The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-06-21
Rock Island, Ill. Man Sends Mes
sage to This City and Arrives
in Time to Garry 1t Himself
BROTHER OF J. D. MEDILL
SURPRISED BY YAKIMA
He Has Been Mayor of His Home
City and Has Had a Practical
Experience With the Commits
sion Plan of Government

7. j. Medill. Of Rock Island. H.,
a week and a half ago sent n te,e-
gram from his home town, to his
brother J. ID. Medill of the Ahtannm,
announcing proposed visit to North
Yakima. sunday ne arrived here
and delivered his own telegram. The
explanation Is simple If not salts
factory, The telegram, upon arrival
here, was placed In an envelope and
sent to Mn Medlll through the
mails 1t went to the office OF tho
Independent. formerly the Democrat,
and then edited by J. ID. Medill. That
was probably due TO the fact that
that there Is not new city directory
every month. j. u. Medill was in
from his Ahtanum ranch n few DAYS
ago and collected such mail as had
accumulated for him but did not
think to look at the Independent
office. with which he has no connec-
ton. His brother from Rock Island,
finding no one here to meet him ma
turaly did enquire at the Independ-
ent and procured for tho Aht%num
rancher considerable mail. which he
delivered. Then it was that J, n,
heard of the proposed visit ~ his
brother and was at tho same time
permitted to welcome him.
Was Here Years Ago
r. j. Medill, who Is a president Of
a building and loan association and
a director of a coupl, Of banks In
his home town. was in North Yakiu.,
~ years ago and though he had ~
tempted to keep himself moro ar T.
accurately informed OF this go,
try was most surprised when he
the change time has wrought IN
town, When he was last here
city, such as it was consisted INC
OF shacks which had been remo,
from the old town. Today but oj
or two of those shacks are left ana
in their stead Is as fine a city of it,
size as is to be found in the coun-
try. At least this lis the expression
of opinion Of the Rock Island visitor
Commission Government
Mr.. Medill who has been mayor OF
his home city at different times. is
much Interested in the fact that
there Is TO be vote here on the
town has adopted that plan and he
saws it certainly has much to recom-
mend t. The fact that IL makes
SOM. one person directly responsible
for the conduct of any special de-
peartment OF the city business IL a
good thing. he says. 1t Is also a
good thing when the referendum and
recall propositions are contained i'm
the commission plan or charter Few
men like to go up against the recall
proposition for. generally speaking. it
Is n death blow to political aspira-
tons. This might not prove to bs
the case In n country which IL re-
ceiviug new people as rapidly as is
this but 1t Is the ease In the older
comm unities OF the east. 1t ia
possible by COLLISION, between the
mayor and enough OF the commits
sioners TO make a majority. TO do
about as they please and before the
recall could he made operative they
could do considerable damage. This.
however. is one OF the chances 4 CITY
must take. The commission plan in
Rock Island. almost friendless when
FIRST suggested, rapidly won favor
and was carried by very large
MA iority
Business Conditions Good
Mr. Medil says that business con-
hitions look good in the east as far
as he was able to learn. TIE crop
prospects are for the most part ex-
celleut. money is easier, the people
are more hopeful and generally
things look brighter all along the
Line.