Arizona republican., 1908-09-09
A TOWN WHERE LIFE
 Is WORTH THE LIVING
The Impression pr. Hubbard Carried Away From Detroit.

Dr. and Mrs. w. w. Hubbard have
 recently returned from a two months
 tour of the north central states, their
 destination being Bucyrus, O., the former home of Mrs. Hubbard. They lwere accompanied by their daughter, Grace, who will remain there for the
 winter.
 Dr. and Mrs. Hubbard spent q con- siderable part of their vacation in De- itroit which the doctor believes is the lhandsomest and best city in the United
 States and he has seen all of the great 1 cities, except those of the southern
 states. Hundreds of Phoencians have visited Detroit and many of them have
 lived there but perhaps few have so
 great an appreciation of the beauties
 of the town.
 The stranger is at first impressed with the cleanliness of it. It has a population Of something over 100000
 and is the seventh city in point of size ] Though it is one of the oldest cities of the country, the modern Detroit dates from the fire of 1895, and the greater part of its beauty has been added with III lllt ldSl lNeHlN-llNe years.
 After the fire it was laid out after
 the plan of Versailles, France, all the streets, converging upon two local points. One of the points of beauty is the famous Cadillac square which is surrounded by the principal municipal civic, state and federal buildings. There .are numerous monuments to and sta- tues of those who have been prominent in the affairs of the city and the state
 The streets are wide and bordered everywhere with trees Miles and miles of the streets have been asphalt ed and are always as smooth and clean as a floor. The city abounds in parks and backgrounds. One of the best known is Grand Circus park upon which no expense has been spared l There is engraved there a motto: Tn Detroit life is worth living" The boul- | evard fourteen miles in length winds ! through the city. It is of varying width and is every where paved with ! asphalt
 Another feature is the little marble | fountains which are found everywhere 1 bubbling with ice water cooled by some 1 process. Across the river is the fam | ous Belle Isle park of 700 acres con | taining a zoo, an aquarium and many | other attractions. The electric rail | way system is one of the best in the 1 country and the management has an | by which during certain . hours fare of Is cents is allowed.
 The Detroit river with Lake Erie | at one end and Lake St Clair at the l other. with its many resorts constitutes Of 10 atf of of 1,a .ft and gives to it the best summerk eli . mate in the United States. The Mich \ igan Central is engaged on a tunnel under the river which will be complet- II ed next July at a cost of $15.000. .0O0 Il
 Detroit is the home of Parke, Davis & O., for more than half a century a i great drug manufacturing concern. Its plant has grown to such an extent that when pr. Hubbard was shown through it it took him nearly three hours to even a hurried tour of the buildings The company has it's own making plant, it's own plant and its own fire depart ment. There has been added in recent years therauDy plant located at Rochester, few miles from the city, where 200 horses are kept for the man. ufacture of serum. To this visitors are not admitted for there are secrets there to be preserved, but what is going on may be seen at a distance through glass doors. lE
 In Detroit as well as in Chicago the loctor found great deal of industrial E lnrest, but farmers everywhere throughout that region are prosperous. Many however, are leaving it for the northwest, not because they are dis h with their surroundings but because they have been offered such prices for their holdings that they .ould not resist the temptation to sell nd go where land can be bought heaper. It is a curious fact that none If them are coming in to the south- vest, probably as the doctor surmises. or the reason that they have not been informed of the opportunities which wait them in Arizona and Southern 'alifornia. There is still everywhere
 lamentable ignorance regarding this art of the country, but Dr. Hubbard ound many who were familiar with s coalitions here and regard them as ex- remedy favorable. Dr. Hubbard found very little pOliti- H al excitement. On one of his journeys k straw vote was taken of the Pullman E l which he was travelling There K ere seven votes for Taft, six for Bry- E and one for Chafin. Ten men de- H lined to commit themselves. H The tour the doctor says was one of E; le most enjoyable of all the annual E acation trips he has taken iN