WHEREAS, Mabton, Washington, located in Yakima County, at the eastern edge of the Yakima Indian Reservation, officially incorporated on November 7, 1905; and
     WHEREAS, Mabton, grew around the Northern Pacific Railroad, which linked both ends of the valley on the southwest side of the Yakima River by 1887; and
     WHEREAS, The town's name is an abbreviation of Mabletown, which was named for a railroad official's daughter Mable; and
     WHEREAS, One of Mabton's most memorable occasions came in 1911, when Teddy Roosevelt made a short train stop and spoke to a small gathering on the rail platform; and
     WHEREAS, Yakima Chief Ranches Inc., in Mabton, is considered one of the largest hop operations in the world; and
     WHEREAS, Mel Stottlemyre, a pitcher and later a pitching coach for the New York Yankees, who won 164 games for them as a pitcher from 1964 to 1974, with three 20-win seasons, is from Mabton; and
     WHEREAS, Mabton's local farmers established the Hay Palace on September 15, 1915, built of 1,000 tons of baled alfalfa hay, which included displays of farm products, a rodeo, and vaudeville acts and music in a theater and auditorium also built of hay bales, to promote the bumper crops of alfalfa and other hay grown around Mabton; and
     WHEREAS, Legendary Senator Irv Newhouse was a farmer and rancher from Mabton who served the 15th Legislative District for 34 years and was known as a staunch defender of agriculture; he wielded considerable influence in leadership positions for the Senate Republican Caucus, first as floor leader and later as President Pro Tempore; his name now adorns a building on the capitol campus in recognition of his honorable service to the State of Washington; and
     WHEREAS, Mabton's first City Council consisted of: Mayor, T.W. Howell; Clerk, W.T. Livingston; Treasurer, J.C. Sanger; Councilmen, J.A. Humphrey, J. Beaudry, John Schnell, J.C. Phillips, A.M. Creamer; Marshal, H.A. Young; and Police Judge, A.M. Nicholas;
     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington State Senate honor the City of Mabton as it celebrates its 100th anniversary; and
     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be immediately transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate to Mabton city leaders, including Mayor David Conradt; City Administrator Ildia Jackson; Clerk-Treasurer Sharon Kay Roy; Police Chief Raul Almeida, and Council Members Ernesto Armendariz, Velva Herrera, Virginia Molina, John Reynolds, and Vera Zavala.