Bisbee daily review., 1913-02-13
Pioneers in Arizona Masonry
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Attending the Masonic GraL lodge |, meeting in this city this wee are a | number of the pioneers wbC have been prominent in steering the des- tinies Of Arizona during the last quar- ter Of a century They are all prom iRent n the cites and counties where they reside and they all bring neas Of growth and prosperity in every see tion Of the new state.
 George Roskruge Gray and grizzly among these po- neers Is George Roskruge, or Tue sons. who bas held the office oi see retary of the Grand Lodge for more than twenty-five years and during all this long time has never failed bal once to show up at the place select ed for the Grand Lodge meeting
 That was at Globe twenty years ago when the other grand officers decided that a trip to Globe at thst time would not be safe because Ot hostile Indians. Afterwards. Judge Hackney. the venerable editOs of the Globe Silver Belt. declared that Ross. ruge had started the Indian story to avoid the stage ride of 125 miles tC Globe. Mr Roskruge says that Tu, son is making fine progress and that agricultural development in the santa Cruz valley is going forward on a grander scale than ever before.
 Morris Goldwater
 From Prescott comes Morris Gold water, one Of the most prominent Of the old Arizona pioneers. Goidwater is the head of the big merchandise establishments at Prescott and Phoe- nix, owned by Goldwater Brothers. MT. Goldwater, besides attending 10 his large business interests has found time to take a hand in politics and several times has represented Yava- pal county in the legislature. He was a member of the constitutional convention and was regarded as an available candidate for governor, and is yet He brings news of gen eral prosperity in the northern DOT ton of the state.
 Thomas Pascoe
 Attending the Grand Lodge from Globe is Thomas Pascoe. who punch ed a burro into that camp over the mountains from Silver City, New Mexico, in 1876 and has been there ever since. He was years engaged in the livery business and has pros pered we'll Mir. Pascoe says that a new company has been organized at Globe for the purchasing of a daily newspaper which will appear for the first time next week. Joseph H. Hamil. formerly of the Silver Belt, will be the editor and manager of the new paper which will be called the Arizona Record" He also says that the mining actiyity in Jne Globe district now is something almost be yond conception.
 Doe" Vickers
 From Phoenix comes Doc c. w. Vickers, who has been on the ATi- zona turk for many, many years. He resided in Prescott for years. but for fifteen years or more has lived in Phoenix He was auditor of the territory when Hon. Oaker Murphy was governor. This position he re- signed to become general manager of the Arizona Republican and it was under h5s direction that the Rspubli- can reached a paying basis, Harvey Lee being at the head Of the business office. He retired from the Republi- can several years ago, pulled away from politics and declares that he is now trying 10 be respectable. He thinks Bisbee is a regular industrial beehive and says Phoenix is more prosperous today than ever before. He positively refused to talk about the legislature or anything that it was likely to do.
 R. N. Fredericks
 From Prescott comes R. N. Fred ericks. now president of the Prescott National Bank, formerly in the real estate business and before that in the transfer business He has lived in Arizona thirty five years and ranks now among the prominent citizens of the state.
 A. 4. Johns . "
 Another Prescott pioneer. who first hit the head or a drill for a living during the pioneers days. For years he has been prominent in the demo cratic porty. He was one of the Arr zona commissioners who provided the territorys exhibit st the St. Louis Worlds Fair. He is now member of the commission charged with pro viding an exhibit at the Panama-Pa cific exposition in San Francisco.