The Arizona sentinel., 1901-04-10

nia Editorial Association. Abou twenty editors representing leadin! daily and weekly publications arrived here the night previous. They cam, on the special car Saladin, their pur pose being to examine into the worl done here and on the Colorado deser by the Imperial Land Company, anC also to see with more or less thorough ness what other irrigation companie. were doing in the Colorado valle! around Yuma.
 The following constituted the excur siOnists:
 J. A. Johnson, Les Angeles Herald
 Geo. F. Weeks, Alameda Encinal.
 Garner Curran, Los Angeles Jour nal.
 Warren Wilson, editor Los Angele: Journal.
 Hayes Rice, Western Graphic.
 Fred L. Allies, president Los Ange les Printing Company.
 W. A. Clark, Riverside Press.
 c. H. Eberle, Downey Champion.
 J. w. Jeffrey, Los Angeles Times.
 E. J. Swayne, San Diego Sun.
 E. P. Wood, San Diego Union and secretary San Diego Chamber of Com merce.
 w. s. Melick, Pasadena Daily News
 L. NJ. Holt, Imperial Farmer.
 H. D. Williams, Whittier Register
 J. l.. Mathews, COvina Argus.
 G. w. Boutwell,, Engineer Sunset Commercial Company.
 Dr. w. T. Heffernan.
 Next morning the party were taken on large barge in tow of the little steamer Retta. down the river below Hanlon's, to view the work of the I'm. perial canal under Geo. Chaffey. With the party were Colonel Brooks, Mul- ford Winsor, representing the Sun, Cassius NJ. Gee, representing the SEN TINEL, and others. It was a splendid day and the editors thoroughly en. joyed their outing. A number of the excurSionists were equipped with ko- daks and they took snapshots of many interesting scenes, including pictures of the date palms, the headgates of the Farmers, Ludy and other canals, and Indians along shore.
 Arriving at AIr. Chaffey's camp just beyond Hanlon's the editors were served with a collation. and given a rest from their twelve mile water trip. It is at this point that the canal begins and from here On the trip was of dOu, ble interest. Four large row boats with stout oarsmen had been provided and in these the sight-seerS took pas sage. They went the whole length ot the great canal to the end, where the biz dredger is at work lifting tons Oi earth from the line of the canal to the banks. It was an interesting Specta. cle. The tourists went on board the great dredger, climbed up its stair ways and ladders to the heights and saw the powerful machine with its huge chains, used as bands, carry the tons of mud to their destined place This work is being carried on by the California Development Company, Ot which Mr. Chaffey is manager. Mir. Chaffey explained the work in detail.
 It being nearly noon when the edit: CTS were through examining the canal and dredger, light wagons were here taken for four mile drive across the country on the return to the main camp. Here an elaborate lunch was spread and some time was spent in dis cussing it. There were several toasts and some humorous speeches. F. L. Alles proposed the health of Mr. Chaf- fey, who he said, had done more than any man he ever heard or knew to make the desert blossom as the rose.
 MT. Chaffey responded in a forceful speech.
 q always was convinced" said he, ''from the first time I ever beheld the oreat desert which we are now just getting to reclaim that somebody must do this work. It just had to be done, and I feel that l am only doing now what sure destiny has marked out from the foundation of the world"
 MT. Chaffey said much more and was enthusiastically cheered. Other speech es were made by L. NJ. Holt, Secretary Wood, of the San Diego Chamber Of Commerce, J. A. Johnson, W. s. Mel ick and Geo. Weeks.