White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-03-07
RAILROAD OFFICIALS
TO VISIT THIS VALLEY

This valley will entertain a rather
important group of Milwaukee rail-
road officials connected with the agri-
cultural development and COLOMBIA
ton department., the latter part of the
month.
According to communications re-
ceived by w. ]. Kincaid, the railroad
party will arrive in White Bluffs at
7:45 a. M, March 26, and will spend
the entire day going over the valley.
Their special car will be taken back
to Beverly on the morning train that
day and the party will drive to Bev-
erly in the evening in automobiles.j
Of the purposes of the trip, c. C..
Nc Cormick, agricultural development
agent at Seattle, writes:
"R w. Reynolds and the entire
personnel of the Agricultural and
Colonization Departments, are cover
ing the territory Of the Milwaukee
lines during the month of March, with
the idea in mind of finding out what
the particular problems are in each
territory; getting practical ideas from
the people in each community re-
garding agricultural development work
so that this material may be used
to the fullest extent by this depart
ment
IT believe that Mr.. Reynolds will
prefer to make the trip over the
White Bluffs Hanford territory, meet
the business men and farmers individ-
ually and in small groups in an in
formal way rather than to plan gen.
eral public meetings. I know it is
his desire not to cause lot of un-
necessary work or inconvenience to-
the people in theJ communities he
wishes to visit, butlto meet them in
very informal wan as he believes
in this way the particular problems
and opportunities can best be learned"
In his letter of February rs, writ
ten at Chicago, r. w. Reynolds, COM
missioner Of agricultural development
who will be in charge of the party
says:
II have asked our Agricultural
Agent, Mr.. c. C. Mccormick of Seat
tie, to complete all arrangements at
points at which we will stop in Idaho
and Washington.
1--WE do not intend to try to ar
rive at any solution of the irrigation
situation at the time of our visit,
though we shall all be glad to receive
information as to the present situa-
ton and any suggestions which the
people in the valley have to offer.
This trip is taken solely for the
purpose Of enabling the employees of
this Department to inspect localities
served by our railroad and learn their
resources, opportunities and their
needs. We desire to meet the people
in different communities and see as
much as we can Of different localities.
\ we have not authorized anyone,
ether than Mr.: Mccormick, to make
arrangements for our stay at White
Bluffs and Hanford and it has been
my hope that the people at White
Bluffs and Hartford would cooperate
with Mr.. Mccormick in working out
arrangements which would be pleas
ing and satisfactory to all concerned"
The party will include R.. w. Rey-
no1ds, Commissioner; E. E. Brewer,
assistant commissioner; and Wade R.
Hauser, agricultural development
agent; all of Chicago; Agricultural
Development Agents Evan w. Hall
of Aberdeen, South Dakota, Dan B.
Noble, Lewiston, Montana, and c. C..
Mccormick, Seattle; ]. K. Ford, Live
stock Development agent, Miles City,
Montana; and Colonization Agents
A. D. Atkins, Rapid City, South
Dakota; John G. Wegner, Sioux City,
Iowa, Martin Himler, Columbus, Ohio,
A. Roma, Columbus, Ohio; Harold H.
Doner, Faith, South Dakota; and Ed
O'Connor, special agent at Sacred
Heart, MINI.