The herald., 1896-03-09

and editor of the New York Tribune,
WAS to spend the winter in Phoenix,
then Arizona's pride went up 100 per
cent, and with just reason. Mr.. Reid
is much-traveled man, having visited
all the famous resorts of Europe, in
Guiding those along either shore of the
Mediterranean, and therefore has an
accurate knowledge Of those places,
both as pleasure and health resorts.
With these facts in view, Arizonians
have reason to congratulate themselves
upon the selection by Mr.. Reid of their
states chief city as the one spot in
which TO spend season, freed from
business cares and devoted only to re-
cuperation and rest.
That Mr.. Reid choose we'll is in evil
dence from the rapid recovery he has
made while here. That the people of
Arizona and California may know just
what this man, who is so widely known
in both the literary and political field,
thinks of Arizona in general and Phoe-
nix in particular, l called upon him
and requested an interview for the
herald. since coming to Phoenix
Mr.. Reid has refused to submit to in
terviewe, and such is now pretty we'll
understood by the newspaper CORE
spondents located here. The only ex-
ceptions he has made has been in favor
Of the HERALD and the Rata, a local
paper.
The house occupied by Mr.. Reid is
that of DR.. Rosson, mayor of Phoenix,
and what he thinks of it is best ex-
pressed in a letter he wrote to Col
Alexander X. Mcclure, editor of the
Philsdelphia Times, and which has
since been published in that paper:
eastern folks will have to form new
ideas of Arizona 1t is not merely a
land of tarantulas, Apaches and cactus.
am keeping house here with great
comfort, in well-built two-and-a-half
story brick residence, with hot and cold
water, electric light and telephone, and
with trolley car only two blocks
away; and the climate is really better
than that of Cairo, Egypt"
"What do you think of Arizona?"
asked.
ut is a country of great possibilities
with a great future. 1 have acquired
an abiding faith in her prosperity since
! became better acquainted with her
resources, during my sojourn here.
All that 10 needed is money and water.
The one is as needful as the other, and
while both are requisite they must
needs be most judiciously mixed.
Money and water backed by good judg-
ment and the natural resources of
Arizona and there is almost no limit to
the returns. As to Phoenix as a
health resort can only speak from my
own experience, and what / have re-
gained here is most gratifying. For
some years l had been troubled with
asthma, and in 81 thought myself quite
cured of it. but the severe strain during
the campaign of '92 brought it on
again. came here last November for
. absolute quiet and relief from busi-
ness-that is one reason I object to be-
ing interviewed; if begin 1 must keep
1t up-and with the result that I am
now quite we'll man, practically free
from asthma. In fact, think, cured. y
"Will you visit California;"
: "Yes, when 1 leave here, the latter
part Of April, shall go to San Fran
cieco, and en- route shall have my pri-
vAte car side tracked first at Riverside
and so on along the line, visiting the
principal points Of interest. am quite
familiar with the northern portions OF
the state and along the coast down to
San Luis Obispo, but I have never been
in what you term Southern CaiifoTnia