Arizona republican., 1912-09-30
Attracted by Reports of Wonders of Salt River Valley Party Turns Down $10,000 Ent nment
 Offer From Los Angeles
"YOU CAN SEE
 THE SEA ANYTIME"
But Chance to View Great est Engineering Feat of Irrigation Age Comes But Once in a Lifetime;
 Plans for Entertainment

| | 1OI 1AI1GS4 ! Attracted by the great scenic beau | ty and the man made wonders of l the trip from Phoenix to Roosevelt, 1 the members of the American Geo. graphic society declined the offer of 1 Los Angeles for $10,000 entertain ment. The route as originally planned l did not include the Salt River valley, ] but that was all changed when the | Phoenix board of trade made it's of 1 fer of a trip to the dam, and an auto ride over the world celebrated l project. Similarly offers of many of 1 the bigger cities of the east and mid | dle west have been refused. because | il was the plan of the host society | to show their European guests the 1 most striking features of the great ] land of America. Denver will be more or less sighted by the tourists, be- 1 cause it is the policy of the wander CTS to visit only the points of great scientific interest.
 Phoenix was lucky enough to have at her door the greatest example of 1 the industry of the human race, the 1 SIlS IIiSCl HE lSdl OI lIIc 6dtlOIl age When it first became known that an expedition of savants was p1anned | through America, Harry Welch start ed pulling for the inclusion of the Gem of Arizona in the itinerary. His letters of invitation, backed by the hospitable promises of the board of trade and its cooperating sets of bus mess and professional men bore fruit at once. w. M. Davis, who has charge of the special train that car ries the party, agreed the Roosevelt | trip from Phoenix is the biggest at traction that could possibly be offer ed to the students of the strange, 1 the explorers of the wild, now turned l inspectors of the progress of the most modern race of people on earth. A favorable reply came immediate 1 ly to Welchs letter. He at once l comenced planning for the entertain 1 ment of the distinguished foreigners. | In this he was helped most ably by 1 all to whom he applied. The result ! is that now plans are laid for tre- | mendous set of events, that will inn 1 press the viewers as no other form of celebration can. Most of the de- 1 tails have been announced from time I to time in The Republican. Other minor points are being brought out ! every day: seldom @ day passes without adding to the program some 1 feature of interest
 Wher the 65 Europeans and the 20 1 American representatives of the geo. graphers of the United States step upon their rose laden cars at the xrrilI attvlxv with them collection of happy memories that will never grow less I in their minds In all their home | lands. the memories will return and l Phoenix will be spoken of as the | hospitable city of the southwest and 1 the gateway to a land of wonders such as man seldom finds in one 1 small section of the country.
 From the moment they alight | from their train until they are pulled | out on the return journey, the time | of the visitors will be taken up with 1 rides and seeings, they will be guests l at luncheons and a campfire supper. l and on their return from the auto l trip to the dam, they will be given
 the privileges of the Y. NJ. c. A
 Every section of the entertainment I program has it's interesting features. | The automobile ride to the Roosevelt
 1 dam will be conducted just like s 1 road race Mechanicians will be de-
 ] spatched at even intervals along the
 l road so the annoyance of broken
 | car and the delay for repairs will
 i not intrude on the enjoyment of the
 | tourists Wayland Wood, manager of
 | the Arizona Motor company, and do
 nator of the twenty Stakeholder cars.
 | has reduced his plans to a fine point
 l of efficiency and no accidents or
 l trouble can mar the pleasure cruise.
 The Phoenix Womans club de-
 1 serves great credit for it's offer of
 l help in preparing the luncheons at
 1 Granite Reef. The officers of the re-
 clamation service under MT. Fitch,
 | the engineer in charge of the pro- i iect will do their best to assure
 | the success of the program. Phoenix
 i business men have pledged their
 | hearty cooperation to the board Of
 ] trade which is primarily the host.
 Preparations are made by The Ari-
 i zona Republican to cover the visit
 l of the geographers most thoroughly.
 1 No detail of the trip to the dam and
 1 tho program there will be omitted.