Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-12-15
CANADIAN VISITORS
HERE FOR A few DAYS
LlAMS VISITING PHOENIX
RELATIVES.
They Are Impressed With the Pres.
ent and Future Greatness
of Arizona.

of Arizona.
DIR. and Mrs. Hadley Williams Of
London. Ontario. arrived Wednesday
evening for a good sociable visit with
the brother of the former A. B. Will
liams. proprietor of the Ford hotel,
and his family The two brothers
have not seen each other for several
years, and this is DR.. and Mrs. Will
iiams first visit to Phoenix, though \.
b. Williams has been one of the
staunch and prominent citizens Of
this capital city for twenty years or
more.
The brothers were reared i'm Eng
land, and A b. feeling the call Of the
wild set out and never stopped until
he arrived in Phoenix. The doctor
adopted a different course. and cast
his lot in the Canadian city by the
lakes in the northeast, and has been
there ever since Both Of the boys
have prospered. \. Il. locally, and his
visiting brother as a surgeon in Can
ada. DR. Williams now holds the
chair of surgery i'm the Western Uni
versity at London. Ont, ana was a
.ery at London. England, previous to
coming to this continent.
That the doctor is very alert to
everything is shown by the way he
has sized up conditions in the Salt
River valley. although he has been
here only about thirty-siX hours. That
Phoenix il destined To be the central
metropolis of great agricultural
kingdom before another generation
passes was asserted by the doctor
yesterday. Take FL Paso on the east,
Denver on the north. and the coast
on the west there's not Il town within
five hundred miles OF here TO compete
with this town--and geographically
Phoenix il the logical CentraliZing
point for all the commerce. the bust
ness, conventions, social organizations
and is already the capital Of the
territory-and il is evident that agri-
culturaIly the present successes are
only starter To- what may be eX-
pected in the decade 10 come, partlcu-
larry in the number Of acres under
ditch. The doctor says the oranges
here are as fine as any he ever saw
in Italy. and both he and Mrs. Will
Iiams have Travelled great deal: that
the scenery,the red colorings OF the
hills are inspiring even To a business
man-and that neither he nor Mrs.
Williams have visited a country where
the Wild scenery. its magnitude has 81
impressed them.
Speaking of local political condi-
tons the doctor said that although he
had no intention as some Of the Bri-
tons Of the old country have, of max
ing suggestions on running the local
government. ne said that the commits
sion form Of government adopted by
many Canadian cities, at Montreal
for instance. was remarkably satisfac-
tory. the basis of which government
was identical with the form which
may be- adopted by the city Of Phoe-
nix.
Concerning Canada DR.. Williams
said that country was undergoing an
era Of prosperity which in proportion
TO her population. neither the United
States nor any other country had ever
equalled. especially regaring the I'M
10 that country. He as
serted that last year there We're more
than 300. 900 citizens of the United
States went To that country -to make
their homes and add to the rapidly
population Of 100000. And
that of foreign immigration seventy
per cent of the settlers were from
the northern European countries, AS
Sweden, Denmark and the localities
where born farmers and good citizens
are reared while the character Of the
ton to this country came
mostly from the countries in southern
In a manufacturing way. DR..
Williams said. Canada * still in her
infancy. and to that extent the re-
ciprocitv treaty would have injured
his country. but that despite this. he
attributed the bills defeat in Canada
largely due to the remark made by
Champ Clark, speaker of the house OF
congress. respecting the annexation of
Canada.
Mrs. williams is owner of the ID. ).
Perran company. the largest choco-
late and biscuit company in Canada.
which has branch offices all over the !
colonies. with headquarters at London,
Ontario And while both are extreme !
" busy people. they take trip or
-wo each year, and undoubtedly get
, LOT out of life. From Phoenix after |
, week or two with the A. Il. Williams
'amily they will go 10 the coast and
will return to their homes in Canada
n January
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