Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-09-09
A SIX WEEKS TRIP
TO CENTRAL STATES
r. p. Trott Leaves For a Vacation
That Will be Devoted to Both Bust
ness and Pleasure.

ness ana FlcdSuTcs
/ Frank p Trott left on yesterday
train for a visit of about six
weeks in the central states. He will &c
first to st. Louis and meet his daugh-
ter, Miss Nellie Trott. and together
they will journey to st. Paul. where
Mr.. Trott as grand representative from
Arizona, will attend the annual session
of the Sovereign Grand Lodge Of Odd
Fellows Sept. 10 to 81 inclusive. Sub
sequently they will go to Nashville,
where Mr.. Trott will represent Ari-
IONA during the Old Home week fes-
tivities, Tennessee being his native
state.
Mr.. Trott has attended several ses-
/ sions of the Sovereign Grand Lodge,
and has already an acquaintance with
a large number of the older officers
and representatives. This is very de-
/ sirable in view of the fact that this
year especially. he has an important
mission to perform, one in which he
expects to be ably assisted as well by
]. Z. Perry of Kingman and p. G.
Rosenblatt of Prescott also represen-
tatives in the same body. and past
grand masters of the Arizona grand
lodge. The three men are all repre-
sentative Arizonians, and what they
may say in the sovereign grand lodg,
will be fully endorsed by their con-
stituents as all are widely known
both in and out of the order. Mr.
Trott is a particularly competent rep
resentative from this section, as he
has lived here for almost a generation
and is probably as familiar with To-
cal affairs as any man II the terri
tory. This applies to matters polit-
ical and industrial as well as
fraternal. the information one
can acquire only by long res
idence and careful observation.
As a representative of the court
for MANY years in the administration
of irrigation affairs, he has been par-
ticularly observant OF climatic condi-
tions. with which his mission" is
closely connected.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge has at
previous sessions concluded definitely
to build three sanitariums, somewhere
in the United States, for the care of
invalid odd Fellows. particularly
those who have been assailed by af-
fections of the lungs. 1t is the pur-
pose Of the Arizona delegates to Sc
cure one Of Nrese institutions If pos
sible for the Salt river valley.
When such projects have been sug-
gested in the past there has been
some opposition to them locally, in
certain quarters. on the ground that II
will be an encouragement to those
who are thus afflicted To come here in
undesirable numbers thus creating
the Objectionable condition that other
states have found burdensome. even to
the extent Of trying to exclude the I'M
fortunates by law. The logical answer
70 that IS that the advantages OF this
climate for those thus afflicted are al
ready SO well known that they will
come ANYHOW and 1t will be far better
to have a place in which they may be
taken care OF when they do como
without making them n burden on the
local lodges and the general public.
- II IS a matter Of common knowledge
that every secret society in the city
is now burdened with this class Of
people and that the public generally
is also overtaxed by the simple de-
mands Of common humanity. It will
be far better to have places for the
proper care Of these people, removed
from the presence Of the commercial
and social life Of the city. than to have
them scattered everywhere throughout
the city. spreading infection. without
means Of support and yet entitled to
protection and sympathy. Now that
the odd Fellows are moving to care
for their own Il is desirable as viewed
by the Arizona odd Fellows to secure
one OF these institutions that the con-
ditions may be made better both for
the sick and the well. Better fifty
consumptives properly cared for under
sanitary restrictions. than one who !
is a constant menace to everybody.
Mr.. Trott goes armed with a large
supply of data concerning climate
and local conditions and has in addi- |
ton letters from DR.. Foss who has
made a special study of climate and
DR. Ray Ferguson, superintendent of
the asylum for the insane. who has
had wide observation also and long
residence in different parts OF the
territory. 1t is not that Mr.. Trott or
the local order OF odd Fellows seek
to encourage immigration of this sort. !
that the movement is undertaken, nor
Is il the prospect of a fine building or
a big institution for the country that
they are working for II is merely an
effort to alleviate conditions that are
already distressing and if possible !
make them better for all concerned.