The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-13
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pulled out at 81 O'CLOCK, ana at :. ~
was backed into Weston, where !,
the passengers marched single
file to the business section. Three ex-
cellent selections by the Weston ladies
band were given, following which
Clark Wood, editor of the Weston
Leader, as representative of the city,
made brief address of welcome.
which was responded to by President
J. NJ Crawford, of the Walla Walla
Commercial club. In welcoming the
visitors, Mr. Wood mentioned some
of the institutions and industries of
which Weston is justly proud. but
deplored the fact that the normal
building now stands unused and va
cant. He said he would be glad when
Weston was connected to Walla Walla
by an electric line. not because the
people were dissatisfied with the SER
vice given by the O. r. & N COM
pany, but because they felt that the
more transportation facilities they had
at their disposal, the better it would
be for the town.
Saw Brick Yare.
Before leaving this thriving little
city, the excursionists visited the brick
yard where pressed brick were being
turned out at the rate of 1000 per
hour, and also inspected famous
wheat field of 240 acres, where last
year an average of So bushels of wheat
per acre were harvested. At 1880
o'clock the train pulled into Athena.
where a large delegation of business
men welcomed the visitors and the.
Athena band headed the procession
through the business streets. The fol-
lowing yell" originated by G. L. Whit
ney was given as the line moved
through the city:
"Rah, rah, rah!
Who are we!
Walla Walla boosters, don't you
see?
OO-oo-oo-ooi"
At 11:15 O'Clock the train pulled in
to Adams, and for nearly an hour the
excursionists were in possession OF
the little city. No program of enter
tainment had been arranged for this
STOP the business visitors merely ma
king acquaintance with the merch-
ants of that place. J. J. Kaufman
and number of others were photo
graphed seated on an unused water
wagon" and much amusement was al
forded by the calm and unruffled mein
of the heavyweight as he sat in
tragic pose for the camera fiend
Arrival at PendIeton.
Promptly at 1890 o'clock, as had
been planned the special train was
pulled into the Pendleton yards, and
sional men of that place received the
delegation, escorting the visitors to the
Eagles temple, where long tables had
been laden with good things by the Ia
dies aid of the First Christian church.
Together with the business men or
Pendleton, more than $50 covers were
laid, and the Walla Wallans were
pleasantly surprised at the able man
ner in which the enormous crowd was
handled by the fair ones of the Ore
gon city.
Mrs. J. S. KEGS vas in charge of the
banquet and to her is due full credit
for the success Of the event.
During the banquet music was fur
nished by the Pendleton orchestra I'M
der the leadership of Frank Carruth
and those present showed much appre
citation of the work of that popular
organization. Hearty encores were
given, and the feast was made one of
unusual pleasure by the strains of mu-
sic waited from the balcony.
w l.. Thompson acted as toastmas-
ter during the speaking which follow
ed, the address of welcome being ex-
tended by Mayor Murphy, who turned
the key of the city over to President
Crawford and his colleagues. An elo-
Quent address by Judge Stephen A.
Lowell, followed. and the speaker as
given round after round of hearty ap-
DlduSe DIS lie nOCeO the many HeceSSI-
ties for cooperation between Wa1la
Walla and Pendleton, as he touched up
on the improvement necessary for
better work toward the development
and progress of this section of the
great west.
The speaker paid a glowing tribute
to the Garden City ladies who accom-
panid the delegation, and, having won
his way into the hearts of the fair
ones, paid his own sisters an equally
glowing tribute for the able manner in
which so great a task as feeding $50
hungry travellers had been executed.
He told a number of humorous stories.
all of which were highly amusing, and
when he started on his more serious
remarks, his audience was in the best
of spirits.
Citizens of Walla Walla,' said he,
you are welcome here. We, as rep
resentativeS Of another state welcome
you back into the arms Of your moth
er state; Washington was once part
of Old Oregon, and on this occasion
we take pleasure in greeting you and
welcoming you again to your native
land. We are all living in the most
magnificent section of this great re-
public" and the speaker touched up
on what might be expected in this
western country in the course of the
next 25 years.
IL is our uuly, lie continued, 10
consider it carefully in the laying of
the foundations which will in future
years have to support the extreme
western portion of this republic. Wal
la Walla and Pendleton are rivals,
and yet friends, and there ought to
be between the two cities great
highway not of rail, but for carriages
and automobiles. (Applause) 1t is
only a matter of As miles. In all the
achievements of past years. it has
been shown that nothing has done
more for civilization than good roads.
Can we not start a movement for a
highway between these two sister CT
ties that will rival any that exists in
the World?''
Judge Lowell spoke of the import
ance of securing factories and mills
for this section--fouring mills. and
all other mills required for moulding
cereals into the various food products.
He asked if there was any reason why
Battle Creek should have monopoly
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