Arizona republican., 1911-05-25
ElKS WILL BOOST
 SALT RIVER VALLEY SPECIAL WILL LEAVE JUNE 5 WITH LODGEMEN. Many Eastern Excursionsists Will
 Leave With Herd.

The visit of F.. w Clapp. general freight and passenger agent of the
 Arizona Eastern railroad. to Phoenix
 yesterday vas of moment and inn
 portanCe to the E. F Q. F.. as his
 trip was partly taken to complete ar
 engagements for the Elks special,
 scheduled to leave for Atlantic City
 on the 5th of July. Although the
 Elks have known for long time that
 they were going to have d special.
 they were glad for the extra atten-
 ton of the passenger agent. which
 Tot only assured them that the train
 would run" but that it would be
 run right"
 No question is entertained in the minds Of the loyal Elks of the city
 as to the success which is certain to
 attond the plan for the eastern spc-
 ciai. as the lodge WiE not only send
 q large delegation to represent the Salt River valley in the grand re-
 union on the Atlantic coast, but since
 the announcement that the train was not for Elks exclusively, but for any others going east who might desire to take advantage of a through fast special tu eastern points many in- quirics and reservations have been made by outsiders-non-E Elks-and un- less the men who are keeping track of the excursion are entirely deluded, the train will leave Phoenix with a full complement of passengers. A loyal Elk. speaking yesterday afternoon on the subject nearest and dearest To his hcart-the special-said:
 We are on the point of conducting an excursion to the Atlantic coast. On that excursion it is our intention to give the Salt River valley the greatest boost il has ever received from any man ar group of men whatsoever. We will boost in the lodge meetings, in the hotels. and on the streets We in- tend to talk Phoenix and the Salt ! River valley to every person we meet. ! whether they manifest desire to ! listen or not We will lecture eX- patiate and hold forth on the su- preme advantages of Phoenix as a | place of residence. and the unparal- | leIed prosperity which results from l holding land in the Salt River valley. | The people who say we are going for | a good time are right. The people l who say we are going for good time | and good time only are wrong. We | intend to make our special as much ! uf boosters special as that which | came down from Prescott few weeks | ago. They came to boost Prescott in i Phoenix. We are going 10 boost | Phoenix over the entire east"
 The men in charge Of the prepara tions for the special are anxious to have as many travellers as possible leave with them on June ,. as the total expense of the train will then not have to be carried by the lodge, | and the travellers who go with them will not only lose no time but may even make a better trip than would | be possible on the regular through | trains The Elks are too modest to make capital of their well-knoWn abil- ity as entertainers and good fellows, SD they merely say to eastern tray elers. Come with us" and leave the rest to the imagination.
 Nothing more has been heard about the ostriches. IL is understood that II Frank De Souza, who had been elected II to drive them. finally decided to give | mp his part of the program. and il is Il understood that A. R. Cater. the II genial and whOlehearted general agent II of the Arizona Eastern, has objected Il to walking before the birds. calling out clever things about the Salt River valley He signified his willingness to make an address in Carnegie hall New York. but refused to lower the dignity of the Arizona X Eastern by acting as a barker, even for the nonce. In view of inc demurrings of the two Ia of ] trichCs remains unsettled and nothing may come of the cherished plan. How eyer. ostrich or no ostrich. the special will run. and the Elks will have the best time of their lives. and the val ley will have the greatest boost of it's history.