The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-11-22


 though neither MT. Pentland nor he occupied so exalted a position as the Lord Chancellor, yet he could assure all that both of them were as proud of the distinction which had been con- ferred upon them as he could be.
 Proceeding MT. Miller said that he was not quite certain, but he was in clined to think, that he was the oldest
 employee of the Company present Perhaps the Mayor had the honor, but he himself had entered the Company's service on May 18th, 1889. Since that date he had visited Clifton six times and he was pleased to say that he had observed each time marked improve ment in the place. This time there was buoyancy about everybody more noticeable than ever before. There was one thing that had always struck and that was their courage. He had visited Clifton shortly after some of the serious floods had taken place and when, therefore things were not SO bright as now, but he had never found the people anything but stout hearted. He was reminded of story of President Lincoln. When Lincoln was a boy, meteoric shower took place one night, these showers were not SO well understood in those days as now, and the man with whom Lin coin was living, knocked at his bed Lat h., the last day has come" Relating the incident afterwards Lincoln said: 'I got up, looked out of the window, and saw a sight which was truly alarming, but beyond the meteors I saw the grand old consultations still fixed ill cause for fear" The people of Cliff ton had their alarming experiences but they had looked through and be- yond those meteors and had seen the bright star of Hope fixed in the heav ems, and they had remained brave and courageous.
 Continuing MT. Miller said that he had a very warm spot in his heart for Clifton and so had all the members of the Board. He recalled the fact that MT. Duncan Smith, who was one of the originators of the company, and who had passed away from our midst, when he paid visits to Clifton used to gauge the progress of the place by the number of pianos it contained, sixteen was the highest number he had been able to count. He (Mr. Miller) as- sumed that the number now would be sixty or more, and if this test were ap- piled, they could see for themselves how great the progress had been. He had visited quite a number of mining camps in Arizona and he was pleased to say that in his opinion Clifton was the most attractive of them all. But while this was so they must progress to still greater things in the future. He would tell them a story which was going round in the "old country but which he did not know had yet reach ed this side. A little boy had been presented by his parents with a pair of bantam fowls. When the first egg was laid the lad was bitterly disap- pointed with it's size, as he had been accustomed to gaze with admiration upon an ostrich's egg which his par ents had in the drawing room At last he fell upon an expedient. Taking the ostrich egg he wrote upon it Keep your eye on this and do the best you can," and hung it up in the hen house. The people of Clifton, and the Con- pany too, must metaphorically, hang up an ostrich egg with those words written on it; keep their eyes upon it. and heartily and energetically do the best in their power.