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Journeymen Plumbers-Meets in Labor Temple every second and fourth Thursday of each month. Harry Harter, president; W. G. Collins, recording secretary ; Fred Bowman, financial secretary.
Painters, Paperhangers and Decorators-Meet first and third Monday evening of each month at Labor Temple. HI. R. McCoy, president ; O. K. Sweeney, recording secretary ; H. J. Burke, financial secretary ; Charles Hazlewood, treas- urer.
Bricklayers' Umion-Meets in Labor Temple first and third Tuesdays of each month Louis Hermish, president ; Wm. F. Taylor, financial secretary ; Russell Taylor, corresponding secretary : George Root, treasurer.
Meat Cutters' Local-Meets first Monday of month in Labor Temple H. N Kettleson, vice president ; A Mc Leod, financial secretary : Theodore Maskeyleny, treasurer
Musicians' Protective I'nion -Meets in Germania Hall second Sunday of each month M. A Power, president ; H S Buffum, secretary
Teamsters Meets at Labor Temple second and fourth Mondays. Walter Ilhott president ; Frank Dunmgan, financial secretary ; Frank Lansing, corre- sponding secretary
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Building Trades Council-Meets every Friday night at Labor Temple. F. J. Myers, president; James Grindle, secretary.
Allied Printing Trades Council-Meets in Labor Temple second Wednesday of each month. R. C. McCracken, president ; Charles Francke, secretary.
Typographical Union No. 388-Meets last Sunday of each month in Labor Temple. H. F. Heimenz, president ; J. M. Baldwin, financial secretary ; Al Berg, recording secretary.
Electrical Workers-Meets first and third Wednesdays at Labor Temple. E. M. Cruzen, president ; Mitchell Anderson, secretary-treasurer.
Journeymen Barbers-Meets first Thursday of every month in Labor Temple. N. J. Nicholson, president ; H. S. Graves, secretary.
Woman's Union Card and Label League-Meets in Labor Temple the first Tuesday of each month, at 2.30 P. M. Mrs. L. F. Clarke, president; Mrs. J. A. Lyons, secretary ; Mrs. O. K. Sweeney, treasurer.
Culinary Alliance, Local 626-Meet first and third Wednesdays in Labor Temple. Will Williams, president ; Charles Miller, financial secretary ; Fred Ken- worthy, recording secretary; William Bowden, treasurer.
Theatrical Stage Employes and Moving Picture Operators-Meets at Labor Temple first and third Sundays. J. A. Duggar, president; Frank Wright, vice president ; Carl Crews, secretary ; Blain Geer, treasurer.
Sheet Metal Workers-Meets at Labor Temple second and fourth Mondays each month. O. L. Demory, president; C. C. Shafer, secretary.
Hod Carriers, Building Laborers-Meets at Labor Temple every Thursday. Conrad Knopp, president ; Fred Breit, financial secretary.
Cigarmakers' Union-C. M. Golden, president ; George Surbeck, secretary.
The general management of these unions is delegated to the Trades and Labor council, in which each union is entitled to three representatives. The com- paratively quiet and comfortable conditions in Walla Walla have not induced radical action by the unions and they have been a regularizing and balancing force of efficacy in their own lines and usually an influence for harmony in industrial life.
The organ of the unions is the Garden City Monitor, published by L. F. Clarke and Jesse Ferney. A special number of the Monitor appears annually on each Labor Day. It is worthy of all praise, both from the editorial and the typo- graphical standpoints.
The membership of the Walla Walla unions now is about five hundred.
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the largest and in many respects most important organization in the tour counties is the Farmers' Umon This great organization is national in its auns and membership W. langton and Northern Idaho constitute one unit of the National, and in turn it is divided into county units, either single counties, as the large ones of the state bike Yakima or Whatman, or by grouping, as in the smaller. Our counties belong in the latter category, and we find the In County Umon of Walls Walla, Columbia, and Garfield. Of this union GEM Thompson of Daytors is at this date president, and A. C. Moore of Walla Walla is secretary In the Tri County C'mon there are eight local umons. They appear, with the secretary of each in this enumeration : Waitsburg No. 1, W D Wallace ; P'res cott, No 2. O. V. Crow; Dayton, No. 3, Roy Ream; Mayview, No. 4. C. W Lot ton ; Pomeroy, No. 10, W-J. Schmidt ; Walla Walla, No. 27, W. J. Mclean ; Star buck, No 110. E. W. Powers; Central, No. 145. J. E. Tueth. As will be seen, Waitsburg has the distinction of being the premier union in point of time. It was organized in May, 1907, the first president being N' B. Atkinson, and the first secretary, J. A. Enochs.
The total membership of the Tri-State U'nion is about six hundred. That of the Walla Walla Local is about one hundred and hity
Intimately related to the Farmers' U'nion is the Farmers' Agency. While the officers are entirely distinct, the membership is practically identical, since the provisions of membership require any who own stock in the agency to belong to the union. Any farmer however, may market his grain with the agency. At the present day Hon. Oliver Cornwell is president of the Agency, and the secretary Is Eugene Kelly. As first organized and conducted for several years under the presidency of Hector Mclean, the Agency was an information bureau only. But when Mr. Cornwell became president he entered upon the large task of creating out of it a genuine co-operative grain buying organization. After some years of experiment and adjusting, at times with very strenuous conditions, the effort was wholly successful and the Agency became a coherent organization, backed by the united force of the Farmers' Union and by the main weight of the farming com- munity of Walla Walla. The primary object of the Agency is to co-operate to advantage in the marketing of crops. The local Walla Walla Agency has come to be a tremendous factor in the wheat market. Its existence has been abundantly justified by its success during these recent years in maintaining steady markets and in securing to its members all possible advantages.
Aside from the immediate business aim of marketing crops through the Agency. the Farmers' Unions, both in their local capacity and in the Tri-County organ- ization, have come to be one of the great forces in the political and social life of the region Questions of roads and bridges, taxes, public buildings, state educa- tional and penal institutions problems affecting transportation and the labor mar het and labor union questions, have been subjects of discussion and recommen- dation at the regular weekly meetings Lectures from time to time by recognized experts in the various problems involved have been presented and public men in state and county positions have been glad to consider with the unions the subjects relating to their functions
It is safe to say that any measures agreed upon by the Farmers' Unions are
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pretty certain to become the action of the body politic in the different counties. Once each quarter, and sometimes oftener, there are meetings of the Tri-County Union, at which the larger problems of farm life are considered, and in connec- tion with which appetizing banquets prepared by the skillful hands and fine artistic taste of the wives and daughters bring joy and gayety and good fellowship to all concerned.
To many of the readers of this volume, and in years to come to their chil- dren and grandchildren, the most significant of all the organized associations of their home country is the
INLAND EMPIRE PIONEER ASSOCIATION
This association was formed in 1900, largely under the initiative of Dr. N. G. Blalock. While there has been little machinery or formality about it, its yearly meetings for renewing the old ties have been among the most anticipated and cherished of all in the minds of many of the builders, the fathers and mothers of the Inland Empire. While the main membership has been in Walla Walla County or her daughter counties, it is not confined to that county, and a number of members live in Umatilla County, Oregon, and in Whitman, Adams and Franklin counties on the north side of Snake River.
The officers of the association chosen at the first meeting were: Dr. N. G. Blalock, president ; W. P. Winans, A. G. Lloyd and Ben Burgunder, vice presi- dents; Marvin Evans, secretary ; Levi Ankeny, treasurer ; W. D. Lyman, his- torian. These officers were almost constantly re-elected, until the lamented deaths of Doctor Blalock, Mr. Winans, and Mr. Lloyd. Ben Burgunder was chosen president to succeed Doctor Blalock, and at the present time F. M. Lowden, Joseph Harbert and W. D. Wallace are vice presidents.
With the feeling that the members of the association and many others will be glad to read some of the proceedings and to see the list of members as a matter of permanent reference, we close this chapter with the excellent accounts given in the Walla Walla Union of October 15, 1904, and June 2, 1911, of the annual meet- ings of those years.
ANNUAL PIONEER MEETING OF 1904
About one hundred and fifty of the pioneers of Southeastern Washington and Northeastern Oregon, sturdy men and women, who have seen the country grow from a desolate looking waste of sagebrush and sand to one of the beauty spots of the Northwest-men and women who had not only seen this take place, but had helped, and are still, many of them, helping in this wonderful evolution- people who thirty or forty years ago were neighbors, though living many miles apart, met yesterday and sat down to the festive board loaded with the good cheer provided by the devoted pioneer women of this city in honor of the occasion.
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The crowd assembled in the Goodman Building and there registered and re- ceived their badges, after which they marched to the banqueting rooms. There
Acte many hearty hard lakes as the e oll neighbors inet, and the scene was one at glad remmen There were the more elderly who had come here in the prime t hte arol whose gray hurs and wintkled checks recalled the energy and vitality that ljud been spent in building up a new country There were the younger men. these whole memories of older lands are but indistinct visions, and who have grown up with the country_ But all had the common bond of acquaintance dating far back a friendship tried and found worthy in the strife of many years
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Flowers in profusion in the banquet hall told of the interest and devoted preparation of the pioneer ladies for this great annual event. The long tables in the room were ladened with an abundance of every delicacy of the season Be- fore beginning the feast all stood with bowed heads while Rev. J. W. MeGhee returned thanks, after which the edibles were enjoyed by the happy throng, reminiscences adding much pleasure to the occasion.
Dr. N. G. Blalock, as toastmaster, at the close of the banquet, made a short address of welcome to the pioneers and spoke with much feeling in commemora- tion of people who had blazed the way to the present civilization and offered a tribute to their noble heroism and the deeds of courage and self- sacrifice
HARDSHIPS OF INDIAN WARS
The toastmaster introduced as the "Pioneer Indian War Veteran" of the association, Hon. A. G. Lloyd of Waitsburg Mr. Lloyd gave a brief account of Gunpaigning in 1855 in the Yakima Indian war. In one instance the volunteers were caught in a snowstorm and were cut off from supplies at The Dalles and were reduced to a small amount of flour and some tobacco. They furnished their own clothes and horses and could not draw on the Government supplies as there were none to draw on. Mr. Lloyd closed with the patriotic remark. "But we only did our duty and no more "
11R-T NEWSPAPER
Capt, P. B. Johnson responded to "The Pioneer Newspaper Business " He related the anecdote of the adopted child which replied to the boasts of other holdren that it had no papa and mamma, that "Your papa and mamma are yours because they have to be, mine are mine because they want to be " He referred to the younger pioneers being pioneers because they had to be
Captain Johnson said that when he had an opportunity to come here from Arizona he looked up the location on the map and expected to find fruits and fields similar to those in the same latitude east, but when in 1864 he arrived at Wallula, by steamer. he saw a vast extent of sagebrush and nothing more. He then read from Bancroft's history some interesting items showing the contrast of forty years A weekly mail had been established between Walla Walla and Portland The town contained Soo inhabitants The only reference to the agri- cultural possibilities of this valles was the fact that some man had succeeded in raising a fine quality of sorghum which produced an excellent quality of syrup.
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Of the county officers that year the following are still alive and citizens of this city: Councilman, Daniel Stewart; sheriff, W. S. Gilliam; treasurer, James McAuliffe.
A COMPARISON WITH THE PRESENT
Captain Johnson compared the advanced conditions of the present civil- ization, with the start of the country newspaper and the paper of today. "The news item at the early stage was the local news, births, marriages, deaths and the few other happenings; the editorials were devoted to national and territorial affairs and to my contemporary, the Statesman, across the street. I am out of the business, but I believe that the little four-page paper of those days had more influence than the large papers of today. My happiest days were when I was running a little country newspaper."
PIONEERS IN BUSINESS
"The Pioneer Business Man," was responded to by Benjamin Burgunder, a retired merchant of Colfax. "The work of the pioneer merchant was not all glory. Our patrons all claimed that we sold our goods too high. In the early days we had to go to San Francisco to buy our goods, then they came by water to Portland, by steamer from Portland to the lower Cascades, thence to the upper Cascades by rail, then again by steamer to The Dalles, from The Dalles to Celilo by rail and again by steamer to Wallula. From there they were brought by ox teams and pack horses to the interior. In some instances in the mines goods were carried on the backs of men. In one case it cost me just 60 cents per pound to deliver my goods at their destination. But those were times when we got dollar prices. I lost $25,000 once in developing the interests of the Northwest by trusting mining men."
Mr. Burgunder paid a high tribute to Rev. H. H. Spalding, pioneer mission- ary, as one who had done more than any other for the development of the North- west.
PIONEER FARMING
J. F. Brewer responded to "Pioneer Farming." "Farming in the Willamette Valley was first done by the crudest methods. I remember raking the grain that my father cradled. Later the mowers and reapers came and the header evolved from these. I came to Walla Walla in 1862. All south of the place was a barren sagebrush plain, and only one house, a stage station, in this region as far as I knew. In other parts of the valley there were a few farmers, all on the creeks. 1 remember the remark of Mr. Swezea, a prominent pioneer farmer, 'Your sons and mine may see railroads here but we never shall.'"
Miss Nettie Galbreath recited "The Pioneers," a poem, which was received with hearty applause.
PIONEER RELIGION
Rev. Henry Brown responded to the "Pioneer Minister." "I came to Walla ยท Walla in 1886, by way of Pasco. There had been a fire and about all there was
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left was a safe which I was told belonged to the county, Pasco being a county seat. Several men with loaded guns were guarding the safe. At night I rented a wood shed, put my family in it and loaded two guns that I had and prepared to guard my family, thinking I had reached a land of ruffians and toughs. Father Wilbur, the pioneer missionary of the Methodist Episcopal Church, happened to be there; he asked what I was doing with my guns."
IN THE COLVILLE VALLEY
"Colville Reminiscences," was responded to by W. P. Winans. "One of the interesting features of that time was the social courtesies. A dance was given at the cantonment, to which every person in the valley, at least 400, was in- vited. The large hall was decorated with flags, banners and sabers. Immense chandeliers were formed of sabers, a candle being placed on the point of each saber. The effect was very unique. The guests were refreshed with all they could eat and drink. On New Year's Day we Americans drove to Angus Mc- Donald's to make a call. He insisted on us staying to dinner. He entertained at that time in all 130 persons. We had no salads, but we had a good dinner.
"In 1870 I heard the first Protestant sermon; it was preached by Rev. Cushing Eelis. I took up the first collection in the Colville Valley, with which Father Eells bought a Bible, which is now in the Congregational Church at Chewelah."
WOMEN OF EARLY DAYS
Harry Reynolds responded to the "Pioneer Women." "The sublime sacrifice on the part of woman made by the pioneer women is unique in history. Those women were not fleeing from persecution or punishment, but were sacrificing the comforts of civilization for their devotion to duty and home. They rep- resent the purest home life of America; the best womanhood. The pioneer women are the builders of the Inland Empire."
PIONEERS BECAUSE THEY HAD TO BE
"If we are not pioneers because we wanted to be and wear different colored ribbons, we have one advantage, we came at a tender age," said W. H. Kirk- man, responding to "Pioneer Sons." "I came when I was two years old and brought my father and mother along with me. This valley was a barren waste of land then; now it is the finest valley the sun shines on; all honor to the pioneers.
"I remember when the Village of Seattle boasted of being as large as Walla Walla; now, Seattle is the third city of the coast. Again all honor to the pioneers who have wrought such changes."
EARLY SCHOOL WORK
"Pioneer Education" was responded to by Professor Lyman. "I could draw contrasting pictures of the privations, rude homes and dangers on one side and
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the triumph of civilization on the other side of the line of pioneers, the log schoolhouse with the puncheon floor of the early days, with the well-equipped buildings of today. But is there more heart, soul and energy now than then?"
TWENTY-SEVEN OFFICERS RE-ELECTED
The old officers were re-elected to serve for 1904-05: President, Dr. N. G. Blalock; first vice president, James McAuliffe; second vice president, Milton Evans; third vice president, A. G. Lloyd; secretary, Marvin Evans; treasurer, Senator Levi Ankeny; historian, Prof. W. D. Lyman.
A committee on necrology was appointed, consisting of Professor Lyman and Marvin Evans.
The third Thursday of September was appointed as the permanent day for holding the annual meeting of the Inland Empire Pioneer Association. The limit of eligibility was extended from 1875 to 1880.
The following were among those present :
Pioneers of 1843-Daniel Stewart.
1845-Mrs. N. A. Jacobs, George Delaney, A. C. Lloyd, W. W. Walker.
1846-Charles Clark.
1847-Mrs. W. C. Painter, Elizabeth J. Scholl.
1849-J. Pettyjohn, F. M. Lowden, J. M. Gose.
1850-Samuel Kees, Lizzie Kees, Mark A. Evans, John McGhee.
1851-E. T. McNall.
1852-Eva Coston, Charles Lampman, Mrs. Jackson Nelson, C. C. Cram, Solomon Cummings, Hollon Parker, Peter Meads, Rebecca J. Meads, Nat Webb, John F. Kirby, Jennie Lasater, A. Wooton, Mrs. A. J. Colvin, Mrs. S. M. Cram.
1853-J. N. McCaw, Angeline Merchant, W. D. Lyman, Mrs. Catherine Ritz, J. F. Brewer, A. McAlister, Catherine McAlister, Evaly Fleetch, Jacob Kibler, Mrs. M. H. Kirby, C. R. Frazier and wife.
1854-Nellie Gilliam Day, James McEvoy, Mrs. Nat Webb, D. Wooton.
1855-Alice E. Chamberlain, L. L. Hunt, John Rohn.
1857-William Clark, Clare E. Cantonwine.
1858-George W. Brown, E. H. Massam, William Coston.
1859-W. P. Winans.
1860-Philip Yenney, H. C. Chew, Thomas Gilkerson, C. F. Buck.
1861-Charles H. Gregory, Mrs. N. E. Rice, A. J. Evans, Mrs. Araminta J. Evans, M. Evans, J. L. Hawley, Mrs. Mary Ernest.
1862-Mrs. E. E. Kellogg, Christine Winans, William Glasford, Ben Bur- gunder.
1863-H. A. Reynolds, Isabella Kirkman, W. J. Cantonwine.
1864-Anna Stanfield, P. B. Johnson, William Stanfield, Sallie Stanfield, Hettie Malone, W. D. Paul, M. A. Caris and wife, George Dehaven, Caroline Ferrel.
1865-Daniel Garrecht, James McInroe, S. F. Bucholz, J. A. Beard, Mrs. George Dehaven, John Sanders.
1867-Louis Scholl.
1868-Maggie Clark, W. H. Kirkman, J. W. Frazier, Marvin Evans.
1869-Charles Painter, Mrs. W. C. Prather, D. C. Ingraham, Mina Evans.
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1870-Joseph Merchant, F. A. Garrecht, Z. K. Straight and wife.
1871-Alice McEvans, George H. Starrett, Mrs. S. J. Pettyjohn, B. A. Her- rold.
1872-N. G. Blalock.
1873-F. S. Gowan, Mrs. F. S. Gowan.
1874-Julia Brown, Mrs. N. W. Dunnington.
1875-D. D. Earp, Chris Seibert, Victor Schaffer.
1876-J. F. Bucholz, George Whitehouse.
1880-M. G. Parr.
Unknown date-Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Nuttall, G. W. Loundagin and wife, Theodore Wolf and wife, Joseph Braden.
PIONEER MEETING OF 1911
(From Walla Walla Union of June 2, 1911).
Though Father Time's blade has cut with remorseless sweep, and thoughi the pioneers of the Walla Walla Valley have fallen before its swing, the attendance at the annual reunion of the pioneers yesterday was greater than has ever been known.
More than two hundred people who came to the Northwest before railroads were built attended the annual meeting of the Inland Empire Pioneer Associa- tion at Whitman College yesterday.
Honoring for the twelfth time Dr. N. G. Blalock, the Pioneer Association yesterday re-elected him its president. Marvin Evans was also chosen to fill the office of secretary for the twelfth successive time. Doctor Blalock and Mr. Evans both sought to refuse, but the overwhelming sentiment forced them to accept the positions.
"I feel that I shall not be with you again," said Doctor Blalock, "but if I can do any good while I am living, I am willing to do so. My health is such that I can do but little; but while life lasts I am ready to serve you, if you desire it. I had hoped to retire, but being an American, I must sacrifice my per- sonal desires to the will of the majority."
Hotly scoring the features of the meeting a year ago, Solomon Rader made the first address of the day.
"Political whitewash, the seeking of coal mines and the passing of two- gallon demijohns are out of place at a pioneers' reunion. Last year we had all three, this year I trust we will have none. I believed last year, when I made my farewell address, that I would not live to be present at this meeting, but I am here, and I feel twenty years younger than a year ago."
Mr. Rader carried his remarks into a prohibition talk, and reviewed the local situation, stating he believed that the votes of women might change affairs. Doctor Blalock then stated that he believed it the duty of all women to vote and that the pioneer woman should be first of all to cast her ballot. He intro- duced Mrs. Lulu Crandall of The Dalles, who spoke on "How We Preserve Ilistory at The Dalles."
She told of the acquisition of the old surgeons' quarters of the old Fort Dalles, how they had been furnished, and how the relics of pioneer days were preserved there. An historical society has been organized, which is supported
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by three classes of members: Active, who are members of the state historical society ; associate, who are not members of the state organization; and honorary, those who made history in early days. The first two classes of members pay annual dues of $2. The plan, stated Mrs. Crandall, is working nicely.
C. R. Frazier of Dixie was called upon, and his address, read by the secre- tary, follows :
"Fellow members and friends of the Walla Walla County Pioneer Asso- ciation :
"As a member of the Walla Walla Pioneer Association I appreciate very much the fact that I again have the privilege to attend another one of this society's annual meetings and to meet with fellow members and friends of our association. To meet old pioneer friends and to talk over old times with them is something that affords me genuine pleasure. Certainly as long as I am able to get about you'll always find me in attendance at the annual meetings of this association.
"The few brief things I wish to say at this gathering I have had written out for when I attempt to talk at such gatherings as this one I find that my memory is not as good as it used to be and it is hard for me to say anything in a connected way.
"For forty-seven years I have been a resident of the Walla Walla Valley. As I have expressed myself many times before I think our valley, its climate and resources considered, is one of the greatest countries in the world. For years on my farm at Dixie I have been a producer of a varied line of farm products, not the least of which was much choice fruit and also several varieties of nuts. My orchards were not purchased ready made and I might say that I was the original planter of every tree on my place. During late years a picture of one of my apple trees has appeared in many newspapers and magazines throughout the world because it is a tree that holds a record for producing in one season as much as 126 boxes of fine apples. I will admit that I am proud of that old apple tree.
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