Arizona republican., 1908-04-04
OF BUCKEYE BY HUNGRY PHOENICIANS
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 A Bountiful Supply.

6ountiful SuPPiy.
 Dinner was ready at dinner time, and the excursionists were fully pre- pared to do justice. but not to consume the entirety of the spread. though ap- petites were whetted as keen as a fine ride and eXhilarating air could make them. Some of them had the modest capacity of a corn sheller. but from barbecued beef down the line to tempting cakes and pies was a long ways. and no one missed anything that was going round. Three beeves had been cooked to d queens taste, over an open fire in a pit made specially for the purpose. and the meat was of fine flavor and Solomon in all his glory never fared as well as the least of those who assembled at the tables
 Two tables over 100 feet in length were set in the grove, decorated with flowers and weighted down with the best that Buckeye, which is the best in the world. could muster; beef. bread, salads galore, delicacies and appetiZers too numerous to mention, and pies and cakes whose excellence was attested to by the way they passed from the scene of action As one boy expressed it. "Golly, that was bully feed; l had three pieces of pie and four pieces of of cake" Coffee. cream and milk were also provided in the menu. To satisfy the appetites of that army of unfed visitors, besides the local peo- pie. was magnificent undertaking. and no word Of appreciation that was said or might be written can fittingly .l thankfulness of the Phoenix guests to- ward their gracious and accommodate ing hosts. For without the reception and provision made by the Buckeye people. the other related event, the automobile run would never have been a success from every standpoint as it was, though the trip through the fer tile valley at any time would well re- pay for the time and incidental trouble. Buckeye truly did herself proud.
 The SPeechmaking.
 Immediately after dinner which was not finished till nearly l o'clock, a program of addresses was introduced. Plenty of seats had been arranged in front of the speakers stand, for the crowd which here gathered. x. A. Sanders. one of the moving spirits of Buckeye, and always an Arizona boost
 CT, and president of the Buckeye Home Founders association, made the open ing talk in which he thanked the peo
 pie for their efforts and congratuat- ed the auto club on the showing it had made The Buckeye people cer- tainly appreciated the opportunity of fered to act as hosts, and he hoped would establish closer relations be- tween the two communities there rep resented. He then introduced George Purdy Bullard, the president of the Maricopa Automobile association as the C-airman of the day who then ad- dressed the audience relative to the purposes of the club. MT Bullard warmly thanked the Buckeye people for their hospitality and all the cour< tesy they Tad shown, and assured them that Phoenix would reciprocate. The purposes of the club were to get bet ter auto facilities, promote good roads, not only to Buckeye but all over Maricopa county. He spoke of the fair commissions promise rela tive to auto day and of the run from Los Angeles He asked the hearty CO., OItldAlpil OL AlAt ptOpit III Nciii HIS OuA its plans, which were for the good of all the people alike. not for the auto ist alone. He recommended the trip from Buckeye west to ths Hassayampa | river, where one would find the rich | est, best watered lands in the world.
 All the speakers were most happy | in their remarks, and each injected | much humor which would be interest ing to relate, were space at hand. | Governor Kibbey, whom the people ! were specially glad to welcome. was the next speaker. He had, he said, l been privileged to talk of many Arizo- l ma sections, but on none concerning | which there was so much good to say. | He spoke of the resources of the ter | ritory, it's mineral wealth, it's cattle | and other live stock interests, it's az | ricultural extent and development, | concerning which the passing travel CT on the transcOntinental lines knew or learned little, unless he made just such trips over the country, as the au- to club had carried out that day. Gov. | Kibbey said there were more acres of i fine land there than in the Riverside i colony. famous for it's oranges, and | that Buckeye had three times the wa ter supply for irrigation purposes that |