Arizona republican., 1920-05-06

mere IS neither East or " est,
 Border or breed or birth
 When two strong men meet face 10
 face
 Though they come from the ends Of
 the earth."-Kipling.
 All lines of border, breed and birth vanished before the two great forces, commercial industry and agricultural enterprise, when 50 members of the Chicago Association of Commerce be- came guests of the Salt River valley yesterday.
 Phoenix got an invigorating whiff of Lake Michigan when this distinguished business delegation "breezed" into the city on their special train early yes terday morning. These representative of millions of dollars invested in i'm dustrial enterprises expressed surprise and admiration at the possibilities be- ing realized by Salt River valley ranch CTS through their investment of millions of dollars in agricultural enterprises.
 Wyllys w. Baird, head of the com mercial delegation, pointed out two things which Chicago and Phoenix share in common:
 In Live City
 "When we arrived in Phoenix in the early morning hours and were greeted by band, I immediately came to the conclusion that We were in a live city. Later in the day I found that you men here have defeated the weather man by producing rain whenever you want it. Chicago has a reputation for life and ingenuity, and l believe that these are also strong characteristics of Phoenix
 In taking charge of the luncheon rendered the guests by the Phoenix chamber of commerce, Judge R. F. Sloan, toastmaster, called attention to the fact that about 25 years ago Phoe fcf+ I,xrs H1Iacra headed by Marshal Field.
 "All through the history of Arizona we find that Chicago men and Chicago money have contributed largely to the upbuilding Of the Salt River valley" he said.
 In an inspiring talk before those at tending the luncheon, Mir. Baird highly commended Phoenix architecture. Mir. Baird is one of the big real estate men of Chicago.
 Warns Against Flats
 "The school building that saw in the ride about the Salt River valley would be a credit to any city, no matter what size,' he said. He was highly en- thaIsiastic over the residence build ings in Phoenix. Don't make the mis- take Chicago has made by going in too strongly for flats,' he warned. T am in favor of the bungalow home It indicates personality and in
  and says: There is where Mir. So and So lives.'"
 John A. Scott, professor of Greek at Northwestern university. delved into the history of Mesopotamia in urging farming.
 'I am not a farmer, but know some thing of history" he explained, and told how Mesopotamia was at one time the most fertile and productive agricultural country in the world, but was prac- tically ruined under Turkish rule when practically no attention was paid to rotating crops. He predicted that Mesopotamia would be the greatest cotton producing country in the world. now that it has been released from Turkish rule, if scientific methods are employed. The Salt River valley can hold second place if diversified farm ing is followed, in his opinion.
 Tells Of Frank Luke, Jr.
 A story that touched the heartstrings of every one present was told by Spearman Lewis, who was war core spondent for the Chicago Tribune. He described a little cafe in Paris, con ducted by Petite Louise.
 A'It vSps a little place, nothing elab- crate about it. the kind patronized by men, and it was there that the of the great war would gather in order to learn from those who had actually engaged in front line just what was happening in the vital sectors. One night the boys just back from the front began talking of a 'kid' flyer who was giving trouble to his officers
 With this introduction, Mir Lewis told of how the soldiers related in hushed voices of the many daring es- capades of this young air fighter, of how he wouldn't fly in formation or conform to many of the rigid restric- tions; of how one night he went out scouting and brought down a German observation balloon with an incen- diary bullet, and two days later he re- peated the feat. Of how one day he brought down two balloons, and when
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