The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-24
part of citizens in general
State Burden Lifted.

Mr. Wells caused some surprise by
giving figures showing that during the
past few years fully 200 insane and
criminal people, who were being cared
for in this state. were deported after it
had been determined they We're unlaW-
fully hire. Since the early territorial
DAYS. according to the speaker, the tax
PAYERS of the state of Washington have
been caring for those dependent ones
who do not rightfully belong here, and
the immigration bureau is now actively
engaged in placing the burden where
it should be.
The speaker said the furniture CT his
office in the Ransom building had been
twice packed for shipment to Seattle,
and as many times unpacked at the
urgent solicitation of Walla Wallans
who started a movement for the reten-
ton of the office. Mr.. Wells said he
was more than pleased with the city,
and was at least one who desired TO
remain here. Whether or not he does
so, he said it remained for the people
of the city to determine.
Dr.. Leonard Speaks.
J. A. Leonard, superintendent of the,
state reform school at Marietta, Ohio,
who is stopping here as the guest of
Warden c. S. Reed at the state peni-
Seattle, where he had been attending
the convention of the American Prison
which he expressed his surprise at the
wonderful resources of the west, the
prosperity and general refinement of
the people.
O H. Bear member of the board of
Mansfield, Ohio, who is also visiting
here while on his way home from Sc
attic, spoke briefly upon his impress
sions of the west, and of the danger of
injuring his reputation for veracity in
his home town when he attempts to
describe the wonderful advantages and
resources of this great state. He en-
joyed an auto ride through the valley
this morning. and said the showing was
truly a revelation to him.
One on the West.
j. w. Summers, at Louisville, Ken
lucky, who is in the city for the first
pleasure visit, was asked to give his
of the west, which he did
He prefaced his talk with the state
ment that it is generally recognized
that a man from Kentucky should have
a shooter in one pocket and bottle
Of whisky in the other. However"
said he, Il have had use for neither
since coming to Wtalla Walla.. 1 have
not been held up by bandits, nor been
bitten by snakes-that's all we use the
liquid for in Kentucky. We make it
down there; 1 don't know what you
people out here do with it," Mr.. Sum- |
ners. who represents a large manufac- |
turing concern in the east, is in the city |
boxing for new fields, and will remain
mere for some time making acQuaint- |
ances. He is delighted with the west, |
and expressed the belief that the next
ten years will tell a wonderful story |
n the development of this valley. He
said one fact had already impressed
aim, and that was the one class of peo
Die to be found here-boosters.
Best Climate on Earth.
Weather Observer John Grover gave
4 humorous address in which he dwell |
upon the advantages of the Walla |
Walla valley over other sections of
the country in point of climate condi- |
tons:
1.-THE knockers will have to disband,"
said he for they cannot compete with
the stories told by their brOtherS IN the
east"
He then related the story of the Kan
sas breeze that blew kitchen range
Il miles and went back next day and
got the griddles; how cyclone blew
post holes across a river into the next
county; blew the bung-hole out of a
key. and turned it inside out. These
and many ether strange freaks were
recounted, the speaker closing his re-
marks by telling of law suit insti- |
tuted recently in Missouri for the pos
secession of an incubator baby In the
same paper in which he read of the
suit, the weather dispenser said he
found in another column an account of
a man in Walla Walla who had so many
children that he left the country and
they are being supported at the poor
farm.
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