The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-04-21
WENATCHEE INDIANS OFF THE RESERVATION
$50 of Them Break Through the Lines
and Strike into the Country in the Vi
entity of Mansfield and Waterville---
Returned This Morning, Conquered

chez Welcome" and further up the
coulee, ON the hillside, the Moses
Coulee Land Co. had, by the use OF
an enormous supply of lime, placed
greeting: Welcome, Wenatchee
Folks. Come Again"
No formal calls were made until
Mansfield was reached, but as the
train passed through Withrow some
friend presented the delegation with
several boxes of cigars in testimony
of that locality's good will.
The Arrival at Mansfield.
The train pulled into Mansfield a
little after noon. The Mansfield
band in full uniform and the COM
mittee of the Mansfield Commercial
club met the representatives of the
Wenatchee Commercial club and the
latter were escorted at once to a
large hall in which was spread the
best of the Big Bend country.
1t was expected that they would
take luncheon here. But it wasn't
luncheon. 1t was really one of the
biggest "feeds" you ever saw. Every
one seemed imbued with the idea
that this $50 represented the town.
and the beans, potatoes, ham,
gravies, pies, ice cream, ETC., ETC..
slowed away under the belts was suf-
ficient under ordinary circumstances
to feed a town the size of Wenat-
chez.
The Toasts.
President Mcdowell of the Mans
field Commercial club welcomed the
guests in the following words:
Ladies and Gentlemen: AS presi-
dent of the commercial club it is my
pleasant duty to bid you welcome to
Mansfield as guests of all the peo-
pie of this young town and the farm
ers hereabouts. We are glad to en-
terrain those whom we admire and
hope to follow in your footsteps with
respect to boosting for our home and
near neighbors.
81 had occasion to visit your city
short while ago, and although 1
had heard much about your wonder
full young city was amazed. aston
ished at your paved streets, magnih-
cent business blocks, beautiful homes
and 100000 railroad depot. I
visited your handsome Commercial
Club building, which would be Gre
dit to Seattle or Spokane. and in the
completeness of that tidy structure
clearly saw why the Red Apple City
was thriving and prospering-as 1t
showed pluck, perseverance and pub
lie spirit on the part Of all your peo-
pie.
1--WE of Mansfield and the sur
rounding country feel that your pres
ence here today will result in great
good to both communities. We feel
that such visits should be frequent
as there is much to be gained by
getting acquainted and understand
ing one another.
Down.. at Aberdeen, at the State
Good RI Ids Association meeting
short willie ago I was on the nomi-
mating committee and it was my
pleasure to place in nomination for
treasurer of that organization one of
the foremost citizens of Wenatchee,
Mr.. w. T. Clark. I did so for two
reasons. First, to get the best man
for the place; second, in thus honor
ing a citizen of Wenatchee l was
honoring my home county, Douglas.
IT would like to say in conclusion
that we have the ladies' with us to-
day, in attempting to make your
visit to Mansfield pleasant. 1 there
fore bid you welcome to Mansfield.
Make yourselves at home. The town
is yours
DIR. King.
President King of the Wenatchee
Commercial club responded to the
address of welcome of Mr.. Mellow
ell. DR.. King said in part:
while on my way up collected
few thoughts which might be of in
terest at this time. The interests Of
Mansfield and Wenatchee are identi-
cal. The interests of Chelan, Doug
las, Okanogan and Grant counties are
one and the same. The region OF
north central Washington is an en-
pire within itself. You cannot build
a community in one part which does
not benefit the others in this section.
"It is not in spirit of braggadc-
clio that / refer to the work that We
natchee has done in irrigation ana
fruit growing. Wenatchee will turn
out 1000 cars Of fruit this year.
I'm Douglas county there are 49,
600 acres of irrigable land. With
this in bearing fruit this would mean
10000 cars. At 81 per box this
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