Arizona republican., 1911-11-02
SANTA FE R. B,
 OFF|C|ALDOM Controlling Power of System Visiting This Valley PRESIDENT AND DIRECTORS They Spent Yesterday in
 Phoenix and Will Visit
 Roosevelt Dam Today, Annual Tour of Manag- ing Heads.

In President F. F. Ripley and asso- Iciates who arrived here yesterday
 Phoenix and the valley are entertain ing the most notable party of Santa Fe officials that ever stopped in this lclty. They arrived yesterday afternoon on special train over the $. F. P. X
 P, composed of seven cars, one of
 which was that of President F. NJ Murphy of the s. F. P & P. and other local officials, the other six being for the use of MT. Ripley's eastern party
 The personnel of the party is as fol- lows: F. P. Ripley of Chicago, presi- ldent of the entire Santa Fe system: | George T. Nicholson of Chicago. vica president in charge of traffic: w. B
 Storey of Chicago, vice president in charge of operation: w. F. Hodges of Chicago, vice president in charge of the purchasing department; F. J. Engle Iof Chicago, assistant to President Rip- ley; Walker D. Hines of New York. general counsel and chairman of the | executive committee: F. E. Houghton of Chicago. freight traffic manager: Howell Jones of Topeka director and land commissioner; Chas. $. Gle5d of Kansas City. owner of the Star and director of the Santa Fe: pr. Sterl of Chicago. President Ripley's private 'physician; A. B. McGaffey of Albu- querque. president of the subsidiary lines in New Mexico: D. l.. Gallup of New York. comptroller of the system together with clerks and stenographers.
 The members of President Murphy's party which are escorting the eastern officials are beside MT Murphy. w. A. Drake vice president and general man. ager; F. w. Camp of Los Angeles. so- licitor for the coast lines: Paul Burke counsel for the Arizona lines: George D. Morris secretary to President Mur- phy
 Mir. Ripley is enjoying good health with the exception of a throat affection which is quite bothersome and which is the occasion of his Baing accompan- jed by a physician. Though Mir. Rip ley feels we'll. talking irritates his throat and his physician has forbidden it, so while he accompanies the other gentlemen in their little side excursions and their rides and walks about the places they visit. he maintains his si- lence or communicates by written mes sages. It is no reflection on newspaper activity therefore, that a personal in- terview was not secured from him yes terday. though he has indicated | through his friends his pleasure and at what he has seen dur ing his short stay.
 From his assistant Mir Engle. it is | hot fI notables has no special significance at | this time. They are in the course of | an annual tour over the company's | lines, that is taken each year imme 1iateiy after the annual meeting held | in Topeka. These tours seldom em- brace the entire system but as much | If it as possible is covered. the party going east one year and west the next
 The plan assumes that the officers md directors will all join in these ours if possible. their purpose being general inspection of the company's and the viewing so far as practicable, of local conditions in ter -itory penetrated by the company's ines. For the time being the general offices of the entire system are trans erred to the special train and at cer- ain hours each day, mail, telegrams md official communications are rel ,eived and disposed of by department heads who are with the party. It is seldom, of course, that all the heads )f so great a system as the Santa Fe an be assembled for an extended aunt, but on this occasion a gOodly number of them have got together.
 Most of the gentlemen in the party lave visited Phoenix before, but few If them have been here for several -ears past, so the present appearance If things is quite in the nature of a pleasant surprise. They can appreci- te perhaps better than any other class f visitors what it means to see the lew Hotel Adams. to see the streets II torn up in the making of improve
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