Arizona republican., 1911-11-07
Loyal and Royal San Diego Folk are Here for the Pur- pose of Seeing our Town and Also of Boosting Their Own.
PARTY RECEIVED
 BY GOV. SLOAN
Col. Collier Invites Every body in Arizona to the Ex- position and Governor Makes Pleasant Speech in Reply.

A delegation of Boosters from San Diego. 245 strong. arrived yesterday morning for a two days visit at the fair. The party consisted of no men and 8 women. and they travelled in a special train of six standard Pullman sleepers. two diners, one buffet and one observation car. The train, which was made up jointly by the Santa Fe and the Southern Pacific lines, arrived this morning and is said to be the best .equipped ever put up by an American railroad
 The Boosters were welcomed at the station by high school students who presented them with Valley Beauty roses. also they were greeted by the mayor and members of the city cOun- cil. The Indian school band. with mar tial airs, escorted the visitors and re- ceiving citizens to board of trade head quarters, where autos were supplied and the Boosters were shown a portion of the fertile Salt River valley. Upon returning. an informal reception was held for the visitors by Governor Rich ard E. Sloan at 10: 30. at the Capitol building, at which a talk by Col D. e. Collier. director-general of the Pan anna California exposition of 1915, was given. This was followed by a good talk by Governor Sloan, speaking in behalf of the State of Arizona.
 Colonel Golfers plans for the ex- position at San Diego in 1915. as he un- folded them in his speech yesterday morning, made everyone appreciate the enormity of the fair at the coast city and ore proper realization of its i'm portance to the State of Arizona. and to all the states in the southwest Col Onel Collier did not expect, he said that the exposition woud rival the worlds fair at San Francisco. in point of magnitude. but that he did expect as many visitors to his city as will visit the fair at the Gate city, the same year.
 With this intent Director Collier has made 30day trip through all the southern and southeastern states. and has just returned. During that time he travelled over 1000 miles. and visited in over a score of cities in the south. He has secured the pledged support of these cities officials to obtain liberal passenger rates over the southern rail roads and a direct route from the east to the southwest Ninety-five per cent of the ross-continental traffic goes through Chicago. so Director Co., Her said. and he has obtained much assurance from eastern railways of in- ducements for the coast travel to come the southern route, which will very ma terially benefit Arizona
 Colonel Collier is magnetic man. and to listen to him talk makes one feel positive that the exposition is vii tai in importance to the world. and not alone to the southwest Governor" he said.'' We don't want you to call this the san Diego exposition. Call it the Arizona exposition. if you will. for it belongs to all the states in the south west, and not to San Diego alone. We expect to play up particularly the inn portance of irrigation. reclammatiOn. migration and colonization. and cer- tainly all these are important to Ari- zona"
 Governor Sloan. in response. said Arizona appreciates the benefit to b. received by the exposition. and that as far as lies in his province he will assist in making the San Diego exposit- tiOn a strong demonstration of Ari- zona's resources and great possibilities. He appreciated the fact that the short CT haul to eastern markets would be a great benefit to producers in Arizona. and assured Mir. Collier that Arizona would be Open-handed in helping to make the 1915 show big success.
 After the reception the boosters re- turned to their dining cars and were taken to the fair grounds later to wit ness the arrival of the snorting speed monsters in the Los Angeles Phoenix road race.
 Last evening the San Diegoans were given entertainment at the Coliseum. where they witnessed moving pictures