Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-01-10
(From Fridays Daily.)

| Win thought was the address made
by Sir Gilbert Parker at the Chamber
OF Commerce meeting last evening. III,
had not come prepared 10 make hi,
speech but when called upon hs
graeiously responded and his extern
poraneous remarks showed him TO be
as brilliant and impressive n speaker
as he Is writer. As yet, he ex.
planned, he had only a birdseye view
Of a section of this great state and
his impressions were therefore only
limited and general. He had visited
the city council on Tuesday evening
and was struck by the expedition and
precision with which the business was
transacted. In fact he observed the
people Of the country, different from
those Of England have not any time
TO beat around the bush but get down
to business. The Chamber of Com.
merce, he noted was concentrating its
energies in the work of building up
great state. This is no. the first
time he had seen Arizona. lie crossed
IL twenty-five years ago when on his
way 10 the South Seas. In that trip
he had met at Leavcnworth General
Miles and that "still greater man,
Fred Harvey who had given him.
talismanic letter 20 all of the man.
ayers of the Harvey eating houses
with the result that he was "like a
bloated alderman" when he arrived
at San Francisco. Reverting TO pres
ent environments he said that in Ari.
zona there is not enough water while
in England there is too much water;
but the situation here is not as bad
as IL was in Australia at one time.
But that country, by the conservation
of its water supply has remedied the
situation the result being that last
year she produced crop of wheat
two'thirds as large as that Of Canada.
After having Travelled over almost
the entire world he felt justified in
saying: "while your district has be.
hind II great mining strength and re-
sources and large cattle industry, il
ever you are going to be a great state,
you must have agriculture. Until
your men in the mines and the work.
shops can exchange with the man in
the fields, you will never flourish.
The conservation of your water and
the building up of the fertile spots
you now possess, will lead TO the de.
velopment Of what is now unfertile.
81 came to Arizona because
wanted inspiration. ! wanted 10 20
where people are building. Every
man who expects home here is build
ing a state. The only inspiration we
have in England 10 that OF social or
political reformers. The era Of con.
struetive work has passed. II / had
twenty sons l would send them 10
this new world"
Referring 20 whippIe Barracks, he
pointed on that IL lent distinction to
the town and should be estimated as
one Of its most valuable assets, as the
assembling Of body of men under
discipline and for n patriotic duty,
was an object lesson in the promotion
OF the national spirit. Never in his
life had be experienced greater salts
faction or greater enjoyment than
from the few days he had spent in
Prescott. He would leave in few
days but would return before his de
parture for England, and would take
home with him an inspiration that he
believed would aid him In his Toner.
Gus IL not responsible work"
Prolonged applause greeted the
speaker and he was heartily thanked
for his candid advice by tho president
and by the members at the eonclu-
sion Of the meeting.
The attendance WAS exceptionally
large, there not being sufficient seat
ing capacity. The meeting was opened
with a report from r. q. Brown OF
the advertising committee, reviewing
the fact that during the year nm edi.
tion Of n health booklet and a circular
on dry farming had been issued. An
edition Of $4,000 Of q mining booklet
was now ready for distribution and
il was recommended that mining com.
panies who wished 20 nso them In
quantities could be supplied at cost
The committee recommends that a
booklet Of general nature should
be Published and that another appro
priation be made for advertising in
Eastern magazines, A map Of Yaya
pal county Is soon to be printed for
Secretary Fraser added that 1.-THE