Arizona republican., 1903-03-04
DISTIEGUiS HE'D VISITORS
Judge Grosscup and Party Spent Yes
 terday in Phoe nix

A small but distinguished party of tourists spent yesterday in this city and it's cnvirons arriving in their pri- vate ear attached to the regular morn ing train from Maricopa and leaving on a special train late last evening. The personnel of the party is Hon. Peter $. GrOsScup of Chicago, one of the three judges 0: the United States cir cult court for the seventh district MT. and Mrs. Joseph Patterson of Ash land. O., and Mrs. John M. Blanken- ship of Baltimore. C. C. Sroufe of Tue son, superintendent Of the Arizona di- vision of the Southern Pacific. accom- panied the party to Phoenix and re- turn. Judge Grosscup spent his carly life in Ashland, O.. where he was in timately associated with Mir. Patterson and with MT. J. C. Stub5s of the Southern Pacific railroad Owing to feeling oI lonesomeness subsequent to the recent marriage of his daughter and her change oi residence to New York City and to q long period of ardu- ous labor in his official position he de cided to give himself an outing by taking a western trip and learning of this intention MT. StUbbs has done everything possible to make his tour a pleasant one. Judge Grosscup invited the other members of the party to jcin him in his recreation travels The short stay of the party in Phoenix was almost like being home again in some respects. They took luncheon yesterday at the Hotel Adams and met during the afternoon and evening many with whom they had been acquainted in the east and some Chicago people who are spending the winter here. one gentleman in particular, MT William \. Giles, being a great admirer of Judge Grosscup. Another pleasing in- cldcnt was renewal of acquaintance with MT. H. r. Nantilburg who was also a fellow townsman in Ashland O.. and an intimate acuuaintance of Judge GroSscup MT. Patterson and Mr. Stubbs.
 The forenoon yesterday was spent in driving around the valley. visiting the orange groves and other cut Of town places of interest. In the afternoon the party visited the exhibition pens Of the ostrich farm and the capitol building, calling on Governor BrOdie and other officials and the evening was pieasantly spent at the Hotel Adams
 As a jurist Judge Grosscup has been distinguished for some years, having been prominent in the Chicago courts ever since the days of the riots under the Cleveland administration and the labor troubles that followed. His de- CisiGns have been seldom reversed and he is gifted with an unusually clear insight into the future Of events as well as being well versed On the ap- plication of the law to present condi- ticns. The discussion Of the trust question has brought him prominently before the people and ne has delivered some notable addresses on that and kindred subjects. His recent decision rendered against the beef trust has been widely commented upon and has placed him in the foremost rank O.; those who have to deal with such problems.
 But Phoenix has q still closer inter- est in Judge Grosscur. He has for a long time owned about 900 acres of good farming land in this valley, in the vicinity of Glendale, and is therefore welfare of AriZona- and particularly this part of ii. He has made some very successful business ventures as well as becoming famous in his profcS- sion. He was one Of the chief organ izers O: what was formerly known as the Ashland Land 6 Cattle company, that was later merged into the Eastern Sugar company which it is firmly be- lieved will within a very few weeks