Arizona republican., 1909-04-18
NOTABLE VISITORS
 HARRY IN PHOENIX
BARON ROBERT OPPENHEIM. OF PARIS, PASSES NEW YORK BY
 FOR PHOENIX.
With Several American Capitalists He is the Guest Here of Col. F. H. Wood worth.

who have been waiting for him here
 for several days. All will remain here
 for some time longer, and their visit
 is one that may mean a great deal to
 Arizona eventually. Incidentally, the
 manner of the visit of the baron is in paid to Phoenix. He is a notable French financier is visiting Arizona | for the first time. heard of Phoenix in
 a way that will presently be described,
 and was so anxious to get here that he came direct from the Atlantic liner to
 the Phoenix depot by the shortest route he could take. He cut out such ob scure villages as New York city, went direct from the ship in the Jersey har-
 Dor to the railroad train, and was off | for the west. Of course, the baron i knew that Phoenix would probably be { here a week later if he travelled more slowly, but he was in a hurry to meet
 his friends and fearful that they would
 get away from this wonderful country
 before he caught up with them. Never
 theless. there are few people who would
 miss seeing New York to see Phoenix,
 particularly those who live on the
 other side of the earth.
 The friends joined here by the baron are Honorable Charles s. Boyd. for years the New York state commission CT of public works. David Liebman. a wealthy New York brewer and capital ist, Hon. Charles Mayer, of Pennsylva-
 mia, and Col F. H. Woodwork, of New
 York. Arizona and the rest of the world. Col. Woodwork was an Ari- zonian way back in the seventies. when he was in charge of various stage lines in the territory. He travelled all over it repeatedly in the early days, and has always retained certain interests here since then. of an investment nature. though he has in recent years claimed New York as his home though spend ing much of his time abroad on ac- count of his health, being advised to do so 3y his physicians. His present appearance would suggest that his physicians were right. for he now looks d great deal younger than some men who are not so old
 During his various visits in France Col. Woodwork formed quite an inti- mate acquaintance with Baron Oppen- helm, of the notable Oppenheim family of bankers, who have been established in the banking business for the last two or three hundred years. and who are related to the Rothschild family Ever an ardent friend of Arizona. Col, Woodwork lost no opportunity to sound her praises in foreign parts. and much of his time has been spent in pointing out to his friends abroad that ri h n became interested. as did the other gentlemen named, who arrived here several days ago and have since been the guests of Col. Woodwork. The baron had been apprised of their itin- erary and was eager to join them here and see this wonderful country in their companionship.
 The visit of these gentlemen is not entirely one of pleasure, though they are getting all the fun out of it they can, yesterday, for instance, attending the baseball game. the first exhibition of the American sport the baron had ever witnessed. Their chief purpose, <, however, is to look over the field of Arizona investments. for all of them represent large capital, and are able to finance any undertaking that ap- peals to them. They come with no special investment in view, but to look over the entire range of possibilities and resources. from railroad building to ranching and mining. and in what ever line they invest they will be well cOmed. Moreover, if they should not invest in anything. their favorable i'm pressions will be of benefit to Arizona, for they are influential members of that class of investors whose enter prise and foresight are the develop ing agencies of the world.
 Knowing these things. and for the dual purpose of enabling his friends to meet the leading business men of this section and enabling the business men of the community to place before the visitors in their own way an outline of Arizona's needs and Opportunities, Col Woodworth has arranged to give little dinner at the country club Monday evening in their honor. To this dinner will be invited perhaps a score of the leading citizens. Col. Woodwork would gladly invite many more, but the facilities of the club are limited and also 1t is desirable to keep the numbers down to those of social party, where both business and pleasure may be successful amalga- mated and the occasion be made one of profit to all
 The gentlemen with the exception of Col. Woodworth will leave this morn- ing for Roosevelt He does not ac- company them, as he has been there already. and the party is large enough to comfortably fill a machine without him. They will return Monday in time for dinner, and after that delightful journey will be in a better frame of mind to appreciate the things that will be told them on that occasion, having acquired a glimpse of Arizona cross country At the conclusion of their journey they will visit Yuma, the La guna dam. and the Imperial country before returning east. Col. Woodworth who knew all this region in its strictly desert days, will be able to clearly eN- plain to them the wonderful results of irrigation and other features of indus trial development that has followed in the wake of interested capital and that are only the beginning of more won derful future.
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