Arizona republican., 1908-05-12

ly anybody can comprehend what will be accomplished here in the next five or ten years under the improved wat ! CT conditions. He said the transporta- ton lines had been looking toward this valley for long time to furnish d ! large freight tonnage and that time is coming very rapidly. Further impress ing the desira bility of a policy that
 would bring in d larger population he
 closed saying he did not care to talk
 long as the time was passing rapidly.
 his visit must be short and he was anxious to return to the city and take up the specific business the visit had
 been arranged for.
 MT Luce would have been the next
 in line for a speech and what he would
 have said would have been interesting
 as judged by later remarks. but un-
 fortunately he was passenger in one
 of the machines that did not cover the second lap of the journey owing to the breakdown. He heard all about the
 dinner at the Oiivct ranch however and repeatedly expressed his regrets
 last night at not having been able to participate in the jollity Of the occa-
 sion.
 Dr. Foss made few timely remarks emphasizing few points not previous lv mentioned. after which he called upon several others who spoke but briefly on account of the short time.
 Secretary Cowgirl closing with a few remarks about the board of trade. its great work and its trebled business Of the last year and its doubled member Gf ny dies and gentlemen at the ranch for the fine spread, which he did in the name of all the guests and which was followed by rising vote of thanks. The party then hastened back to the city, finishing what had been a de lightfu ride of about fifty miles. and which by the way did not show the visitors near all there was to see on this side of the river alone, while its conditions are duplicated on the south side The tourists arrived back in town between and o'clock
 There is one of the visitors who did not take the auto ride but of whom something personal should be said nevertheless. That is H. P. Anewalt formerly general freight and passen- ger agent of the $. F. P. & P, and one of the most popular men who ever resided in Arizona. Though he left several years ago for San Fran cisco. he has not apparently grown day older or forgotten a friend of oth- CT years. He had so many of them to see he had no time for the ride, and though he could not find half of them he passed a jolly day with those he ha gree lessened his interest and faith in this valley he has become just as ar dent a boomer of San Francisco as he ever was of Arizona towns He says the rebuilding of the last year has been marvellous exhibition of twentieth century enterprise and he believes San Francisco will become one of the greatest cities in the world notwith- standing it is long way from Phoe- nix and the cantaloupe crop there isn't really worth speaking about. San Francisco handled the big crops dur ing the fleet show and had room to spare and the room was under cover.
 The real business for which the rail- road men had come began to be trans acted in a conference held at MelcZer's hall at o'clock in the afternoon and which was resumed in the evening and continued until 10 last night. Messrs. Chambers and Luce said after it was over that it had been very satisfactory and would result in changes advan- tageous to the farmers of the valley.
 Many of the changes which had been suggested, of rates on merchandise from the east, they said, were imprac- ticable but the thing that they believed to be most important for the valley could be brought about: that is, the securing of a better and more profit able market for farm products In several instances Messrs. Luce and Chambers named reductions which would he allowed
 The reductions of course will apply only to Colorado and the east and within the natural field of the valley.