Arizona republican., 1902-02-17
]" TRULY GODS COUNTRY ''
Said Mrs. Leland Stanford Who Spent
 Yesterday in Phoenix.

Mrs. Jane Stanford, one of the best and most notabIe women in the world. spent yesterday in Phoenix en route from New York city to her home in P.,lo Alto. Cal She arrived on the M. x F. train from the soath in her pri- vat- car. Stanford. and left over the same road. She was accompanied only by her private secretary. Miss Bertha E-ruer. and the side trip to Phoenix was taken in her consideration. as her invalid mother. Mrs. Berner. is stopping at th. T'crotshotel for the winter. and she desired to spend day with her. being so near by.
 Knowing of the arrival of the ladies. EIr. and Mrs. F. F. Porter and Mir. l.. e. Aasten rendered them an invitation to drive over the valley. Though Miss Bcrrer preferred to spend the time with her mother, Mrs. Stanford was as greatly pleased to accept the invita- ton as her hosts were to extend it. She was driven to the Indian school and many other nearby points of interest. as well as to the capitol building and through the principal streets of tn city. It was unnecessary to ask her for an expression of her opinion regarding the city and valley. for she appeared to be delighted with what she saw and was prodi@al in her compliments. Among other things she said: Tt is truly Gcd'S country" She said she was not only pleased with what she saw. but that she was surprised as well having previously had no adequate con ception of the progress and develop merJ that has taken place in the terri tory in the last few years.
 Mrs. stanford has become most famous through her ma Snificent gifts to Leland stanford university at Palo Alto. founded by her husband in honor rf their only son. Leland Stanford. Jr-. who died many years ago. The uni vc-sity has hzel not only the greates project and it's esta blishe1 success, the dearest am n1bition of her life. but she has been by lar its greatest benefactOr. The university has afforded the means of an education to hundreds al a minimum of eSranse. and those hundreds. with other hundreds yct enrolled among its stUdents. hold her. as they should. in the highest human regard. while she in turn feels q personal interest and al most .; mothers love for every right minded student of the institution. But recently the final deeds Of gift. that as sure the uniVarsity's perpctUity as near as any human foresight can passed
 
 mcniaI placed her second only to John D. RockefeIlsr in the list Of financial contributors t~ the cause of education.
 She is a V-ry unassurir3 woman. as her visit to Phoenix unanndunced indi- catee. and is always pleased to hear of the sdccess of any If the students of the university. g.. as met graduates of the institution ar. over tho world and where she least expected to find them. She related yesterday one Cf many similar incidents that arr most grati- lying to her and that she considers a full reward for the great work she has cone at Stanford. She was in London last year while on her tour of the con rineat and tn Egypt where she spent last winter. Stepping into an elevator. young gentleman scanned her closely and then CGUrtenuSiy asked her if she were not Mrs. Stanford. She replied that she was. and he then introduced himself as 'C0e of your boys. who is now private secretary to member of parliament and who expects in few