Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-08-11
WAITSBURG EDITOR
EULOGIzES PULLMAN
Says That EaStSidcrs Were Proud
of Words of Commentator
Of the State
College

Echoes Of the session OF the State
Press association held in Pullman
last month are still reverberating
Editor E. L. Wheeler of the Waits
burg Times published the following
in the last issue of his paper:
The annual summer meeting of
the Washington State Press associa-
ton, which was held at Pullman,
the home of Washington State Col
lege. July 14-16, was marked by
wonderful hospitality on the part
of the people of Pullman and the
faculty Of the college.
We should have made mention of
this meeting last week but we went
Immediately from the state meeting
to the national meeting at Alissoula
and failed to take time enough to
say anything about it until our re-
turn home.
At the meeting there was a repre-
sentative attendance of the brethren
OF the press from the west side of
the state as we'll as from the east
side and that is a notable incident
because many of the west side boys
not having yentured beyond the con
fines of their own communities have
gained the erroneous idea that the
east side of the state is considerably
hotter in the summer time than is
the west side
The state press meeting as it does
now. twice a year, is fast becoming
very congenial bunch and the
meeting was fruitful of benefit to
the newspaper interests of the state.
At Pullman a number of the edi-
tors were privileged to see for the
first time the impressive plant of
that magnificent institution, the
Washington State College, which un-
der DR.. Holland and his predecessor,
DR.. E. A. Bryan. has grown to an
enrolment of over $500 students
1t was especially gratifying to our
'eastsideTs" to hear the many words
State College is doing from residents
of the western part of the state
Socially, the Pullman chamber of
commerce and the college did every
thing possible to make our stay
pleasant. In fact, these good people
had such a full calendar of enter
tainment that it proved difficult for
the press association to carry out
its scheduled program in the two
days allotted.
For those of us who drove to Pull
man Thursday evening there was a
smoker at the chamber of commerce
at which between boxing bouts and
wrestling exhibitions and much good
punch and many excellent cigars, OPP
portunity was given to meet the
business men. And here let us men
tion that Ellsworth Thorpe, who was
raised in this city and later was
graduated from w. S. c., is and has
been for several years. secretary of
the Pullman chamber of commerce.
He is prominent and popular bust
ness man of Pullman. He was kind
enough to show us many special
courtesies and we enjoyed a fine
visit with him, reviving old-time as
sociatTons.
Friday evening was devoted to
visit to Lewiston. Idaho, some 35
miles distant. Forty Pullman autos
were donated for the trip which
terminates with the descent of the
famous Lewiston hill, 1000 feet
above the Clearwater river. The
road winding down the hill is nine
miles long and one of the scenic
wonders of America.
That city gave us the honor of
eating the first meal in their new
100000 hotel, which is nearing
completion. Then a ride through
the Lewiston orchards, a musical
program in one of their parks and