Arizona daily citizen., 1901-01-23
The Rulers Of
The Legislature,

A description of the work and lives of
the men who are at the head of the
branches OF the Twenty-First legislature
was published by the Los Angeles Her.
aid few days ago. The correspondent
says OF Mr. Ives who is president OF the
council:
Eugene s. Ives is one of the many
eastern men who have come to the ter
ritory and helped to develop it from an
arid and useless waste to a section OF
the United States which bids fair to be-
come within few years one of the most
productive commonwealths in the en-
tire country. On coming to Arizona he
saw at once the possibilities that lay in
store for the desert in the matter of ir-
rigation, and he financiered and carried
through the largest irrigation system in
4 the southwest. Next he turned his at
tention to mining, and to him alone was
due the carrying through OF the plans
which made the famous king OF Arizona
the greatest gold producing mine OF the
| southwest. He accomplished this de-
spite the embarrassments of early mis-
! managements, vexatious litigations and
engineering difficulties that most men
would have of despaired OF overcoming.
Mr.. Ives was born in Virginia and
was educated partly in the gymnasia OF
Germany and in the schools OF Belgium,
taking his first degrees of bachelor Of
arts and bachelor OF laws at George
town university in Washington. From
there he removed to New York City,
and began the practice of law, at the
same time taking part in politics. His
ability as speaker and organizer soon
made him the leader of Tamany hall.
He was elected to one term in the lower
house Of the legislature and three terms
in the state senate. Many famous
measures he fathered there, among
them framing the civil code, which was
rejected by the New York legislature,
but was afterwards adopted by Cali
fornia, and which forms the basis OF
civil procedure in this state.
This present legislative experience in
his first participation in Arizona politics
and his choice as president OF the high
est Legislative body in the territory is
ample guarantee OF the appreciation OF
his constituents. He is man OF large
wealth, fine appearance, an eloquent
and ready speaker, and with manner
that appeals equally favorable to the
millionaire and the working miner of
| this wonderful country. He is firm
advocate of statehood and his influence
in SO many po itical quarters will be an
almost invaluable aid to that mueh-de-
sired end
| Captain p. P. Parker was born in Can
ala on December 26, 1886. His educa-
ton was completed at Barnston, just
across the international line from Veg
mont. He came west in 1858, spepAhg
several years in Missouri, where he
taught school, subsequently Joining the
rush to Pixies Peak in 1885, and was in
Denver when the first cabin was con-
structed.
In the civil war he enlisted in Sher-
mans core, the Fifteenth. He was an
active participant in the civil war, fol-
lowing which he returned to Missouri,
where he served four years as clerk of
the district court and latter held other
official positions. He went to North
Dakota in 1888, and was appointed by
Governor Ordway commissioner for the
organization OF Towner county. Be-
; cause of failing health he came to Phoe-
, nix in 1888. He has been interested in
canal enterprises and is now secretary
OF the Copper Mountain Mining COM
rany.