Bisbee daily review., 1908-03-14
WHEELER SPEAKS HIGHLY
 OF OFFICERS
Corrects impression Which Might Have Been Gained From lntervieW-WantS To See Arizona Boosted.

There is no peace officer through out the west, where the bravest men of the world live today, who surpasses Harry Wheeler, captain of the Ari- zona rangers, in fearlessness, good | judgment and integrity. He is a credit to Arizona.
 To his many other admirable traits 1 the captain has developed Into a de l fender of Arizona because of the mis- | taken idea that some people have who know nothing of the actual con ditions existing in the territory to- day.
 In addition to the interview appear | ing in the Gazette a few days ago, i Captain Wheeler has written this paper the following, adding to his published remarks and further ex- plainfng the orderly conditions which exist in the territory today:<
 Maricopa, Ariz., March g, 1908. Editor Arizona Gazette Phoenix, Ariz. i Dear Sir:-The article appearing in today's edition of the Gazette, and emanating from me, is in a general way correct, yet I wish to modify that part which would indicate a general condemnation or accusation of Ari- zona officers.
 While I have known of a couple of instances of officers while abroad giy- ing out interviews calculated to in- jure our territory in the opinion of strangers, yet I wish to say that am acuuainted with the various sheriffs and most of their dupities. l am also acquainted with most of the local ! officers of our towns and cities and my own men, and know them to be conscientious and fearless and men of good judgment. I did not intend to condemn all officers for the actions of a few Nevertheless the fact re mains that some interviews have been published as emanating from certain officials and that these inter- views whether correct or otherwise, were calculated to do injury and in justice to our territory.
 know it to be a fact that Arizona is not properly understood by the ma iority of other people. Strangers too frequently look upon us with the "eyes of twenty years ago"
 Those days are gone forever now and it should be the desire of every loyal Arizonan to place Arizona be fore the world in Arizona's true at ititude. The day of the bad man is past. He is only a memory. Let us forget him. Let us not speak of him to strangers, there are other things more vital and much more interest ing.
 | Let us tell every one We meet oi cur progress, of our laws. our schoo | system, our mineral resources anC Iproduction; of the thousands of acres to be reclaimed by the irrigation pro jects now nearing completion; of oui sunshine and climate and the trut fact that nearly anything and every thing will grow in the fertile soil oi Arizona. Let us speak of our In crease of population and if We mus speak, incidentally, Or in answer tt some strangers question relating tC incidents of the wilder days, now happily past, take pains to inform the questioner that ten years have passed since we have had a banl robbery or train holdup In tha length of time we have had no in stance of mob law or violence, nt smudge of lynch law to shame us What we need, Arizona needs, is t
 be understood.
 Arizona does not fear the truth, ant lit Is the duty of all true Arizonan } i to let the truth be known, north south, east and west.
 Very sincerely. HARRY c. WHEELER, Captain, Arizona Rangers.