The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-04-05
PATHFINDER PARTY CHARMED WITH
 CLIFTON
Would not Have Mifsed Scenic Attractions from Globe to This City on any Account. Pronounce the Roads to
 be Excellent
Dell M. Potter Met Party at Fish Creek and Conveyed Them to Cliff ton. Lordsburg Party Will Meet
 Guests at Duncan

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 The Los Angeles Examiner pathfind- ing party composed of MT. and Mrs.
 Harvey Herrick and MT. and Mrs.
 Chester Lawrence, have arrived in Clifton, delighted that they were not
 persuaded to divert from the course
 originally laid down. The party, es-
 corted by five auto loads of Clifton and Safford boosters arrived in Clifton at about 5 p. m. Saturday afternoon and
 this issue of the Copper Era was de
 layed in order that the epoch making
 event should be duly >chronicled.
 Dell M. Potter, the indefatigable
 booster of good roads in particular and all things that may aid Greenlee couu-
 ty and the new state, met the party as advance pilot at Fish Creek, on the | ITempe-Roosevelt road. There also the Globe bunch foregathered to es- cort the party to the Silver Belt City,
 He stayed with the contract uniI on the arrival of the car in this city he had made good his promises and given the plain "lie' to those interested dogs in-the-nanger who tried every way to mislead Messrs. Herrick and Law renee and cheat us out of our just due. | The Globe boosters escorted the party to the Gila river where the Ora ham Chamber of Commerce picked up
 
 l.beauties and wonders of the valley | towns. Here they were met by a pill ot car manned by H. c. Mix, Jerry Kelly, Sam Abraham and J. F. Mic | coils, who furnished the route intelli- gence from Stafford to Sheldon and Clifton. Morgan H. Lloyd and w. L. Bobo of Phoenix came through with the party, Del M. Potter being their guest. Saturday morning, sever- al autos left Clifton to pick up the vis- itors and assembled at Sheldon about noon. In the various cars were Dr. and Mrs. Burtch, Mrs Sam Abraham, Mrs Mitchell, Miss Terrell and Messrs. John Webster, Mitchell, Jas Hagan and Miss Davidson. The tired, dusty and travel-worn wis 1tors alighted at the Clifton and after general introductions to prominent citizens retired to prepare for the en- terta1nment provided by the B. P O. B. smoker in the Armory Hall. Inci- dentally MT. Lawrence had to send in a big batch of news to the Examiner, extolling the beauties of the scenery through which he had passed, and cer- tifying to the fact that the road from Globe to Clifton was in good shape. readily negotiated and far better in all respects than some other stretches since he left Los Angeles.
 MT. Lawrence said when asked by Copper Era representative, that the road was fully as good as that from Yuma to Phoenix, and in fact. the best part of the trail except the govern ment road from Tempe to Roosevelt. The only delays experienced since leaving the Angel City were on the California stretch between Redlands and Yuma, two days being virtually clipped off the schedule.
 Clifton pilots will go with the party Sunday DnnnQn Wh ha burg people will step in and be the en- tertainers half way to Deming. DeI1 Potter will stick until the official New Mexico pilots pick them up some where between Las Cruces and Albu- querque.
 Since leaving Phoenix the trip has been picnic for all concerned, with no breakdowns or other drawbacks. Messrs. Herrick and Lawrence were profuSe in their expressions of delight with the Aizona trip and will leave the state thoroughly impressed with the desirability of having Clifton placed indelibly on the map of all transcon- tinental auto tourists.
 In the evening the gentlemen of the party were guests of the local lodge of Elks and the Chamber of Com merce at a smoker which had been postponed in order to bring together the representative people of the city in welcoming the visitors. It was a perfect success in all respects.
 A pleasing feature of the trip was encountering a party of school chil- dren, the class of Sophie Shirley at the mouth of the canyon who had been and flower-gathering on the Saturday holiday. The auto par ty was showered with Arizona poppies and other early spring bloom, and came into the city decorated with Ari- zona blossoms.
 Thus auspiciously has dawned new era in the development of Clifton and Greenlee county. They are hence forth on the map as presenting scenic to charm and chain the globe trotter who annually crosses this great land from coast to coast in search of pleasure, recreation and health.
 Later in the evening three cars of Stafford boosters came in, having start ed about two hours after the guest party. In the party were John J. Bird no, E. w. Clayton and Chas. T. Solo, mon who met the guests with their Globe escort in behalf of the newly Graham County Chamber of Commerce. They were accompanied by their wives and George Elledge of Stafford, Prof. Mathews of Thatcher, Miles Ray of Ray and the Misses Cuff of Thatcher. They will accompany the party to Duncan. John Birdno says that the trip from Solomonville to Clifton can be easily made under fair conditions in three or four hours.