Arizona republican., 1905-05-08
GREATEST OF ALL EXCURSIONS
Thirteen Carloads of People Enjoyed
 the Days Outing.

The excursion to Kelvin yesterday was the biggest thing of the kind that ever happened in Arizona Nine coaches and four box cars were filled with fes- tive people the unusual outpouring of whom exceeded the widest faacies of General Agent L. H. Landis. excursion expert of the railroad company. who was in personal charge of the exDedi- tion. They came in troops, companies and battalions with pleasure in their eyes and lunch in their baskets.
 The only disap appointing incident was a little delay in getting started made necessary in the adding Of more cars to the train and when they reached Tempe and Mesa they found they were still a little short of room and at the latter place quite a number refused to gc fearing the crowd was too large for comfort Owing to this delay 1t was after 1 o'clock before the train reach cd Kelvin and those who kept a check on the crowd say that including the visitors Kelvin yesterday had a popula- tion of 170O.
 The day was all that could be desir- ed. bright and sunshiny yet not op- pressively warm and incompatible for rambling around over the rocks and through the hills and town. The great CT number remained in the town to participate in the sports arranged for and to get acquainted with the Kel- win people and the hill dwellers of the county that came in force to greet the tourists.
 The entertainment at Kelvin was carried out as advertised all the fea- lures being given. There was some thing doing all the time and consider able doing much of the time. There was good music by the Redbird band and dancing for those who wanted it and athletic sports for those who pre- ferred them. The only thing that fail ed to reach a proper finish was the baseball game After a couple of inn ings had been reeled off an argument arose that gathered force with debate until the game finally broke up fin an unsatisfactory way. But after all that is not unprecedented in baseball affairs
 There were a number of foot races. novelty races. such as a contest be tween fat men. etc. Another diversion was greased pole climbing. A fine pole some sixteen or eighteen feet high had been erected and greased very scientifically. It was as slippery as a candidates prediction promise. There were a number of contestants. all boys and all went at their work with a de- termination to win. But it proved a harder climb than the ladder of fame. None of them seemed to be able to reach the top. but one little fellow clad in a pair of overalls made a desperate effort and succeeded so well that he found favor with the crowd who threw sand at the top of the pole until he managed to get a grip that kept him from sliding and won the prize. The music for the dancing was by the Redbird band which had previous ly played on the ball grounds and which greatly Iivened the day Tn many ways.
 1 Coming home the ride was pleasant one the train reaching Phoenix soon after o'clock last night. without ac- cident and bearing a hungry but good natUred army or excursiCnists. The value of the excursion to Phoenix from Q business standpoint is something that connot he estimated. There was prob- ably no business done yesterday but hundreds of people in this town have a better idea of that country than they had before and of it's possibilities, while the Kelvin folk have had demonstra- ton of the good natured crowd that can be turned out by this metropolis to see their little village and all oi
 whom will be glad to extend the glad hand to any Pinal county resident who comes this way.
 ! There was one deplorabIe incident which could not be guarded against il
 the past nor can it be in the future SC long as there are bad boys in the
 world. On the return trip while tho
 train was standing at Mesa City sonlt
 youthful villain or villains, discharged
 a volley of rotten eggs at one of thu coaches. One or two of them passed