The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-01-19
~ Recall the Stirring Events
Wrought During Quarter
Century.
JUDGE WHTTSON MAKES
THE PRINCIPAL ADDRESS
Jaek Splawn Brings Down House
With Ringing Condemnation
Of the "Dude"--New Depot Is
Dedicated.

women and a fine representation OF
the coming generation in the guise
uf stre small boy, filled the Yakima
theatre to overlooking Saturday after
pioneers. The crowd had followed
the procession of early citizens to the
new station where a halt was made
while the band played a few airs.
Then the announcement that the
upeeches were to be made at the thea
tire sent them hurrying back over A
utreea-
Seated on the platform when Presl-
dent Alex. Miller of the Commercial
clnb opened the meeting were Judge
Edward Whitson, Mayor Armbruster,
a J. Splawn, Leonard Thorr, A. r.
Weed, H. M. Gilbert, Henry j.
Snively, H. c. Mutt. Fourth vice
president of the Northern Pacific
road and Judge Reid of Tacoma, one
II the counsels for the road.
Was First Mayor.
Judge WhitsOn made the principal
address. tracing in detail the settle
ment of the country from tho treaty
OF Governor Stevens with Kam-iah-
kim Judge Whitson's account was
7Argefy first hand information, since
he came into this country as a stock
man in 1870, was county auditor from
1916, and went to the territorial leg
islsture in 1877. He was the first
mayor of North Yakima. and at one
time owned half the present town
site. Following his account of the
birth and growth of the city, Judge
and better enforcement of them
That the people support the govern
ment, instead of the government the
people," he said, should ever he
borne in mind. They can neither
legfsiate nor tax themselves into pros
perity."
Only a Quarter Breed.
Mayor Armbruster, in greeting the
pioneers and the Northern Pacific
officials here to dedicate the new sta
tions said that he was not pioneer
only ''quarter-breed, SO to speak
having been here but six years. HI
spoke approximately of the railroad
and said that, remembering as a little
hoy that he was~more likely to gel
things If he asked for them wher
there was company, in the presence
OF This company he was going to ask
the railroad for viaduct at Chest
NUT street. Thus having combined
aUusifross with pleasure. the MAYOR sa
down.
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half of the road and assured Nortf
Yakima that it was a favorite chile
and that it should have all the roat
could give it in reason, so long al
the present administration held, n
least Judge Reid said that it wa!
much more satisfactory to lay com
plants concerning the railroad before
its hoard Of directors than to legis
late about them. 1.-THE railroads AM
the public have interests in com
mon" he said, land friendly feeling
should prevail. He spoke with pride
OF the new station, said that the
Northern Pacific was glad to point tt
the fact that it had been necessary
to build three stations here within G
quarter of century, but that in this
lasa building, it has taken the pre-
eaution to so arrange it that enlarge
ment will be possible without re-
buflding.
Will Be Enlarged.
1T IS large enough now" sale
Judge Reid, for city of $4,000, bu
I confidently expect that, perhaps
even during my connection with the
road, it will be necessary to enlarge
~
il was when Jack" Splawn rose
TO his feet, however, that the cele'
bration took on truly pioneer char
acfer.
81 have been here so long" saio
Mr.. Splawn, that it seems like pretty
ancient history to me-" and all the
while, with his fresh coloring and M
right figure he was more than bearing
out Chairman Alex. Miller's state
ment that "the pioneers are ye'
young"
Good Old Days.
s-They were good old days" con
finued Mr.. Splawn. "But I guess it is
= fortunate thing for you that I an
very hoarse, for If there Is anytime
I am long on, 1t Is pioneer reminis-
cences. When I first set eyes upor
Il Is country, she was wild lard, in
hHbited by wild beasts and wilder
men. All along the Naches river were
scattered wigwams, smelling vilely OF
dried salmon, with the dogs howlini
about them and the pom poms sound.
Ing late into the night You didn'
know Just what subject was under
discussion and the hair on your heat
began to rise with fear that 4
wouldn't be there in the morning.
remember when a friend and l hat
been several days without much t.
eat, we came upon deserted wig
wan with some salmon skins lyint
/, about. refuse which the Indians
1 wouldn't eat. We put them into {
S1\sttle and boiled them up with some
Adbur, and gentlemen, I want to tel
sbn that I liked it.
I'VE didn't have any lawyers II
hose early days to make us picl
uuarrels with each other. We didn
have any politicians to go rount
whispering, Give me IS and l know
where I can get you ten votes Thanh
GOD. no. we didn't do things that wa!
then. And there are some of US,
few of the old guard left. l see scat
tered here and there through the au
dience some of the old Fellows
We're left because we are so tough
There are only two of us real old ones
Leonard Thorp and myself. He Is
little more bumped over than | am
has had a little more grief, perhaps
Indian War Veteran.
Mr.. SpIawn called attention TO TN
presence in the audience of veteran
nf the Indian wars of 1856, Georg'