The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-07-28
THERE'S SOMETHING STIRRING, FOLKS

THERE'S SOMETHING STIRRING, FOLKSi
HE darkest hour just before the dawn Cracker bar
rel philosophers, famous infamous as they may be-
are constantly deporng the fact that the big men get
erythlng and the little nothing It's fact
enough With due respect for the street thinkers
we believe that their observations this point nothing
but compliments the big and slam at the little
fellow When they make such assertion they merely
casting reflections themselves Their complaint srngy
calls attention the fact that the big men have foresight
and intelligence whereas the .te fellows possess neither
if they did, they too would be in the former classification
What attempting get at is that many of Ken
newcks smaller who have labored planned
and helped upbuld the town letting their holdings co.
They selling out large companies There have been
important transactions in the last months that
plainly indicte that something is on foot
Now don't wish to give the ERRONEOUS impression
that sorry see big companies bg men as it were
interest themselves in Kennec We are mighty glad Of it.
will lot for the capital brought
and activity started The only thing regret that
the people who have worked hard for Kennewic many
letting right when victory is at hand Perhaps
they can't stick any longer perhaps they have received
tractve offers.
Did you ever ask yourself why O. A. Fechter a man
who president of the Northern Irrigation Co. which
hundreds of of land here should buy out
the controlling interest in the First National of
city Mr. Fechter is president of the Yakima Valley Bank
of Yakima his wealth into the hundreds of thousands
of dollars what could be his idea of buying bank
little community whose population is decreasing Why
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Kelly, newspaper of WaIa Wala? Why should a
publisher interest himself in grape juice? Shh! Don't tell
anyone, this is may not be the TRUTH but it
said that he is only the representative of big eastern
ufacturng company. Hmmm If that is the case have
another wealthy interesting themselves in dead
little village surely they didn't buy the plant merely
accommodate it's former owner!
This week you'll find story the front page telling
of the sale of the Liberty Theatre building Mr. Mercy
wealthy who controls whole string of theatres What
could be his object in owning show house that is losing
money? The Washington Hardware also recently sold
Three chain stores have but lately established themselves
here Wonder why they did that? We had enough grocery
stores before they in to amply the needs
of this community Very peculiar Do you suppose the
of those chain stores could suspect that
would materially increase in the three four years
and they just wanted to get ground floor? Wonder
why the Commercial Hotel changed hands? Did
dare think that Kennewick is going have lot of visitors
Our judgment is merely human-We don't pretend to
be Arthur Brisbane We say that something be
foot something stirring due for the shakeup Ten
years from of the hearted
croak about the town going the dogs etc. nothing stirring
hopeless proposition, will probably be telling string of
bored listeners of how they knew when estate could be
purchased for only onetenth of it's present worth will
no doubt make good story then but it would make a
better story they could tell how they realized the coming
expansion their little town going to make and did them
selves good turn by investing money in it.
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