the west.
expressed the opinion that the 17-day
excursion was truly revelation; that
while all Of the eNcursionists had
some idea of the great country wet Of
the Rockies, their conception Of the
resources and possibilities had been at
best, but vague.
Surprised at Energy.
Kay Wood. of Wood Brothers, I'm
ION Stock Yards, is representing the
live stock interests of that city. When
asked as to his observations during
the brief stay of the party here. he
said:
"It would be impossible to state in
few words the impressions I have re-
ceived of the possibilities of this city.
You are the center of the richest ag-
ricultural region and of the greatest
area of any with which I have come
gun to develop your resources, and in
very few years we shall see Walla
Walla the center of one of the best
developed agricultural and hortical-
tural rgions of the world.
What has surprised me more than
any other one thing is the energy and
capacity Of the people. We have, in
Chicago numerous financial institu-
tons that it has taken generations to
build up, but ha,e In the west are
banking houses with deposits totahing
more than a million dollars, and it
seems as though it were all accom-
plished overnight.
I'm answering your question as to
the city most favored of any on the
| trip, shall speak from my own pri-
vate belief, and not for the party:
Were 1 to engage in financial or
! commercial business, 1 would select
Portland; but for a land investment
whether for wheat growing or other
wise, I would search no farther than
the Walla Walla valley. 1t is GER
foi pl ya,,olo f;oy,
x Delightful Spot.
Edward Clifford, of Hornblower &
Weeks, bankers and brokers, as chair
man of the delegation said:
Having been raised in central Illi-
nois where we have the most beauti
full cities in the world on account of
their luxuriant shrubbery and shade
trees, / felt quite at home in Walfa
Walla because here we find the most
beautiful shade trees and the finest
lawns of any city we have visited on
this trip.
6 TT is certainly a delightful spot in
which to locate and. bring up your
family in the shadow of Whitman col
tege. As for hospitality, its people
have extended to us the genuine kind.
and as chairman Of our party wish
to extend the thanks of all of us for
the delightful reception and entertain
ment which the citizens of Walla Wal
la have accorded us. 1t. is our sin
cere hope that we have opportunity in
! the near future to receive a delega-
ton from Walla Walla to our own city
of Chicago. and we assure you we will
do our best to make your reception