The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-08-31

time. There were. perhaps. IS pres
ent. and not an idle moment wa.
spent. There were no speeches made
as the direct object OF the meeting
was to enable the business men OF
North Yakima to met each member
of the party personally
Local Man Director
The directors OF the Pacific Row.
err and Light company. the large cor
poration recently formed 10 take over
various smaller concerns in the states
of oregon, Washington and Idaho.
elected their board Of directors Just
prior to the beginning Of the trip
west by the capitalists. and are as
follows: s u. Mitchell. New York.
chairman; Guy W. Talbot. Portland;
H. c. Lucas. North Yakima: s. s
Gordon, Astoria: G. Hunt Lewis,
Portland: Philip Beuhner. Portland:
Edward Cookingham. Portland: Miles
G. Moore, Walla Walla: +. G. sykes.
New York; +. l.. Dame. New York:
a. s. Greiner. Portland; George r
Nevins, Portland. Neil A. Wcathers.
Portland
Means Much to Valley.
The trip Of this party of men will
mean great deal to the Yakima
valley said H. G.. Lucas yesterday,
and it is DESTROYS that they be given
as good an opinion of the country az
possible. 1t is upon their opinion or
this country that the future develop
nent rests to a great extent, at least
that part of it relating to the building
and improving of interurban and street
railway systems and light and power
plants. They have been all over the
northwestern states making Just such
examinations as they have here. They
stopped at Pendleton, where they
have holdings. at Walla Walla, and
at Kennewick. They left Kcnnewick
for trip of a couple of days up the
Columbia river the latter part of the
past week, and while up the river
they examined the country in the vi
cinity of Priest Rapids.
Nearly All From East.
Nearly all OF the party Is from the
east and have never been through
this section of the country, conse-
quently they are greatly surprised at
the progress that has been made here
in the last decade toward the general
development OF natural resources
They doubtlessly have great conf
dence in the country's future, or they
would never spend such great sums OF
money as they are now spending on
their various prospects out here, and
it is only a question OF continuing
this expenditure and development
which the country now needs. 1t is
rumored that their trip to Priest Rap-
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commence there soon, toward open
ing up and developing the great
amount of power available at the
present time. Should this be done It
would mean that the Yakima valley
and This part OF the Inland Empire
will have unusual electric power for
manufacturing purposes.
Among the eastern members OF the
pre- s. u. Mitchell. president OF the
Electric Bond and Share company. OF
New York; ID. F. George, OF the
firm OF Miller g. George. bankers,
Providence, r. l.: Y. F. I. McDon-
nell OF Lyman & Mcdonnell. attor-
neys. Providence; George X. Reilly,
of Montgomery. Clothier and Taylor,
bankers, Philadelphia; G.. p Metcalf,
of the Rhode Island Hospital Trust
company, Providence: w. Mem. Rut-
ter of White, Weld & Co, bankers,
New York and Chicago f.. r. Chap
man of Stevens, Chapman e. Co,
bankers, Minneapolis. Mimi; r w.
Martin of William A. Read & Co.
bankers New York; +. V. Henshaw,
of William p. Bonbright & Co. bank
ers, New York; C. M Hamilton Of
the Electric Bond e. Share Company.
New York; r. G. Sykes. president OF
the American Power & Light com
pany New York: IT. Y. Wright, pres
fdent OF the Wright Investment COM
peny OF Kansas City; A. r Jencks,
secretary-treasurer OF the Slater Trust
company, PawtuCket, r.. T.; Charles
H. Smyth, Director and treasurer OF
the Kansas Gas & Electric company
Wichita, Kan; A. Weathers, New
r. J. McClelland, New York, and c.
NJ. Maxwell. New York
The personnel of the Portland party
is as follows: Guy w. Talbot presi-
dent OF the Pacific Power and Light
company: J. c Ainsworth. president
OF the U. s. National bank: c. Hunt
Lewis OF the United Engineering com
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and capitalist A. 8. Grenier, general
manager 10 the Pacific Power and
Light company; Henry Teal. securi-
ties; George L. Myers of the Pacific
Power and Light company; Josiah
Richards of the Spokane and Eastern
Trust company OF Spokane; M. T..
Downs of Seattle and Hon. Miles G.
Moore of Walla Walla are also mem
bers of the party and General Agent
A. d. Charlton of the Northern Pa
cific railroad is travelling with it in
| Vice President Nuts private car.
n. T.. Men Attend
Various prominent officials OF the
y. F.. attended the smoker given last
night and participated in making the
evening one not to be soon forgotten
| by the visitors. Following the recep-
ton the party left for their spec al
train which was waiting in the yards.
and shortly after left for Portland