Bisbee daily review., 1907-09-05
SAYS FAIRBANKS NOT AN ICE
 BERG
Phoenix Man Finds Him Af- fable and Warm in His Greeting of High and Low at Ash Fork,
CPhoenix Republican,


 R. N. MOutier and wife returned yesterday from a vacation of a month in the east and MT. Moutier will at once resume his duties as city pas sengeT and ticket agent of the Santa Fe. Both enjoyed a fine trip and feel much better for the outing.
 It is noteworthy and of special ir- terest, that MT Moutier while on his way back tO Phoenix had the pleas ure of renewing his acquaintance with Vice President Fairbanks, who wns on his way to the Irrigation congress and whom Mir. MOutier had known while he was in Indianapolis connect ed with the Pennsylvania lines au3 MT. Fairbanks was |. s. senator. The vice president got 1n the train al La Junta. Culo.. and when Mir. NIOutipr came into the car Mr. Fairbanks re membeTed him and for an hour and half they chatted about various topics. The vice president insisted on Mr MOutier presenting his wife. and in fact from the impression obtained, it seemed that the tall Indianian wa intent on making friends and shaking hands with everybody on the train.
 As the train was coming th-ugn Arizona" said MT Moutier yesterday. MT Fairbanks remarked that ir was his first trip through the te: ntOry and as We stood on the rear platform uf the Pullman he freuueutly exclaimed what a fine country Arizona was, spoke of the magnificent scenery and wonderfully clear air He appeared impressed with all the natural beau ties of the desert. mountain and plain in which the sUrdid and unimpresslg, able find utter duIlness. But Mr. Fairbanks appeared not to be one of these.
 When he learned that I was with the Santa Fe in Phoenix" said Mi. MOutier, the vice president beClme more interested and inquired all about the valley. Said he. Phoenix Is one place of which l have heard q great deal and I want to visit it very soon.' Though he did not say sO." said MT. MOutier, "I rather gathered from the trend of his remarks that he might visit Phenix on his return east. though 1 might have been mis- taken in that. But he did manifest special interest in our city inquired about it's natural advantages and pop- uIatfCn- l. of course. told him all could that was favorable to the val ley"
 When the vice president got off at Ash Fork and looked through the fine hotel there he could not understand 1t, he said. how such magnificent ac- cOmmOdatiOns. such fine service could be afforded. It was equal il not better than anything they had east. and this was Arizona, he said. It was explained to him that this hotel was Tor the accommodation of the thou. sands of travellers that yearly leave the Santa Fe at Ash Fork to spend the winters in Phoenix and to go over the S. F., P. & P. to mining centers and new sections just being opeped for settlement and for developmeDt
 From wha tMr. MOutier saw of the vice president he found him very af- Table. desirOus of making friends. and not at all like the cold and human Iceberg that some writers have pie tured. MT. MOutier says that Mir Fairbanks got off al every station from La Junta to Ash Fork, including the smallest places, and his private secretary went about and inquired of brakemen, section men. Iaborers and every dignitary about the depots. tHeIr Hames ana ImmeGIaTeIy brought tHS vice PTesidsnt around and intro duced him. So he shook the grimv hand of toll and all alike. On the train MT. MOutier and wife ate sever al meals at the same table with MT Falrbanks, who maintained the same attltude of affability and good hnmOr that characterized him at other times.
 MT. Moutier received the impres- sion that the vice president is friend. ly to Arizona and was capable of being made more so, if he should decide to return this way from the meeting of the National Irrigation congress. I