Williams news., 1908-08-29
LOS ANGELES NEWS LETTER
Editor Willia me Newa:

bringing the work to a successful would, however. 1t this point make this one sugges ton, which hope will not be taken amiss and acted upon.
 It has for many years been my tear that at come unexpected mo ment one of the dams above town might give way. and if it be the railroad dam, it would cause great lamage In fact, it's running over has upon two occasions caused considerable anxiety and incohve- nience It would be very advisa ble. therefore. if the people were tt demand a periodic inspection oi those dams that already are and that may be built in the canyons above the town. However, this is not intended as an alarmist letter, but little consideration now may save great destruction later.
 Concerning the people whom ] have lately seen here, it would b. we'll to begin with the celebration extended to all Arizona people b. the Hassayampa club. The affair began last Thursday, when the cha mber of mines extended theii hospitality and good punch to all those who would for little while stray away from their range-the Hollenbeck hotel. An attempt will he made next year by this institu ton to bring together here in Los Angeles all of the interested miners in the world to compete in a cham pionship drilling contest.
 In the evening the gates of their pasture were opened wide and the Hassayampans fed upon the best in the land and drank to the full. The unique decorations being miniature representation of the Hassayampa river. on whose banks strangely enough, MT. Mitchell, the secretary of the club, had the au- lacity to place Willia ms and Flag staff When we consider, however hat there was more real water in
 he miniature than the real river itself, we may excuse him for his two hundred mile lapse of geogra- phy. But. then. there is more water. 'oo, in Los Angeles whisky than is ever found in Arizona red eye.
 The next morning those who could went in bunch to Redondo beach. The scene quickened> the heart and gladdened the eye. Hand ;lasps and "reminiscences were pro- fuse; the whole glorious history of Arizona was there found in the making, personified. Neptune him. self extended his hospitality to the visitors, and everybody, from old Judge Gooding to the youngest bal be in arms, enjoyed the day. Of those present the great ma jority came from southern Arizona Those representing Northern Ari zona were: MT. and Mrs. D. Fin ney, Mr and Mrs Jas. Walsh, MT. and Mrs Frank Murphy. now resi- dents of Los Angeles, and w. c. Mullen of Williams Mrs Ashurst, mother of Henry F now of Azusa Cal was also present, az was Mrs. L. Tolfree, formerly of Williams and Flagstaff Mrs. J. Vail and daughters of Flagstaff were also participants in the gala day
 George Winslow, hale. hearty nd fat, instrumental in the early days in clearing the country of wild an- imafs we have known, and for some time stablished-I mean George in the butcher business in Los An geles, is once more open to argu- ment and "the call of the wild.'' He will be back, no doubt, ere the fall of suow.
 The firm of Kline & Salzman (J Salzman) are esta blished in one of the finest storea in Los Angeles and have let the biggest advertis ing contract that has ever been known in southern California.