Arizona republican., 1919-08-13
THESE VISITORS DO N0T THINK MUCH OF
 PHQENx's DEP0Ts

The less Phoenix has to do with a main line railroad while she has jerk water stations the better. And the less main line tourists see of Phoenix the better her reputation will be in other states.
 These two painful conclusions are literally forced upon Phoenix in 9 statement received yesterday by The Republican from a party Of twelve tourists. The party included a number of the unfortunate passengers on a Santa Fe train which came through Phoenix during the 30 hours or so that Phoenix had a main line railroad. Not only was the party unfortunate as to come through here, but it was com pelled along with number of other persons, to spend the night of August 4 in Phoenix.
 What the statement says is enough to make any Phoenician blush. Wheth- CT it will make the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific blush is doubtful. The statement follows:
 The Arizona Republican:
 "A number of unfortunate passen- gers who were pulled out from your delectable Phoenix railway stations Tuesday morning, the 5th. were fully in accord with your truthful editorial on the attractions of these stations, in 1 that mornings issue. These passen- gers had experienced the joys of your railway station privileges during the previous night,
 Two fully loaded cars, tourist and Pullman, from the Santa Fe, victims ,E -.l.< 10I you by the Southern Pacific in the Santa Fe yards at Il D. m., the fourth down at the sheds amidst the music and heat of the engines, with the en- chanting information that we were to remain there for the night, although l the conductor on the main line had told us that a special would take us directly through to Ash Fork. On the way from Maricopa another conductor had told us that we might have to He i over until 5 a. m. When we had taken our position among the engines we were further informed by the yard employees That we would not get away before 7:4li a. m
 AAfter piteous pleading on our part the yard men who were very kind pulled us lip several blocks away from the engines and partially filled our ex- hausted tanks with water, but un. fortunately did not give us any al pressure. Fifty people or more, many of them small children, tucked away in your conmodious railway station ir two cars en hot night and no toilei facilities, Then different statement by railway authorities as to when WI might be naoved, so that no one dared see hoteIt
 We remained all night to find, tht following morning, a station restad rant which should shame the Sahars Desert. and we had had no meal since noon of the previous day, as the ac commodations at Tucson were limited I and those at Maricopa-well. take { trip there and sees Finally, abou 7:30. we were informed that a dins. would be on through to Ash Fork, { bit of information which to our de l light proved true. and though a small affair for such crowd, the servic, was excellent
 While commenting on the eleganc' and comfort of your railway station facilities, il is well that you shoul, enjoy with us few laughable fact ip this Plnoenix-Ash Fork comedy which touches on the political admin istration of the railroads. The first o these has been related-that of ou being left in your alluring station |. without any care or instruction iron a conductor, Pullman or otherwise and without water for drinking o toilet. In fact, our conductor ha, eloped with the train that went wes l a4-.~ was that provisions ran short on ou diner because the car had not beel informed of the number of passen gers expected-this, after we had in habited your station for eight hours
 Last, as we neared Ash Fork order were given by the conductor to tn porter, heard by several of us, to sent our sleeper west, and on this order al of our baggage was taken from tn car. After a fine Harvey meal a Ash Fork under superintendent worthy the title, we hastened to hun our new quarters in another car fo the Grand Canyon, and we wer greeted by the cheerful grin of ou faithful porter of the last three days When asked by one of the party if h knew where We were bound, h. promptly answered:
 All knows is. lady, dat we's jus railroadin aroun.' Es
 A moment later the conductor o the main line gave the order that ou baggage should be returned to ou former car, as 1t was eastbound, whicl brought the exclamation from tn porter:
 Thank goodness, we knows wha we's goin.
 Some day some of us may returi to Phoenix We all hope it will b when the roads are permanently o,i of politics arid that Phoenix will no have followed her mythical cycle . waiting flindred years before sn burns herself into modern city with railway station worthy of city c Se,900 inhabitants
 Appended to the statement, whic' YVES forwarded by A E. Ewing, 6eo Hollywood avenue, Hollywood, To Angeles, are the signatures of eigh tourists of the ten who concurred i 1t. representing three states. Tn signers are:
 l Captain s. M. Smith, Mrs. E. S Mnrdock, Miss Jeanne Wertheinel and Mrs. F. q. Jonah, all of St. Louis J. D. Harrington, formerly of Ohis now of Stockton, Cal; Miss Paulin Cunyas and Miss Elinor Kerr, of Sa fAv{~x{<> <..7 IT,. XIV 1T7T