The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-10
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what to talk about, created amuse-
ment by quoting ]. H. Morrow, who
| said
That's all right, boy, just do like L
do, give them lots of hot air" ae
Morrow Comes Back.
| After the applause had subsidized j.
H. Morrow took the floor and endeav-
ored to square his statement as
given by the POSTMASTER and later
dwelt upon the urgent necessity of
sending an enthusiastic delegation to
the National Irrigation congress. He
said there was no city in the west
that had as much to be proud of s
has Walla Walla; that he did not see
how man could live in Walla Walla
without being a hot-air artist, and
that, after $4,000 had been subscribed
for publicity purposes, this city should
fail to attempt to secure 200 delegates
to the Irrigation congress was little
less than shame
Mr.. Morrow said the work of eX
pending the publicity fund in a judi
cious manner had fallen almost Who'll
ly upon the shoulders of the nine mem
bers of the board of directors, while
the majority of members of the club
were taking but little interest in the
movement and were not backing up
the campaign A message from Pub
licity Manager L. E. Meacham to Mr..
Morrow was to the effect that not
enough Walla Wallans were in the
Falls City to carry the 30 apples that
are to be used in the parade to spell
the words, What Walla Walla Wants
Is You and that boys would have to
be hired for two-bits each to carry the
artificial, apples.
Noise Doesn't Count.
In deply to these remarks. H. H.
Turner spoke briefly. saying he did
not desire to go too far in criticiZing
Walla Wallans for not going to Spo-
kane because he was unable to be
there himself. He pointed out the
fact. that with the class of people in
attendance at the Irrigation congress,
noise counts for but little. while the
exhibit of this valley will furnish fig
ures and statistics that the delegates
may take home with them and digest.
Mr.. Turner gave brief review of the
manner IN which the publicity fund is
being expended. his explanation having
been produced by some remarks made
recently to the effect that results We're
not forthcoming from the coin al
ready spent.
"Walla Walla is in competition with
| North Yakima and Wenatchee," said
Mr.. Turner. where campaigns have
| been under way for several years past.
If We would stop to think about it,
we would realize that our subscrip-
| tons date only to March first; whit
can we expect in three or four months?
| In order to get results. it will be ne
| cessary to continue the campaign for
year and perhaps for several years.
When we hear man saying results
are not forthcoming, we should all
shoot at him. For that report, circu-
! lated from one to another, will not
| help the movement in the least The
committee that is in charge of the
| publicity fund hopes, at the close Of
the year, to make a report that will
be wholly satisfactory to every other
member of the club
A. A. Herring Speaks.
Believing that Wall Walla should
be represented in Spokane Thursday
with a delegation of at least 100
boosters, A. A. Herring made a mo-
ton that committee be appointed to
| canvass the business district and make
arrangements for accommodations. He
signified his intention of going re-
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be secured, and he, as one of the mem
bers of the committee. is this after
noon endeavoring to induce Walla WAL
la business men to make the trip to
the Irrigation congress.
l Professor L. F. Anderson, of Whit
> man college, said he did not wish to
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ton plan, but that he would be I'M
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able to go tomorrow afternoon, for the