Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-06-16
HARMONY, FRIENDSHIP
COLFAX AND PULLMAN
differences Forgotten When
citizens of Two Towns Mingie
in Love Feast

as. ,aor over a quarter of a century
the !, natty pickering, jealousy and ILL
en feeling, bordering at times on hat
Ca ,.a the citizens of Colfax and the
sd ,,,iyens of Pullman took long
rk ,,onghts from the pipe of peace
'ne Tuesday, mingled together in spirit
LAD # good fellowship and good feeling,
ar and when the visitors from the
ny oountv seat departed Whit man
ns coupty's two largest towns were on
'ea hotter terms than at any time dur
le inc those rs years of strife, pledged
H. & m work together in the best inter
ssts of both towns and the entire
n, 4 county.
n' Colfax was invited to send a dele
cation from her commercial club to
u.s. Joint get-together meeting. The
w E county seat boosters responded with
Tax an attendance of 1876, and the meet
we ing accomplished everything for
rus which it was intended. The influx
ny of Colfax citizens and their ladies
les commenced before 1000 o'clock, and
''e by noon over 80 autOm Obiles had ar
au rived, goodly number also coming
uO by train. Until noon the guests min
"n gled with Pullman's business men
!" and saw the sights about town.
When George Mcmahon, chief
cOmmissary sergeant, announced that
the banQuent was ready, 325 men
~ and women sat down to the three
y big tables in Tanglewood, or found
shady spots beneath the trees and
took their ''rations' with them. 1t
n.y. was feed fit for kings-roast beef,
big baked potatoes, brown gravy,
Z pickles, baked beans, bread and other
ncidentals and topped off with ice
cream and cake. Little wonder that
ne the participants forgot past ill-feel-
ne ngs and reyeled in JOY and good fell
he Owship.
'S Following the feast of food came
" the feast of reason" and speaker
fS after speaker, introduced by F. c.
u Forrest, president of the Pullman
II Chamber of Commerce, lauded the
Ut new and better spirit which prompt
u ed the meeting and bespoke for the
nc TWO towns and the county great good
" as a result of the promised co-opera-
ny uon and friendship
,ludpa Thnc g
Ou ey OF Pullman, before that of Col
10 lax and previous to that OF Pullman,
S and all of that time. strangely, on
GU friendly terms with the people of
10 Oo'h towns, opened the program of
W dAS' Judge Neill stated that he
VI mas observed and knows the better
Qualities as well as the poorer quail
" "ies oil the people of the two towns.
~ nc mentioned the long years of too
d. heated rivalry, often intensified by
'A"atrahted remarks or actions by
10" people of one or the other of
'le towns, and not representative of
Tue feeling of the communities as a
"HOie' and suggested that the COM
0fciai club of each town should
~ A0iealter voice the spirit of that
p ""n' other expressions. by a few dis
s'untied persons or cliques, not to
ut be needed.
ioi' y. l.. Waller vice president
is VI The State College, and in the early
~ a's superintendent of city schools
oo'iax' congratulated Colfax upon
large number of her citizens who
IS ua'e Won fame in their particular
u aS well as assisting materially
y Tue development and betterment
I" e county seat. Among those he
10 Enumerated were w. w Waite 7
~ fefKlns, w. J. Hamilton. A. Cool
Judge Sullivan, and Justices
and Fullerton. He paid a
sn Tribute to Senator Oliver Hall
ny years a powerful influence
:, upper house of the state legis-
a., ever ready and willing TO as
'' the State College and Pullman
nm. "s ColfaX and the entire
:, MAJ whom he mentioned as "the
:, a. "no accomplishes things in the
,oa 's senate" AS an example of the
results bound to come from CO.
: ma on between Colfax and Pull
tvaa. frot' Waller drew parallel be-
! mo- THIS relationship and Wash
torv "'ate Colleges football his
:, ~hen he said: 1.-TWO years ago
, Dosoa mere a football team COM
! NAV ol individual stars. Each
= team was power himself, but
|, o0rh was lacking, and we lost
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