Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-06-14
Widest EXCITEMENT
over BUILDING LOCATION
Citizens Guido Each Other in the Mag.
nitude Of Their Offerings.


Honorable Secretary of the Interior,
Washington, D. c.
1 will donate for the erection of the
government building. the Central
school block, situated a block north of
my hotel. The noise of the school
children is distressing on my nerves;
you see? / am, u. c."
Most Enlightened Citizens Of Phoenix:
Not to be outdone in disinterested
generosity, l will deed over for the
government building the court house
block with it's beautiful surroundings.
My motive is simply philanthropic
How does this strike you, brother ]. c.?
HAFFNER, Badger Club)
Distinguished Fellow Citizens:
| will not be outbid by my illustrious
competitors of hotel fame. / will give
my whole block just south of my ho
tel and throw in the electric light plant
and sewer system. Pass in your checks
Brother J. c. and Mr.. Operator of
Badger Club.
LUHRS.
Intelligent Citizens of Arizona's Me-
tropOlis:
have heard of our noble hotel own
ers generosity. | can go them one bet
ter: l will present the government
with twenty lots in my Capitol addition
and throw in" the capitol building.
Free rides to government employees on
my street cars. Beat that if you can.
SHERMAN.
Dear Wide-awake Phoenicians:
Presenting that the government will
accept the gift conveying the largest
area of land. l beg to propose my quar-
ter section of land east of Phoenix and
will include the insane asylum with
its inmates. adjoining my ranch. Moth
ing small about me.
HOGHE HAMBURGER.
Roosevelt. June II, 1908.
Broad Hearted Fellow Citizens
From the recesses of my inmost soul
my love for the people of Phoenix i'm
pels me to generously transfer, for
government building purposes, my
whole section of land adjoining the
Roosevelt damsite and ! will include
the reservoir itself. Get up at a. m;
take automobile. FOWLER.
FL Paso, June 10. 1908.
Hello, fellow ranchers of Phoenix.
Don't be too hasty. Don't allow your
selves to be cajoled into accepting the
small tracts of land proposed by your
people. Locate your shack here and
I'll give five square leagues of my
ranch, $40 miles east of Phoenix. Take
Southern Pacific railroad at Maricopa.
TEXAS RANGER.
Congo, Africa, June /, 1908.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
Erect the big building on my Congo
reservation and | will give two hun
dred square miles of land stocked with
elephants. gorillas and boas. King
Makololo of Timbuctoo will banquet
officials with exquisite broiled lizards
and juicy rhinocerous steaks. Now you
will be good. LEOPOLD,
King of Belgium.
Pekin, June /, 1908.
Mellican Man Big High Muk-a-muk:
Hello. Mellican man. Other fellows
heap sabe shoot mouth up. no sabe
put up. Me givee million acres. Heap
lats, cats licee and cabbage. Texas
man and Leopold no belly good. Take
steamer at San Diego.
h HIGH JINKS,
Emperor of China
Berlin, June ., 1908.
To His Excellency, the Secretary of
the Interior:
Modify dot tam Chinaman go toHall
nit his rats, cats und cabbage. Colt in
Himmel! l gifts blenty lands, sefen
times more than never vas. Dass sind
wir Deutschen.
KAISER WILHELM.
Paris. June 8, 1908.
A Monsieur lie Minitre:
'Ze thing of beauty is re joy for
Sacre bleu! l gives re
Palace de Versailles wiz re grand gar
dens for re government of re building.
In re grand pond we have re frogs in
Sacre Tonnerrei Que dites
Vous? Ell?
F'ALLIERES,
President of France.
Other communications from Aus |
tralia and the North Pole are expect |
ed before our government takes any
action on this subject which is stir
ring our people into frenZied excite
ment.
A. REDEWILL.