Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-10-16
Secretary of War Stimson
and Chief of Staff Leon
ard Wood Spent a Few
Hours Here Before Leav-
ing for South.
WESTERN TRIP IS
SIGNIFICANT ONE
Object of Visit is Inspection
of Military Posts With
the Object of the Event
ual Segregation of the
Forces.

Secretary Of War Henry L. Stimson.
General Leonard Wood chief of staff
and the latter's aide. Captain Mccoy
spent a few hours in this valley yes
terday arriving at 9 o'clock on the
train from Prescott and leaving for
Fort Huachuca on the 12:40 train
which they boarded at Tempe, after
= strenuous automobile ride. They
came with no other announcement than
4 telegram the night before and the
hurried plans that were made TO give
them the best possible attention during
their short stay, were partially aban-
doned to meet the wishes Of General
Wood whose chief purpose in stopping
here at all was to see his son, Leonard
Wood. Jr.. who is a student at the
Evans school for boys near Mesa City
Nevertheless the party saw something
of the valley, made as exhaustive an
inquiry as the time allowed, into the
details and working of the reclamation
service herea bouts and the progress Of
farming by irrigation methods. All
were amazed and impressed with the
potential possibilities of the valley
General Wood said that he hoped IN
the near future. perhaps sometime dur
ing the coming winter. to come here
for a somewhat extended stay, par
TALLY in the nature of a vacation from
official duties.
The visitors were met at the depot
by Col ]. H McClintock president OF
the board of trade rnd the personal
representative of Governor Sloan wh0
is now in San Francisco; Lieutenant
Jewett Of the L. S a. who is now
guard Of Arizona: Howard s. Reed of
the reclamation service and II. J. Nc
Clung Of the board of trade. Colonel
McClintock was the senior captain in
rough riders. and their meeting yes
terday a particularly pleasurable one.
The visitors were taken to the Ford
hotel where it had been planned that
the start should be made for an au-
tomobile ride to be followed by a short
handshaking session between General
Wood and the Spanish war veterans
at 1870.
II was mere llldN Alit pans fNNAiN
awry. First the visitors had had mo-
breakfast ana secondly the general
stated that he had promised Mrs.
Wood that whether he did anything
else or not on the whole trip he would
call on their son Leonard at the Ev
ans school. and Mrs. Wood is one per-
son beside the president and the sec
retary Of war. from whom the general
sometimes willingly takes orders. The
young man had not been apprised Of
the date Of his fathers coming so he
was not in Phoenix to meet him. The
logic Of the situation needed no expla
nation There must be a snack to eat
and a trip to Mesa City, forthwith and
it was arranged on the spot, the gen
eral regretting that he could not stay
to meet his old comrades in arms. or
the citizens who were assembling on
short notice TO meet the secretary and
himself.
The three guests. with Col McClin-
took. Chief Justice Edward Kent, Lieu
tenant Pickens WoOdson l. s A. re
tired. who was also a member Of the
rough rider regiment. and Engineer
Howard s. Reed ate breakfast at the
Ford. after which the motoring party
was made up. DR.. Anci' Martin. vice
president OF the board of trade took
Secretary Stimson, Captain Mccoy and
3 a Fowler in his machine General
Wood. Col. McClintock and Captain
George B. Wilcox riding with Engineer
Reed The meeting between Genera
Wood and Captain Wilcox was also a !
pleasing renewal Of old acquaintance
as the captain not only served under
General Wood in the Spanish war but
was a hospital steward under him at
Fort Huachua many years before when
the general was surgeon at that post.
In the other machine there were al
SO something Of the reminiscent and
the renewing Of old acquaintance for
b A. Fowler had met Secretary Slim
son before. and both in earlier years
had been students at Yale and had
prepared for Yale in the same fitting
school. the Philips Ancover academy.
The ride was first TO the Indian
school where the cadets and children
under command of Major Grinstead
and Assistant Superintendent Snyder
wer in line to greet them. There was
"A hasty review with no time for speech
making but as the party proceeded the
visitors all expressed themselves asl
greatly interested with what they had
seen General Wood remarked upon
the contrast between the appearance
of the Indians he saw Yesterday and
those he had to deal with twenty-five
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