The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-02-18


GOOD ASSET
The MORE studies the transportation SITUATION WIN
view to forecasng what Kennewcks future is to be as
practical logical breaking point rail and water tra the
apparent becomes that of it's chief assets the
r. it only branch but It passes tnrous
the popuous and productive district OF eastern anu
Washington and links the great Hartman system
isn't that the road is the OW T. n as the TACT
that its being Kennewick competing lines more
than doubled distributing territory and all the shipping mediums
which have and In other WORDS II
decided edge her competors not only
in natural but acquired advantages.
of the nagabe Columbia an avenue OF COM
merce not going to be limited the traffic which originates m
consigned points It's future carrier OF com
merce dependent the distribution from the river
the concentration from the inferior 10 the
river AS this is true that the towns are
going to Importance shipping centers in
as the area to which they large small In
other words traffic going flow in the channels IN
which always and always will flown the channels OF
least will in those places where the most
people best served.
For this reason it is only fair that when the time
for the wool select location for big storage
they select that place which easiest
WOOL We have been informed by railroad omca
and wool that produced in Washington about
five million pounds annually and Oregon about 10
million pounds Most Washington wool is tributary to
the Northern Pacific railroad and be delivered in either
Pasco or Kennewck by direct shipment that
lines Practically the Oregon wool tributary to the O-W
railroad be delivered to Kennewick by direct
shipment but to reach shipped into Kennewck
some competitive point and then diverted to the Northern
Pacific It is reasonable them suppose that in this
resistance majority rule is to be arbitrarily
upset that the warehouse it is built will be built
anywhere but in Kennewick.
fact holds good in the matter of selecting loca
ton large cold plant to assemble store and
cool the products the Yakima the Waa Waa the
Snake upper Columbia valleys Every box of fruit that is
raised along lines Of the Northern Pacific be placed
storage Kennewck just quickly and cheapy it
be placed Pasco while the fruit that along the OW
R. & N delivered Pasco quickly cheapy
or as conveniently it be delivered in Kennewck
When it question of incoming river shipments
intended rail distribution the conditions applicable
Every pound freight that the river consigned
Northern Pacific points be delivered to the consgnee just
as quickly economically broken Kennewck
as in Pasco every pound of freight which the
consigned points the OW cannot be delivered to the
cOnsnee quickly cheapy from the faSc0 COCKS as from
the Kennewick docks.
prone times past to Pasco her North
ern Pacific payroll that would be at all
willing to little brick OW depot for the
the river.
We have no quarrel with Pasco the Of the slogan
Were Water Meet" It is good slogan but has
after it has received the addition and Where
Hill and Hartman Compete. =
THE SPIRIT COUNTS
TT WASN'T the menu although that ample enough, it
speeches. although they good enough it wasn't
the day. although the birthday of Americas greatest
triot singing comment that marked the Com
banquet last Friday evening Of the most
cessfu affairs kind given the city 1t the in
visible guest which sat at the banquet boardthe spirit
lof and hearty goodfelowshp kindred natures
warming to the warmth natures
bng elbow shoulder to shoulder with manhood
After all it's the spirit Of the thing and the thing itself
that counts this Old World It's the heart behind hand
the motive the thought behind that
better for and spells failure any
undertaking
The conntrvs greatest caterer and foremost could