The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-01-26
CLIFTON CHAMBER COMMERCE BAN-
 QUIET HAPPY 0NE
Spirit of Good Fellowship Was Manifested On Every Hand When a Hundred Clifton Citizens Gather. Around
 Festive Board
SONGSAND SPEECHES ENL|vEN
Repeated in the Near Future by
 Those Who Attended. t'

In the dining room of the Clifton Hotel, on Thursday evening last, more than a hundred citizens of Cliff ton sat down to tables loaded with good things to eat and refresh the inner man., The occasion was the first banquet given by the Clifton Cham
 Der of Commerce, an organization only a few months in existence, but which promises to last forever and to play an important part in the com mercial, industrial and social life of the community. In brief, and without any desire to eXaggerate, the banquet given was a big success. The even ing passed pleasantly for all who at tended and at it's conclusion there was a unanimous demand from all sides that the happy event should be re peated in the near future.
 Nonsense, impromptu songs and music by the orchestra, was intersper- sed with the speeches of the evening and pr. l.. A. w. Burtch, President of the Chamber, who presided as toast master, kept the program going in a manner to preclude one dull moment. It was made manifest that the citi- zens of Clifton want to get together. They want to boost" They want to do those things for the upbuilding of the community and county along the best lines. The Chamber of Commerce offers the opportunity and judging from the attendance at the banquet, and the expressions heard on all.; hands, Clifton will boast of the strong est Chamber of Commerce, in propor- ton to it's population, in all the state.
 At the conclusion of the delightful repast served by the management of the Clifton Hotel Dining room, pr. Burtch called the diners to order and with a few appropriate remarks in a happy vein called attention to the ob- jects and aims of the Clifton Cham Der of Commerce. pr. Burtch called attention to the relations existing be- tween the large minfng companies and the community at large, and ex- pressed the opinion that he had invar- iably observed that the large corpora L.
 District Attorney Horton spoke of the new county in the new state and dwelt upon the wealth of the new county, adding golden opportunities for the future. The district attorney called attention to the difficulties which surrounded the first county of ficers of the new county but that these difficulties were being gradually over- come and that the new county was en-. tering the new year with a better out look, both financially and industrially, than ever before. The district attor- companies for the part they had play ed in making the new county possible and also spoke in praiseworthy terms of the part played by the employees of these same companies for the part they had played in building up the prosperity, after all, depended upon the prosperity of the common people, and that in the affairs of any govern ment their rights should be considered more in the future than in the past.
 At this juncture the Clifton Glee Club delighted the assemblage with a vocal selection and were applauded for an encore.
 The subject given me namely ''The outlook for 1912 is g big one, much too big for me to do justice to and these few remarks shall be confined more particularly to local conditions.
 From railroad standpoint the prospects for 1912 look good. AS you know we have been going through one continuus wash day for a long time. We were ordered from Washington to