The Parker post., 1913-10-18
DINNER WAS
BIG SUCCESS
BOARD OF TRADE ENTERTAINED
SUPERVISOR OTIS 3. GOODALL
OF INDIAN OFFICE cATURDAY
NIGHT-MANY ATTEND.

The dinner given by the Board OF
Trade last Saturday evening in hon
or of Otis B. Goodall, supervisor in
the office Of Indian Affairs proved a
most enjoyable affair while the oc-
casion furnished an opportunity to &C
Quaint the visiting official with facts
relating to our efforts in securing
the opening of the surplus lands OF
the Colorado River Indian reserva-
ton
The dinner was given in the dining
room of the Ellis hotel, and Mrs. w.
w. Dunbar, who conducts the hotel,
is entitled to a large share of the
credit tor it's success on account o.
the splendid repast. she spread be,
fore the guests and the excellence O.
the service.
Before entering upon the task of sa>'
isfying the inner man, R. C. Saufley,
secretary of the board of trade, anG
who acted as chairman of the even
ing, introduced Mr. Goodall in a few
well-chosen words, stating, amont
other things, that the official had
been here for a week inspecting con
ditions of the reservation; that h:
has been in the government service
for twentyfour years. serving in val
ious capacities in four different de-
partments, and that prior to his ca
tering the service he held the posi-
ton of managing editor of the Wash
ington Post.
Mr.. Goodall responded by compli
menting the progressive spirit OF the
citizens of Parker. THE aggressive
ness which you people are showing IL
your efforts to secure the passage o.
legislation by congress for the open
ing of the surplus lands OF this reseI
vation Is bound to bear fruit" said MI:
Goodall. I'm fact, believe you viii
soon, realize your ambition in get
ting these lands open to settlement
/ know OF no reason why they shoult
not be opened, and this persistenc.
on the part of the citizens will even
tually be crowned with success.
During my stay here l have me.
your citizens, and l admire your pro
gressiveness. My trip to Blythe ear
ly in the week demonstrated to M
what the fertility of this land in th.e
valley is capable Of producing. l
will provide homes for thousands O.
people. and make your city one O.
the most prosperous in all Arizona
l sincerely hope that when l again
visit Parker that congress shall hav<
passed your bill opening the surplus
lands Of the reservation to settle
ment" Mr. Goodall said many other
nice things about Parker and its
people, and when he concluded his
remarks he was Justify cheered by
the assembled guests.
At that point in the dinner whe1
everybody was enjoying the comforts
of a good feed and the aroma from
a good cigar, Chairman Saufley start
ed the program by calling upon
j. B. Flanagan to speak on the sub
1ect, What We Are Asking For y
For the benefit of the guest OF thc
evening Mr.. Flanagan reviewed the
history of the Parker situation up tC
the present date and mentioned som.
OF the obstacles which the people
have had to meet in their efforts tc
secure the necessary legislation fol
the opening of the reservation lands
G. A. Marsh spoke on the benefits
which the Indians would derive from
the opening OF the reservation Mr.
Marsh said, that taking everything
! reconsideration, more benefits would
Scrue to the Indians by opening the
reservation than to the settler; that
the Indian needed the settler tc
teach him how to farm, while the set
tier could get along in any mans
country without the Indian.
Omar l.. Babcock, superintendent
of the Indian School. when called up
on by the chairman. said that it was
his opinion the Indians would be
benefited by the opening of the sur
plus lands of the reservation. "The
money derived from the sale of these
lands would provide sanitary homes
for them," said Mr.. Babcock, land
right now they are in need of sani-
tation more than anything else" Mr.
Babcock gave an interesting and in.
structive talk which was great
ly appreciated by those present.
At the conclusion of the dinner it
was unanimously decided to hold a
meeting of the Board of Trade Satur-