Bisbee daily review., 1908-05-20

The above telegram was received by Secretary Gerhart yesterday clOrn- ing, and he proceeded to get busy pre- pairing for the big event which vii. come on on the 25th of May. The board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce held a meeting this after noon and decided to have an affair commensurate with the occasion. It win be another dollar dinner, but the members of the chamber will have an opportunity of seeing anc hearing some of the best speakers in the southwest. Invitations will be sent out this morning to about fifty of the most prominent ment of the territory, including John H. Page, territorial sec retary; B. A. Fowler of Phoenix.
 Invitations to the members will also be sent out tomorrow with a request from the secretary that all those de- string to attend the dinner cal! on the secretary and purchase a banquet tick ct which will be one dollar each, and it is to be hoped that there will be a large attendance.
 The board of directors decided to meet the governors on their arrival in Douglas. It is probable that Gov ernor Curry and party will arrive on the early morning train from Fl Paso and that Governor Kibbey will arrive on the noon train. It has not been decided as yet whether a band will bc out to meet the trains, but c great many think that should be done. A general reception will be held in the lobby of the hotel during the after noon, to which reception everybody in Douglas will be invited. This re, ception will be for the ladies as well and it is expected a great many ladies will be in attendance. So far it is not known whether any ladies will accom- pany the visitors to Douglas, but Il there are any. there will be a pTONis ion made for their entertainment. Both Governor Kibbey and Governor Curry are very popular democratic gentlemen and take a great deal of pleasure ir meeting everyone in the city in whicf they are making a visit.
 Dougas has caught the biggest fst it has ever caught when it comes tc having a chance to advertise and boos the city. The visitors to Douglas or that day will be gentlemen who vii advertise and it is up to the people of Douglas to come to the front
 One of the objects of the visit or the part of the gentlemen from New Mexico is to work for the Sixteenth National Irrigation Congress which is to be he'd in Albuquerque this fall. IT connection with the congress there will be held an interstate industria exposition, which will be the finest -ex position ever given in the southwes and will undoubtedly equal the exposi ton given at Norfolk last year. Tnert will be exhibitions from all the knowI countries and every state and localit! of the United States will be fully rep resented Particularly the southwes will be we'll represented and these gen temen will ask Cochise county am Douglas to make exhibits at the expo sition this fall of both minerals ant agricultural products.
 While this is a part of the objec of these gentlemen coming to Arizona yet the greater part of the trip will b. for the purpose of boosting statehoo' for Arizona. New Mexico has pract1 caIly secured statehood, at least, tn New MexIcans have been promise' statehood by the president and tn entire congressional committee on ter ritories and 1t is practically a certain ty that it will now go through.
 Now, it is Q fact and generally UT derstood at Washington and the eas that both the president and the COT gressionaI committee want Arizona ac mitted at the same time as New Me1 leo. It is also a fact that there va some feeling worked up in Arizona
 couple of years ago over the joint statehood movement, but that issue perfectly dead and it is time for eac state to have separate statehood an the people of New Mexico are willin to help Arizona out in her fight for aC mission into the union. It will be to Governor Curry and his associate to extend whatever help New Mexlc can give to help out for statehood.