El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-21
Cnnture Senatnr Ashnrst.

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was present at the reception and was
captured, roped and tied by the FL
( PasOans. and with his secretary. Maui
rice McKelligon. taken ABOARD the Spe-
cial train to the Grand Canyon, where
he was the guest of the excursionists-
Mr.. McKelligOn is former FL Paso
boy aud lived there for 20 years. sun
day the senator and secretary were
present at the FL Pasoans' special Sun
day service at the Canyon and sunday
night the two accompanied the III Pa
scans as far as Holbrook to IN
speaking date for Woodrow wilson
I The senator became well acquainted
with the Ell Pasoans and the FL Pasoans
feel that a cordial and lasting friend
ship has been created between the Arr
iona statesman and themselves
Phoenix to Prescott.
Saturday afternoon the excursion
lists had most enjoyable ride up the
Santa Fe from Phoenix to Prescott
where they spent the fore part Of the
First stop out of Phoenix was al
Glendale. the center of the beet sugar
industry in the Salt River valley The
fCl PasOans stopped Only-lOng enough
for the band to play a couple Of pieces.
Meanwhile the FL Pasoans were circu-
lating along the depot platform meet
ing the leading citizens, who came to
the station to greet them. The big
beet sugar factory near the station
attracted the attention Of the FL PaSO-
ans. The palm trees about the streets
lent attractiveness to the landscape
The next stop was at Wickenburg,
famous in the annals OF Arizona min
ing as the shipping point for the old
Vulture gold mine. Just before Wick
enburg was reached, the Hassayampa
river was crossed and when the FL
Pasoans got out of the train al
Wickenburg to meet the people, they
found a barrel of Hassayampa water
waiting for them. The water was
served by pretty girls and, true to the
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of this famous river, nobody ever
wants to go back home, many of the
eXcursiOnists were ready to stop and
stay there. This was particularly
true of Eugene Harris, who met girl
just his size. The band played and
the people applauded it vociierOusly.
They distributed papers among the FL
PasOans telling of the resources Of
the country around WlckenburE and
the mining development now under
way. A number of automobiles. some
Of them heavy trucks for hauling ma
chinery to the mines. were on the
main street Of the town.
Through the Mountains.
From Wiclzenburg, the excursion
lists ran without stopping. through a
picturesque mountain country to
Congress Junction, the place that be-
came famous when president Nc
Kinley stopped over to visit the mines
on his cross country tour several years
ago. The band rendered a selection
at the depot and the train moved on,
the stop being cut short because the
train was behind schedule and a let
ter from the Prescott chamber Of COM
merce had been received stating that
the Prescott people were expecting
the El Pasoans to arrive on time and
would be at the depot waiting for
them. As train climbed up through
the mountains and the pines to Pres
colt the weather began to get cool
and it afforded a great relief to the FL
PasOans, who had been sweltering I'm
the Salt River valley; the Prescott
climate is more like the FL Paso
climate than that of the valley and