Weekly journal-miner., 1910-03-23

PrescOtt-Queen City Of the 1uture state of Arizona-most picturesque and enterprisiig municipality Of the vast st-demonstrated last evening that it is entitled to be class ed high in the class of "Prince of Entertainers, by the magnificent re- ception that was accorded the mem bers of the Los Angeles delegation, who arrived here on a special train of Pullmans at S:15 o'clock, from the southern section of the territory, where they have been on a sightsee- ing trip for several days.
 One of the many comments made by the visitors sufiees to tell the whole story. It was the visitor 's genuine, hearty exclamation after he had recovered from his surprise. It was this: "And 10 think that We should find in Prescott such a live, hustling, modern, up-to-date city"
 Others-and their number was many were equally loud in their praise of Prescott. It is but telling a sim pie truth 10 state that the visitors from the metropolis of southern Cali fornia were most pleasantly and agree ably surprised with Prescott. They had had varying ideas of this city. They were shown that it is a live, +o lo4n nd they were not backward in expressing their appreciation of the many eour- tesies that were rendered them dur ing their brief stay in this city.
 If Prescott could have had its way, the visitor swould have remained here for an entire day. But an unfortunate wreck on the Southern Pacific, just ahead of them, delayed their special and neeessitated a encouragement of their schedule.
 That the visitors were delighted in the extreme with their reception, which was necessarily limited to three hours, owing to their desire to reach the Grand Canyon early today, was shown stirkingly at the depot, just before the special train pulled out.
 Hearty Cheers.
 "Three cheers for the City One Mile High!" one of the excursionists proposed. It was given with a hearti- ness that left not the slightest doubt of its sincerity.
 An answering cheer for the Cali. fornia visitors was given with equal zest, and in a manner that showed that Prescottonians are possessed of powerful lungs.
 To the highest credit of the owners of automobiles in this city, 1t is a pleasure to state that the response with machines at the request of the general committee having in charge the entertainment for the coast wis itors was generous, and the Californ- ians were taken from the depot ro the business section in autos.
 At the conclusion of the informal reception, the visitors found machines awaiting them to take them again to the depot, where their special was ready to carry them to the Grand Canyon.
 The women who were with the Los Angeles party were delightfully."- en- tertained in the parlors of Masonic Temple, while the gentlemen were the guests of the Yavapai Club.
 Autos Numerous
 When the special train of nine cars rolled into the depot, the visitors were greeted by an immense crowd. Over thirty automobiles were in waiting and Messrs. F. L. Wright, c. T. Jos lin and F. P. Cruiee, who escorted the visitors to this city from Phoenix placed them in the machines, and tho AngelenOs were quickly whisked tC the Yavapai Club. There they assem bled in the dining room, after many a plentitude of cold meats and othe refreshments were served at tn, tables.
 In such a genial atmosphere an, under such inspiring environments, i was only natural that there should b some verbal expressions pertinent t the occasion. The first speaker calle upon was Dr. Walter Lindley-one o the big men of Los Angeles, so bi