El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-17
HELPED To HAVE
THE BELL CONE
W. E. Barnes Tells of Patri-
otto Reception Through
Two States.

W F. Barnes. travelling freight and
passenger agent OF the Southern Pa
chic company. who was one Of the
committee appointed TO receive the
Liberty Bell at the California
boundary line. and who accompanied
the bell over the Tucson division from
una 10 FL PaSo, Is credited, together
with editor c. r. Naladigham. OF the
DemlnS Headlight with having initSit-
eu the movement 20 bring the bell over
the southern Pacific via Fl Paso- Mr.
Barnes is spending the day in Fl Paso
lie and governor William q. Melon
aid, Of New Mexico. We're especially in
Vited guests Of the Joint special COM
mittea Of the Select Council ACCOMPANY
ing the Liberty Bell at luncheon in
their private car at Deming yesterday
New States Enthusiastic.
Mr. Barnes, when interviewed by a
Herald representative. said; The en-
thusiastic reception accorded the Bell
by the people Of Arizona and New
Mexico was meChinE wonderful. II
was whirlwind OF patriotic senti-
meut sweeping over the country Fully
$4,000 people viewed the ancient relic
between Yuma and Ell Paso in its tram
sit over the Southern Pacific. begin
ming at Yuma where long before the
hour OF arrival the crowd was enor-
nous
Indians See Bell af Yuma.
THE indians from the reservation
Yuma and the city turned out enmasse,
headed by Chas- Moore mayor. with
the city council and representative citi-
zens- F. :. kirkpatrick, president and
l. W Alexander, secretary Of the Yuma
County Commercial club. had arranged
an elaborate program with a band and
school children, but the tremendous
crowd made it impossible to carry it
out
stay Up All Night.
TnwlnT1E nn1UFE -nnnuHa ell
up all night TO see the bell pass Large
crowds were gathered at Welton. ella,
Naricopa- Casa Grande. Tucson and
Benson At Wilcox all the people OF
the sulphur Spring valley had gath
cred Henry A Morgan, the mayor,
and the city council formed the re.
cepuou committee \ band had been
provided The interest in the bell at
Wilcox was phenomenal Parents held
alOft their babies. begging that their
little ones might be permitted 20 touch
the sacred relic The sight was most
impressive.
Babes Touch Bell.
"Mr. Siger chairman OF the Bell COM
mittee, made special efforts to have all
babies offered. touch the bell. but the
train pulled out with many disap-
pointed mothers holding aloft their
babes
At Bowie there was great demon
stration and an interesting program
was successfully carried out The sing
ing Of patriotic songs by the school
children was unusually good and
ELECTED the applause Of the entire COM
mittee-
The Governor Joins.
Large crowds had gathered at san
simon and stems; Lordsburg had q
patriotic OutpoUring and the city was
crowded as never before. The euthu-
slasm reached the high water mark
there when governor Mcdonald with
members OF his staff and L. s senator
CatrOn boarded the train.
AT Deming upwards of ten thou
sand people were massed in the vicinity
Of the railroad station. The officials OF
the city were in charge Of the recep- I
ton 1t was a happy moment for Edi-
tor Naladigham. who initiated the /
movement TO bring the bell over the !
southern Pacific. Deming is to be con- !
graduated upon the wonderful DEM [
onstratiOn Of yesterday.
The windup of the day in a blazs I
Of glory at FL Paso viii be long re- |
membered by the committee of the Sc |
lect council or Philadelphia"