The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-08-11
EXCURSION EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS
Boosters, Four Hundred Strong, Visit Neigh
boring River Towns 80 Glad Hand
and "FIowarye'' for All

One year from now Well be SNIP
ping to you
Over the railroad that's coming
through
With kindest wishes we bid fare
we'll to you.
When they reached Pasco on the
return trip, they had one ready
which ran something like this and
was sung to tune supposed to be
"Beulah Land":
We've reached the land of sand and
heat,
Where nothing grows that man can
eat,
We look away across the plain
And wonder will it never rain.
0, Pasco Land, dry Pasco Land,
While on thy highest dune we
stand,
We look about and want to know
Where in the world the berries
grow
0, Pasco Lands starvation shore
We leave thee now for evermore.
And that basket lunch! Nearly
everyone aboard had brought a bas-
ct or else made arrangements where
by he or she could get next to the
contents Of somebody's else. About
noon the temporary tables were
set on the maindeck and were soon
groaning meath the load of fried
chicken, sandwiches, cake (57 varie-
ties) etc. The baskets ranged in size
from the ordinary ones up to one
big enough to hold the family wash.
Those not caring to be in on the
picnic eats" were very well cared
for in the steamers dining rooms.
While everyone was there to have
a good time, and had it, the more
serious commercial side of the enter
prise was not neglected in the merry
making. There was no speechmak-
ing at Richland, the program at
that place being limited to a short
band concert and a hurried visit to
the business section. But at Han
ford and White Bluffs there were
good delegations at the landings to
meet the boats. The visitors we're
escorted to the hotel at each town
and short addresses were given by
President of the Commercial Club,
Scott 2. Henderson; E. M. Sly, on
Tansportation;" NJ. M. Moulton
on "Co-opcration;" H. M. Bartlett
on Fruit Growing" and Fay F.
Dean on "Dairying." H. J. Snively
OF North Yakima, President of the
Kennewick Grain & Milling Co., !,
was also called upon and gave a
highly interesting talk, in the course
of which he told why she has built
his new mill at Kennewick. He
prophesied that this valley, like
some of the older irrigated districts
Of Colorado, will support several
cities Of 10000 or $4,000 popula-
tion.
Mr.. Bartl tt also proved to be
something of a prophet, in the
course of his remarks, prophesying
a population of twenty-five million
for Washington inside of fifty years,
five million of which would be in
this part of the Columbia valley.
Mr.. Moulton spoke right out in
meeting" when he came to the ques-
ton of moving the county seat. He
told the White Bluffs folks why
Kennewick wants the county seat
and why it is to the interests of the
up-river towns to be with us in the
coming fight and see that we get it.
Dancing was INDUCED in for a short
time at the hotel preceding the
speaking at White Bluffs, and many
of the excursionists were entertained
with launch and hayrack rides to
the outlying ranches. The boats
left White Bluffs promptly on sched-
ule time and the excursionists
reached their homes by ten o'clock.
The result of the trip cannot be
but to strengthen the already good
feeling existing between Kennewick
and the towns visited. While the
excursion was not planned as a
money making affair, there will be
small balance on the right side
after paying all the expenses. Much
credit is due the members of the
publicity committee for the hard
work they have done in steering
the enterprise to success and we
hope they feel the satisfaction they
should in a good job we'll done.