The border vidette., 1919-03-01
AMERICANS WELL ENTERTAINED NogaIes Boosters in Mexico Treated
 Like Brothers.

Like Brothers.
 The following story from Ma zatlau, Sinaloa, Mexico, wired to the Nogales Daily Herald, will be of interest to readers of THE BORDER. VIDETTE, throughout the United States, who are in terested in the southern repub- lie:
 MAzATLAN, Feb. 25:-At no point along the line have the Mo- gales Chamber of Commerce eX- cursionists been more royalty welcomed as they were welcom- ed here last night. Governor Iturbe of Sinaloa met the special train at Culiacan yesterday, and officially welcomed the excur- sioniStS to the state and to the capital.
 The train arrived here yester- day afternoon, and never has a train load of people been vel comed with more sincerity than was the special bearing the Chamber of Commerce boosters. Literally thousands of people were gathered at the depot as the train pulled in and the noise of the cheering people and the music of the several bands that were gathered together, was so intense that one could hardly think.
 All of the inhabitants it seem. ed. turned out to greet the Am erican business men and on every side could be heard Viva Los Americanos." It appears that the people of this section have been eagerly waiting for days the arrival of the trade boosters, and everyone in the town seemed to be glad to have the Americans in the town.
 As soon as the excurSioniSts left the train,. Bracey Curtis, president of the Chamber of Commerce, was met by the pre- sident of the town, and he and the governor, in the name of the state of Sinaloa and the munich pality of Mazatlan, welcomed the visitors.
 At night the excursionists
 
 at a banquet and ball given in the state capitol. This was un- occasionally one of the finest affairs that has ever been given in this section of the West Coast.
 The banquet was an interna- tional affair Governor Iturbe and other prominent men of Sin aloa addressed the excursionists. welcoming them to Mexico, and said the trip was the beginning of a new era of prosperity for the two countries. The gover- nor emphasized the fact that such excursions could do noth- ing less than react for the mu- tual benefit of the people of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, the West Coast of Mexico, and for the people of Nogales, Arizona. He told the excursionists he was glad to meet them as friends, glad to know them as business men, and added that he hoped the friendship thus begun would continue.
 Frank Barry made an address for the visitors, in which he thanked the governor for the kind words of welcome, and said that he was assured that the people of Nogales, Arizona, were eager aud anxious to know the people of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, better and he was assured that the people of the northern city would be glad to welcome a dele gation from Mazatlan.
 Every body in Mazatlan enter ed into the spirit of the meeting, and those residents in the south ern city all expressed the keen est appreciation for the visit from the Chamber of Commerce, and all the party are satisfied that the welcome in Mazatlan is an expression of the feelings all along the west coast.
 The party spent Monday in Culiacan where they were ten dered reception and dance. The reception was most cordial and everyone of the excursion ists will start back tomorrow feeling that their list of friends has grown.
 According to the present plans of the eXcurSiOniStS the special