The Arizona sentinel., 1901-04-10
California Editors
 VISIT YUr1A.
THEY ARE MINED, DINED AND GIVEN A RE- CEPTION WORTHY OF THE CRAFT AND
 CREDITABI.E TO THE CITY.

<A4ICI ChC luINi1 bAlC pal y Sll OCOh the barge in tow of the Retta. and pro- ceeding mile up the river, landed on the Arizona side, where carriages had been provided by Mr. Ludy of the Irrigation, Land and Improvement Company canal. The guests were then driven over large area of level. rich reclamable land in the Colorado valley, and given an idea of the many miles of ditches and laterals of this irrigation enterprise in the Algodones tract, and of the possibilities elsewhere. Mr. Lu- dy and his father, Adam Ludy, and Will Green, secretary of the company, accompanied the editorial party. The route of the drive enabled the visitors to see the big ditch, as well as other ! irrigation works, and to note the pre- digious growth of alfalfa, frait and various vegetables, wherever water had been used.
 Nearing town the carriages were driven to the Blaisdell orange ranch, where MT. Blaisdell showed the trees, the manner of turning on the water from a system of hydrants, and finally invited the whole party to visit his big strawberry patch and help themselves, which they did. On returning to Yuma the editors were taken in a body to visit the Territorial prison.
 In the evening sumptuous banquet was spread in Elk's hall of the Gandol- fo. Perhaps its like was never before seen in Yuma. Plates were laid fer sixty persons. There were delicate viands and rare wines. The guests be- siles the newspaper men, were among the most distinguished in Arizona. The decorations, consisting of flags, flow CTS, smilax and variety of cactus, were very artistic in their arrange mentS. The table was in the form of a double cross, CT gigantic letter x. Senator Ives sat at the head of the table as tOastmaster. On his right was the Chief Justice of the Territory, the Mayor of the city and other officials. Among those present from abroad were the following:
 Chief Justice Street, Phoenix.
 Walter Bennett, c.
 ". N. Tiffany, Capt. A. B. Smith, Los Angeles. Cassius NJ. COe, editor of Nome Gold Digger, Nome, Alaska.
 w. D. Luce, of Castle Dome Mining and Milling Co.
 When the cigars were at length brought on, and Postmaster Ives had made happy speech of welcome, he called on Representative w. s. Melick, of the California legislature, who is editor of the Pasadena Star, to respond to the toast, the California Press As sCciation. Mr. Melick made an elab- crate and numerous response, but added at the close that the work of irrigation now carried on had given him and bis associates a new meaning of the exist ing situation and that was opportunity L. NJ. Holt responded for the Imperial Land and Water Co. Judge Webster Street made a speech, H. W. Blaisdell, Fred Allies and J. A. Johnson, also made addresses. There was much ap- plause during the whole of the speeches for they were unusually good.
 The banquet closed at about 9 o'clock, after which there was ball in honor of the guests given by the fire com pany. The ladies in attendance, com prising the wives, sisters and daughters Of official and other celebrities, made with their beautiful costumes a bril- liant scene. The success of the enter tainment to the visitors and guests is largely due to the ladies of the con- mittee Of arrangement, who devoted such care and taste, not only to the decorations, but to every feature of the programme, so that in no detail was there anything lacking. These ladies were:
 Mrs. P. c. Cotter.
 Mrs. Herbert Brown.
 Mrs. Hiram Blaisdell.
 Mrs. Ira Smith.
 Mrs. J. Rimpau.
 Mrs. C. D. Baker.
 Miss Anita Gandolfo.
 The newspaper men left on the 20 6. m. train Wednesday for Flowing Well, thence to take stages for I'm perial, Blue Lake, Cameron Lake, and across the Mexican line to see the canal work of the Imperial Land Co. on the Colorado desert.