The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-09-18
DREAMS NEVER
TOLD THE LIKE
t4sS uIyI
European Geographers Looked
Upon This Valley a. a Truly
Wonderful Country
GUESTS ARE WELL PLEASED
WITH DEVELOPMENT HERE
Commercial Club Entertainment
of Representatives of MANY
Foreign Nation. Proves to Be
Popular With Them


oh, your wonderful country; Won
oerIui' Never dreamed. Never
dreamed. said a visiting European
geographer in North Yakima Thurs
day. His brief statement covered the
attitude of mind of practically all the
party OF which he was member. the
VISITING guests of the American Geo
graphical society. Americans and
Europeans alike were astounded aad
delighted. They didn't know there
was anything Of the sort here and
each looked upon the discovery as a
piece Of personal property of which
ne was proud. In hundred WAYS
the visitors expressed their pleasure.
Z Represent Many Nations
Fourteen nationalities, including
american, We're represented in the
party and Yakima made them all feel
ct home. President Robert Rund-
etrom of the Commercial club talked
swedish with the Scandinavians.
vice President Leslie and secretary
ware talked Gaelic with the Scots and
Irish. DR.. John Nywening and P. T..
buwalda, conversed in Dutch with
the Netherlanders, F. x. Jacroux and
Or. Lane told in French to the Paris
ions Of this valley, while w. B. Clark
talked in German with a couple of
Russians and Hungarian, who were
entrusted to him. And that was the
way 1t went throughout, for each
guest was taken care of by some citi-
zen who. spoke his language or any
other preferred. t,
Yakima Well Photographed
!, Yakima was photographed In four
teen languages by the visitors each
Of whom had his own idea of pic
fure. What one ignored a. second
sought after7an 1t was the same with
the other things Of INTEREST. One
seized a blossom, another a stone and
a third ihandfulef earth. Each had
his own special point of attraction
and each followed it with the enthu-
siasm of small boy. And the mem
bers of the party did not confine their
activities to seeing and wondering at
and gathering small sections of the
scenery and the soil. They asked
other questions How about the vot-
ing women of this state? Is their yots
normal? Will Roosevelt throw the
electoral vote of Washington to viii !.
son? Do you like the commission
form OF government? What concrete
results has your commission
achieved? What is your rate Of tax-
alton? What is your annual rainfall?
How near are we to sea level? Are
these higher lands back here equally
as good as the lower levels?
~" Courtesies From Ladies
Under the direction of the Com
mercial CLUB, which co-operated with
the Northern. Pacific railway in the
entertainment Of the guests here, the
members OF the party weresr taken
through the streets of the city, down
Naches avenue, out over the orchard
lands west OF the, city, to Fruitvale,
Naches Selah and back to the city.
On South Mob, Hill stop was made
at. the ranch of ]. E. Shannon, that
an idea might be procured of the
manner in which fruit is grown,
stored, packed, processed, etc. Mrs
Shannon and ladies Of her neighbour
hood, Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs. Morris,
Mrs. Hedden and Mrs. Ellis, presented
fruit and flowers which were received
with evident delight. Stops were
made at other orchards. 1t seemed a
surprise, even to the southerners of
Europe, that as many apples or
peaches Of such excellent size can be
grown on one tree as is the case here.
The visitors went into the orchards,
selected and picked their own fruit
and declared that they propose to
keep the specimens indefinitely as
souvenirs.
About the Visitors
AS an indication of the character
of the visiting party it might be said
that the European countries repre-
scented were Austria, Belgium, Dem
mark, France, Germany, Great Brit
ain, Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands,
Norway, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland,
while so far as America is concerned
the eastern states, Canada, the gov
eminent service at Washington and
various leading universities were rep
resented. American geographers have
Joined the party for "a day or two at
q time since the trip began and in
that respect the personnel has been d
changing one.
Were Men of Note
* King about this party from a
Va standpoint" said E. F. Ben
so the Northern Pacific, who was
WI the excursionists, ''one can cali
it the highest class of advertising this
valley has ever INDUCED in. These
men are leaders of thought in their
respective nations and are authors,
many of them are university profess
sors. They have taken photographs
literally and made copious notes. The
material they are now picking up will
be used in the very best circles for
many years to come. yakima has en-
tered a field into which it could not
buy admission"
1t was / o'clock when the visitors
left here after five hours in this VAL
ley. One and all they declared them
Mes to be delighted with what Yak
ma had to offer.