Arizona republican., 1910-03-20
INFORMALLY
 ENTERTAINED A Warmth Under the Collar
 in Mesa ALL PLANS WENT WRONG
On Account of Information From Unknown Source the Reception Committee Was Asleep When Trade Excursionists Arrived

What gave promise of being one of rendered by the citizens Of Mesa and Tempe in extending welcome en masse to the Los Angeles excursion ists hardly bore the significance of q real good fiZzle yesterday morning when the special train arrived at . o'clock and found Mesa wrapped in slumber.
 To say that the members of the committees and ali those who had talk en it upon themselves to show the vis- itOrs a good time are very warm un- der the neckband is putting it mildly. Plans were disarranged. no commit tee was at the station when the wis itors arrived. and probably two hours had passed before the guests of the town began to wonder what was wrong. Small groups of men began struggling around over the business district finding their way as best they could and asking for information from anyone that they chanced to meet. However. the information began to get in circulation and machines began ar irving. and from o'clock until the departure of the excursion train q ma jority Of the visitors were taken out through the agricultural district for short ride.
 TNere is hardly q question but what the Los Angeles people understood the disarrangement of plans and felt the embarrassing situation in which Mesa was placed They also could not help but feel the activity dis played in marshalling autos for q quick spin over the nearby roads pr Wilbur in thirty or forty minutes drove at least forty of the visitors out for short ride.
 The real cause of the change of plans is one of the important things that has been considered
 At o'clock Friday afternoon the information was wired to this place that the excursion had been declared offl In fact, the local paper at a late hour. after the forms had been made up. ran the following. which will show the reasons for the dismissing of the committees and a general feeling that the excursion would not come to Mesa at all. The article is as follows
 Excursion off Telegram Received tdnctulHB MtSd f-hSdSeiiieht UT tht l.. A. Special No Reason Given for Unexpected Change in Schedule of Party.
 Phoenix, March IS. 1910.-Agent Mesa. Am advised by Mir. Stubbs office that the Los Angeles chamber of commerce special will not make side trip to Mesa as intended.
 ..(Signed) A. R. GATHER"
 ''The above telegram arrived late this afternoon as we were going to press. and telephonic communication with H I. Latham of Phoenix result ed in the additional news that simi- lar telegram had been received by them early this morning. and that the Phoenix men had been trying to get the train sent to Mesa as per sched- ule. No more definite news could be obtained. and the suppOsition is that there will be no visitors tomorrow morning, despite all the elaborate preparations for their entertainment
 'Later-Word has just been received that the boosters in Phoenix are en- deavoring to make arrangements with Superintendent R. s. Stubbs to have a special run over to Mesa, as was first intended. Phoenix will not be ready to receive the party until g o'clock, and this is why they are en- deavoring to send the party over here. However, nothing definite has been learned. but in all probability the party will come. They will spend at least an hour here.
 .'I.atest-The excursion is off"