Bisbee daily review., 1908-06-27
SIMS ELY ON
 4 VISIT TO
 CITY OF B|SBEE
Territorial Auditor Quite Ger tain That He Is Out of PoIi- ticS-ComplimentS BiSbee On It's Improvements.

Territorial Auditor and Bank Comp
 troller Sims Ely of Phoenix, was in the city yesterday on official busi-
 ness. and will remain in the city to- day. Yesterday. part of the time.
 he was in Lowell and Naco, on busi- ness connected with his duties as bank comptroller. He made the trip to Naco in an auto, returning yester- day evening.
 Mir. Ely hss just returned from trip to Yuma, where he went with Governor Kibbey, whose secretary he was before he succeeded Page as auditor. The object of the trip was to let the contracts for supplies for the territorial prison for the next year. The prices ranged about the same as last year.
 In speaking of the new prison which is to be built at Florence MT. Ely stated that a squad of prisoners would be sent over in a few days to begin the preliminary work The first thing to be constructed will be a high wire fence, for the prevention of the escape of the prisoners. The Legislature appropriated $120.O00 for the new prison, the whole of which will be used for material, as the labor will be convict labor.
 AnditC- Ely came direct to Bisbee frnIn Benson, where the contracts for supplies for the next year, foT the in duStrial or reform school were award led The institution averages about fifty pupils. The Copper Queen stOre Of this city was the successful hidder for the dry goods and clothing.
 MT. Ely is an experienced news paper man and has a warm place in his heart for the newspaper frater- nifty. Before coming to the territory he was employed on New York and Washington papers, and prior to two years ago was for five years manag- ing editor of the Phoenix Republican.
 It is a we'll known fact that Mir. Ely is very close to Governor Kibbey, but he is almost equally close in talk ing of the political interests of his chief. In response to question by a representative of the Review at the Copper Queen hotel last night Mir. Ely stated that the governor was not thinking much about politics these days, as he was too busy with official duties. He said the governor was as cheerful as he had ever been, and the three things which he had desired. aside from those to which he had been pledged had been accomplished These were the selection of Judge Sloan as a national delegate. the vote of the territorial delegates for Taft, and the nomination of Taft
 When it was suggested that 1t was the opinion of many that Governor Kibbey had lost out by the refusal of the national committee and the na- tional convention to seat his dele gates his only reply was that it was their privilege to SO think if they dc sired to.
 Ely declares that he is out of poli- tics. that thete is less talk Of politics at Phoenix than in any other part of the territory. When asked what he thought of the Republican chances for carrying the territory this fall, he again replied, T am not in politics.
 In commenting on the national ticket of the Republican party the auditor was very enthusiastic over Taft. but reticent on the vice pr2si- dent He always impressed ne as a substantial citizen. He IS banker in the town in which Ge resides" was his comment When asked if he had ever heard SheTma1's name mentioned in connection with the interests" he smiled and repeated his former statement.
 It has been over a year since MT. Ely was in Bisbee and ne WIS very much impressed with the improve ments which have been made. fEe street car system especially appealed to him, and he was very liberal in the city on having so able a ear service. Bisbee, ne de- clared, presented q lively app"ara ice, and showed few signs of the GeDTss- sion. Tn fact" concluded the speak CT, the territory as a whole, and es- pecially Bisbee and the Salt River Valley suffered as little from the de- pression as any part of the country"