The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1910-05-19

NOIIlIIlcICldl AluD,
Stong, See Town,
K Nice and Drink
& Good Buttermilk
rain load-possibly 3O0-business
brcfessional men of Bellingham,
Lynden for an hour and tive l.
Rntes Tuesday morning and were
ne guests.
was a Bellinghcm Commercial
Jes. for the pcrpose OF getting
lisiness men Of .'sa county bet
quainted with each other.
BE was no set program. Gov.
made I short talk and Mayor
O fLynden made them welcome.
after the arrival of the train
Ems guests separated and stroll
u rode about the town in the au-
pun at their disposal. During their
stay practically every business
CT Lynden left his work and
himself a committee of one on
tainment. The Tribune wishes it
repeat the many remarks made
he beauty OF the town and the
ity of the country surrounding
was the first time many of the
Sgham men had been in Lynden
ns cne of them remarked they
no idea such a wonderful agri-
raj region lay SO near their Ii
ne writer happened to be In the
10 In which Senator Wilson de
q short distance in the country
Nth of Lynden. He but recently re-
1rned from Europe and he remark
I that nowhere else in the country
was there a section that so nearly
'0mpared with the rich farming and
,arden districts of Holland and neigh
'oring countries in Europe. He said
hat in his opinion the land around
4ynden would be selling at $500 an
lcre within few years.
". Mack, Of Bellingham, was
n the same rig. He said he had no
dea before Of the wonderful possibil-
ties of this part Of the county.
Another gentleman from Bellingham
q the same rig, said that never be-
ne had he seen such wonderful
aiming district.
Z ~ - depot d5seas - otseSs w11of,
nn on draSea oH walks thr0IuA /,
q town or countFy made similar re-
marks. All were enthuseastic in their
dmirati- n Of "Lynden the Beautiful.
NOTES OF THE VISITORS
When we get the city men in the
country they do about as much rub
,ering" as we do in the city. Sen
tor wills of the Seattle p. l. when
le entered the Tribune office was
diving US dissertation on state con-
,eryation. In the midst Of a SEN
ence he stopped and began rubber
ng" at the Tribune Junior Linotyp
Give it up. I'm beat. What is it?'
le asked.
We explained. He owns Is or 20
3enior Linotypes. but the Junior was
new to him.
County Attorney Livesey was 10 ok
nr for several fellows he couldnt
ind.
The band played.
Mr.. Watts isn't pretty. but he al
ways reminds me Of Webster's dict
onary. He looks like he knew SO
much that he ought t. be bound in
leather. I've got notion it isn't all
looks either. He made the remark
while here that in the whole world
be didn't know ef richer secion of
country than this surrounding Lyn-
den.
: met a great big tall man with q
booked nose, whose name l failed to
catch who said: I'D rather own 100
acres of that river bottom than the
best business in Bellingham." II we
knew his name we'd start suit for
SANDER.
Mr.. Hyatt was all puffed up, over
the compliments he heard his fellow
visitors saying abcut this section Of
the Nooksack Valley. His company
owns a lot of land between here and
ocksack, you know.
The Herald reporter was leaning up
against the depot looking as glum
as q door mouse with its tail caught
under the door.
Cheer up the worst is yet to come,
we advised him.
That's just it. he replied. Il don't
know whether to make this a p 5liti-
cal story or q Booster feature"
1t was remarkable the number OF
men that located the butter milk
fountain in the Lynden creamery.
Il guess you are the only man il
Lynden don't know is the way
Ex Gov. Meade introduced himself IL
the Tribune office, and, come to fint
out he knew US. The governor say'
ne has hopes that the assests of th'
sofvcct Homo Savings Bank of Bell