Yakima Takes Over the Tacoma Exposition
Hundreds of Yakima residents board a special train for a massive regional showcase, surprising Tacoma with their turnout and pride.
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Notwithstanding the magnitude of the undertaking to get up an excursion of 300 to attend the exposition at Tacoma, it was fully carried out, and in fact the number who boarded the special train on Tuesday was nearer 350. The excursionists included many who had never visited the sound and some who had not been out of the county since arriving here a score of years ago. Arriving at Tacoma, there was a band in waiting and a line was formed for a march up Pacific Avenue. The large number of Yakima visitors was a surprise and a source of pleasure to the citizens of Tacoma, for no other city in the state had made such a creditable showing—and everybody talked Yakima. The visitors found much to please and interest them at the exposition, where they learned that no department attracted more attention and favorable comment than that of Yakima. Much credit is due to the beautiful arrangement of the fruits and other products.
“The large number of Yakima visitors was a surprise and a source of pleasure to the citizens of Tacoma, for no other city in the state had made such a creditable showing—and everybody talked Yakima.”
In 1892, a trip from Yakima to Tacoma was a major, multi-day undertaking requiring a special train. Today, the commute is a routine drive or bus ride, but the same competitive regional pride in showcasing local agricultural products remains central to how these cities define their identities to the rest of the state.
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