Arizona republican., 1896-09-27
Low Railroad Rates Will Be
 Available.
Excursions Being Arranged to Points of Interest in the Southwest Several Receptions Will
 Be Rendered..


 gation congress are proceeding rapidly with all encouragement to the local managers. Letters are being daily re- ceived expressive of the interest taken in the session abroad, and the presence of a great throng of intelligent visit ors is assured. Quantities of advertis- ing matter are being sent out where the most good may be done. En- velopes backed or faced with adver- tisement of the congress are in the hands of nearly all local business men and can be had by any one from the secretary of the local committee, Elem ing building. The official call has been printed in all the leading papers of the Union, and the advertisement of Fhce- nix thus secured is in itself Of great value.
 To the programme, already well filled with the names of men most d.s- tinguished in irrigation and economic discussion, has been just added the name of Judge Emory F. Best, assist ant commissioner of the general land office, Washington, who will be one of the leaders in the discussion upon the general availability of the Carey land act to the west He is a firm be- liever in the ceSsion of the arid lands to the states.
 It is probable that at the next meet ing of the local committee will be appointed the general committee on reception. The general reception will be held the evening of December 15. To this Governor Franklin designs adding a special reception, arrange ments for which are already under way. !Adjutant General Schwartz will attend to the details of the affair, which will be military, in that the governor will be attended by his uni formed staff, that at least one com pany of the National Guard will be in attendance and that the services of the regimental band will be called in.
 A third reception, something in the nature of a 'ihigh-jinks,' is also being considered by the local lodge of EIks, that band of jolly good fellows, who ever are on the lookout for an oppor- tunity to offer hospitality to those who should be honored.
 The rates for transportation from all points west of and including Chi cagO will be one fare for the round AASfANIo WITH UC luutUtu UU SIXIy days, which, however, will probably not include the time taken on any side trips, such as to California or the City Of Mexico. From Denver alone railroad agents of that city anticipate the attendance of at least 200, and the railway agents all over the northwest ern states and territories are begin- nlng activity, ahead of the arrival of the bitter cold.
 It IS expected that every citizen of Phoenix will from now till the time of the assembling of the congress put forth every effort to advertise the ses- sion to his friends abroad. Whether interested in irrigation or in the con- gress or not, the eastern visitor will ma December a pleasant month in Arizona while his home is covered With snow, the railway rates will be attractive and the opportunity for a southwestern visit will be such as will not soon again be repeated.
 An excursion that will be a nonula, one with those attending the nerasc will be to California, ito Los Angeles wlla privileges at same price of visits to Santa Barbara, San Diego and all ooher southern California points. Meas ures nave been already put on foot whereby the assistance of the Los An. geles chamber of commerce shall be enlisted in this behalf and without 2 doubt several hundred at least of the eastern visitors will take advantage of the opportunity offered to visit southern California in good company as special guests and at a minimum ot cost. The Salt River valley and Phoe. nix are not jealous of southern Cali fornia; rather are proud of her, as z land that shows well what a fertile soil and genial sun may do whe1 to them is joined artiicially applied