Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-11-09
ONLY THE STRANGER
CAN APPRECIATE It
THUS SPOKE HARRY CHANDLER
OF THE Los ANGELES
TIMES.
r. p. Davie in the Role of Guide for
Party of Coast Visitors.


| r. p. DAVE. general manager of the
Southwestern Sugar and Land COM
pany, which owns the Glendale sugar
| factory. and who is one of the most
successful boosters for everything
wherever he goes. has been in Phoe-
Xix for the last four days and left
for his home in Los Angeles last
night. Mr. Davie is not the lonesome
sort of person and every time he
comes here he brings somebody with
him. This time it was President Nc
Kinney of the sugar company, Harry
Chandler business manager of the
Los Angeles Times and General NJ. II
Sherman who gave Los Angeles it's
first great street railway system and
who owns the Phoenix street railway
system. Though Mr. Sherman and
Mr. Mckinney like Mr.. Davie. have
large interests in this valley. they are
infrequent visitors and even General
Sherman who tries to keep close
watch of things here. admitted that
the country VS. developing far beyond
his previous appreciation.
Mr.. Chandler was here for the first
time. He was induced to come and
look over the country he has heard
SO much about in the last twenty
years and before leaving expressed
himself as delighted that he had done
so. None of the party had seen the
Roosevelt dam except Mr.. Davie and
So Notwithstanding the fair was on
and the town offered plenty Of ex-
citement. Mr.. Davie insisted that his
guests should see the big tappoon.
They arrived here Sunday. went to
Roosevelt Monday and came back
Tuesday and spent yesterday at the
fair ground.
Asked what he thought Of the big
reservoir Mr.. Chandler expressed him
self as surprised at the magnitude
of the undertaking and impressed
with the perfection of its planning
and the wonderful way in which the
big irrigation system had been devel-
oped He said he did not believe the
home people could appreciate the
greatness of il all or the future de-
velOpment it assures In such an ex-
preston he said he passed judgment
largely by comparison with the way
he had seen Los Angeles and its sur
rounding country develop and valu-
ations increase. He said that almost
Invariably it is the tenderfoot that
comes to the country and is so amaz-
ed he becomes enthusiastic invests
and reaps the benefit, before the
home people who have been accus-
toned to an older order of things
really get their eyes open. He said
il had been that way in Los Angeles
ard he had no doubt the same con-
dition existed here Ii takes the out
slider 10 see things and draw COM
PARSONS
Asked what he thought of the Ari-
iona fair he said he was not only
of the exhibits in all departments
and the perfection of the track and
amusement events, but that he was
delighted by the variety of entertain
ment offered. and the spirit of So
ciability and cooperation that prevail
ed. He said it carried him back To
the earlier days in southern California
when the big fairs held there were
an annual event that claimed the at
teption and interest of everybody. In
these later days there is more special
lzation and this show or that one
appeals TO a part of the people. but
in the good old times the annual fair
was where everybody met and inter
Fluctuations To be here was
like turning a leaf backward for an
other glimpse of youth and boyish |