Arizona republican., 1920-04-20

Litchfield, the wonder town sprung rom the transformed desert, turned host yesterday.
 An infant in actual years, but appar- ently in it's teens in visible achieve ment, this model municipality and great ranch of the Southwest Cotton company west of Phoenix entertained the members of the Phoenix Rotary club, the University of Michigan glee and mandolin clubs and other alumni Of Michigan of this city, the occasion being one long to be remembered by everyone fortunate enough to be Dres- ent.
 As though made for the occasion, the day was perfect and the affair proved to be a delightful outing for the uni- versity boys and one doubly so for the Rotarians who. beside enjoying the Hospitality of the Southwest Cotton company. also had the pleasure of listening to a concert by the Michigan musical clubs.
 Visit Revelation
 To all. the visit to Litchfield was a revelation. for although many have known of the building of this remark able town and the making Of the great ranch which only a few months ago was barren waste of Sagebrush. greasewood and cactus, vet scarcely one was aware of the extent of the transformation that has been made and which means much for Phoenix a nd the Salt River valley
 To a series of circumstances was 4 indebted the full pleasure of the after noon. The University of Michigan glee and mandolin clubs on their an- nual tour. this year to the Pacific coast, had an open date on April 19 while passing through Arizona to El Paso. where they appear April 20. As Edward F. Parker. vice. president and general manager of the Southwest Cotton company, is a Michigan man and a. leader of a former University of Michigan glee club, he had endeavored to secure dating of the clubs for a con- cert in Phoenix on the evening of April 19.
 But no auditorium could be secured for that night. Not to be denied a visit from the clubs. Mir. Parker de- cided to entertain them at Litchfield and invited the Rotary club to spend the afternoon at the ranch town and enjoy the day and the musical clubs. too.
 Had Good Road. Too
 The visitors left the '. M- C. A., in many motor cars shortly before noon. making the run to Litchfield in about 90 minutes over uniformly good roads. After being received at the organiza- ton house, known as the "Wigwau," they sat down to a dinner, called luncheon, at the mess house. Here was where the visitors began to get their eyes open concerning some of the Ilctl tiohS iidpkcHAhS GU I~A]NAA field The tables fairly groaned with tue load of food awaiting the visitors. Nevertheless. 1t was declared to be no different from the meals served at the mess house every day and for which the employees pay s1 a day. It was authoritatively stated that the actual cost of these meals to the Southwest Cotton company is s1.4s a day for each person.
 Luncheon over. after a stroll about the town and an inspection of some of the features, the visitors Were con- ducted to the theater where President Wallace c. Button of the Rotary club introduced Guy P Nevitt. attorney for the Southwest Cotton company and former Michigan man, as chairman of the afternoon. MT. Nevitt in a brief talk recalled incidents of college days and introduced Governor Campbell. The governors brief address was to the visiting college men urging them to come out to Arizona and have a hand in the making of such wonderful things as they had seen that day
 Cheered Governor and MT. Parker
 The governor and MT. Parker were given rousing cheers by the Michigan men, Mr Parker also proved that he