Bisbee daily review., 1912-11-21

 was hereafter to serve Tucson.
 The Speakers
 Dr. Huffman. Mayor of Tucson, was first introduced. He read what pur. ported to be a telegram from the Pope. offering congratulations to Tue son on the arrival Of another rail road in the city. stating that since notice reached the Vatican twenty nine years ago the location of Tue son had been fixed and it's greatness appreciated. This caused a laugh among the old timers who remember ed how Bob Leatherwood. then Mayor had wired the Pope on the occasion of the coming of the first train over the Southern Pacific. receiving reply from the vatican inquirirg Where in h--l is Tucson"
 Selim M Franklin, the prominent attorney. was next called by the Toastmas{er. Mir. Franklin stated how much the people appreciated ,he coming of the Fl Paso and Southwest ern to the city and then referred to the fact that railroads were the great ! instruments for developing new country and that Arizona should not ! forget that if future prosperity is to attend Arizona then railroad build l ing should be encouraged by a liberal and just treatment of the roads dl- ! ready in operation throughout the | state. He stated that recent laws en- acted were he believed, unjust to the | railroads and regretted that they had | been approved by the people Mir 1 Franklin expressed the hope that all ! future lawmaking concerning rail ' roads should have the approval of a | corporation commission or board ! competent to investigate and meas ! ufe theirm erits.
 ! John Metz, Of the Merchants Bank | and Trust company was next called Mir Metz spoke mostly of the pos, 1 abilities of future agricultural dc. velopment in the vicinity of Tucson, | telling of the great undertaking Ot i the Tucson Farms company which is now spending one million dollars iu | putting under cultivation five thon, sand acres Of fertile land near Tue son which would be sold to settlers [ in 40-acre tracts. He thought the new railroad would add greatly to | the prosperity of Tucson.
 Senator Mark Smith was singled out by the toastmaster as the next speaker and he made an excellent speech talking Of the necessity 10. railroads and complimenting the peO pie of Tucson for the warmth of thelE reception to the incoming new rail
 road. He thought that under wise regulations railroads should have ev- cry possible encouragement
 Dr. A. H. Wilde, of the Arizona
 university briefly responded wheT
 called on and talked of the great in strumentality of railroads in tho development of countries and build
 ing cities. He was glad to join witt
 the citizens Of Tucson in TeiOicin. | over the coming of the new railroad II. J. Simmons responded in q short speech thanking Tucson anc
 her citizens for their loyalty at al
 times iii helping the Southwestern surmount every obstacle in their ef
 forts to reach Tucson. He said thi. help had been appreciated by al
 connected with the company. Thel
 he facetiously referred to the com } munication from the Pope. sayin: that he was glad the Fl Paso an,
 Southwestern had finally shown tn, . vatican that Tucson was really on tht ? map.
 | Mir. Jones was called and brien! l responded.
 sI Send Thanks
 ! This ended the speaking program . but before the assemblase left tai - tables Judge Sawtell made a motior
 that the officials of the chamber O
 commerce be instructed to send [
 message to Dr. James Douglas il D New York assuring him of the jDl . of Tucson because Of the final com , pletion of the Fl Paso and Southwest , eTn into the city. This motion car , ried unanimously and the luncheon