Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-04-10
HEARD IN THE LOBB|ES

The government is keeping it's eye
on Arizona these days. Not TO init
mate that it has not. always done so,
for the presence at the Adams Annex
OF Mr. G. F. DuttOn, government pos
tai inspector is not Indicative of any
unusual interest now being manifested
in Washington i'm the destiny Of the
west But this lack of government
representatives in the west is obviated
by the presence OF western represen-
tatives in the east, all clever and per-
spicacious, so the good is being done
just the same. Mr.. Dutton has not
come west on statehood business. but
for the sole and single purpose of
looking into the affairs of Uncle Sans
postoffices, scattered here and there
over the territory. He has not come
out for the purpose Of examining the
Phoenix postoffice. since the city Of
flee was inspected in the latter part
of June. 1t is almost Unnecessary to
examine Colonel McClintocks office
anyhow Ii is the best run postoffice
in the country, and the best people
say and think as much. But the
smaller outlying towns, towns which
look up to Phoenix as their elder
brother, the fount Of all their mer-
camille blessings, the metropolis of
their joys, the place to which they
come to engage a lawyer or buy flour
in carload lots-these small towns
must be nursed, as it were, into full
being. and the first real Indication
Of a towns existence is the estab-
lshment of a postoffice within tie
limits OF the projected city. The
news that Clifton has a postoffice
Will come as surprise to many who
were not aware that the promising
village had progresse to such a stage
of civic development. But Mr.. Dutton,
who arrived from Clifton last night,
says that it not only has a postoffice
but that il has had one for a good
many years and that he has just fin
ished inspecting new postoffice
building in the city that would make
the rest of the territory rub its eyes
if a sight of the splendid building
could be gained. one of the finest and
most modern in the territory. Mr..
Dutton says. built by the Arizona
to the government for ten years. The
office was in good shape, says Mr..
Dutton and he will leave in day or
two for other outlying towns.
1t is an unfortunate thing that Mr..
Thomas c. Evans, representing the
Jones Paddock Tea and Coffee, has
TO sell his goods TO cold, unfeeling,
masculine merchants, for while 1t is
known that he carries on his business
with good success, even under his
present disadvantages, he could do
vastly better If the stores were run
by the ladies. This in view of his
attractive personality which would
make il impossible for a woman OF
any susceptibility whatever to meet
him without buying a ton or more
of high grade tea and coffee. Mr..
Evans has been travelling for his
house from Los Angeles for good
many years,-eighteen, to be exact
but he will make Phoenix his head
quarters hereafter, this owing TO
the fact that the business in Arizona
and New Mexico has grown To the
point where il is necessary TO keep
a man here to handle it. His dis
trict will be the two territories, and
he expects to see things rush along
in a satisfactory manner.
Mr. II. H. Martin has been man
aging the Alhambra Brick and Tile
company for the last year, concern
owned by none other person than
himself. He has no doubt operated
his business with satisfactory results
for his bank account, and during his
stay in Phoenix has built up fol-
lowing of friends that would make a
misanthrope forever pull down his
flag on discourses on the selfishness
of man. Yesterday morning Mr..
Martin was lounging in the rest room
Of the Stag, saying farewell to the
numerous parties who have formed
an attachment for him, saying fare
well, because he is on the point of
going away. I'm going away. going
away" as the hero says in the melo-
dramas In fact, Mr.. Martin, If he
was on the point of going yesterday
morning might be said to be gone
today as he left on the evening train
bound for the coast, where he will
look for an opening. His plans are
not fully formed, but he said he
would either go into the newspaper
business or buy an interest in an
other business similar to the one he
has managed at Alhambra.
A pleasant young man leaned over
the clerks desk at the Commercial
yesterday afternoon talking TO the
gentleman with the pen who arbi
trates the destinies of the guests.
His name was A. S Russell. and ne
had the gay and festive appearance
which might be imagined as the pos
session of a man marooned for sew
eral weeks in a surveying camp out
in the hills a few miles from Boards
ley. Growing tired of solitude and
loneliness Mr.. Russell came to Phoe-
nix to have a little fun, and from
the pleased and enthusiastic manner
in which he was discoursins yester-
day there can be no doubt that he
had it, He returned to BeardsleV