The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-02-12
THREE ELEMENTARY SPEECHES
Governor Hay, Judge Burke and Secretary
Monroe Paid Glowing Tribute to the
Achievements of Wenatchee and
Its Red Apple Boosters
l.. G. Monroe.

AS the official representative of
the Spokane Chamber of Commerce,
numbering 900 business and profess
sional men of the Power City, I
bring to you of the Wenatchee val
| ley most cordial greetings, and to
you Of the Wenatchee Commercial
Club, sincere congratulations upon
your splendid achievement in the
| erection and fitting up of this fine
building as your permanent home.
You can well feel proud because OF
what you have accomplished for it
self alone, but notably because of
the fact that you have set the pace
not only for Eastern Washington
but the entire Inland Empire by be-
ing the first commercial organiZa-
ton in this territory to have a home
of it's own. Yes, 1 venture the as
sertion that to Wenatchee belongs
the credit of being the first and only
commercial organization in the great
state of Washington to possess it's
own building.
you are making history tonight,
and it is with thankfulness accom-
panied by a meek and lowly spirit
that we are permitted to, be with
you, and be one of you on this aus
picious occasion. I desire to assure
you that while we may be accused
of being in pursuit of the Seattle
spirit, we are here tonight, not be-
cause we are here, but we are here
| to learn so that we may go and do
| likewise-that if we can but catch
the Wenatchee spirit, we shall have
no need to emulate our good neigh
bors on Elliott Bay. I might add
| in the way. of disclosing a secret,
that the Spokane Chamber of Com
merce is now considering and advo-
eating a social club as on important
feature to its work, and I am sure
that when this delegation reports its
|
be unanimity of action for a perma-
nent home for the Spokane boost
ers. I almost said the permanent
future home of the Spokane boost
ers-we all know that the perma-
nent future home of the Spokane
booster is somewhat warmer than
usually prevails about this time Of
the year in the Spokane valley
but even so, he'll be satisfied If he
can get continuous supply of Wen
atchee apples, and make the other
fellow believe they are of his own
| vintage
''But pardon this 1evity and other
ambiguous remarks, for l shall re-
turn to and stick to the text which
has brought us together tonight =
/ Wenatchee, the true home of the
Big Red Apple, where the dollars
grow on trees.
''Wenatchee has a little past and
a great future. But little more
than generation ago where now
stands this beautiful little city sage
brush and jack rabbits were ram
/ pant The phenomenal develop
ment of this wondrous valley in so
short a period is apparent in our
celebration tonight, but even as yet
the passing hour portrays but dim
ly what its future is to be. There
can be no excellence without great
labor-no accomplishment worth
while without perseverance. 1t has
taken labor with perseverance to
overcome the many obstacles, even
encouragement and almost despair,
which beset the tired feet of the men
who have sought to make this or
| ganization what it is today. All hon.
or to those men,-may their faults
be written on the sands of the
mighty Columbia which flows passed
your door, for the good they have
done will abode with. you always.
Men like w. T. Clark, Arthur Gum,
Mike Koran, HI. G. Littlefield, Con-
rad Hose, d. N. Gellatly, Geo. Far
well, and many others familiar to
you will live in the annals of Wen
atchee, long, long after they have
| passed from among you-even like
unto the fragrance of for-get-me-
nots which comes to you tonight in
memory of some who have already
passed beyond-M. o. Tibbits and
Uncle Charley Reed.
| Spokane has some good men,
too, but has never yet produced
man who could build bridge across
the Spokane river AMI get the state
to pay for it-not that any of N
are too good to undertake 1t, blu