Arizona republican., 1920-04-01
PHOENIX GROWTH
 |MPRESSESPARTY |OF R. R. OFFICIALS
Vice President Chambers Heads Group of Railroad Men Who Inspect Local Conditions to Plan for the Future

First hand information concerning the remarkable growth of Phoenix and its urgent need for better railroad ia cilities was secured here yesterday by a party of Santa Fe officials who spent busy day here in inspecting the local terminus of the Santa Fe and looked over various thriving industrial enter prises. While the officials said little. it was evident they were much inn pressed with the great change in Phoe- nix and the important position it now occupies among the cities of the south west.
 The party of officials was headed by C. C. Chambers, vice president of the Santa Fe. With him were J. J. Byrne western traffic manager, Harry P. An await, who has just returned to his position of general western freight agent with headquarters at San Fran cisco. and others There were about dozen in the party.
 That the officials fully realized that what would have been adequate in fla cilities for Phoenix four or five years ago would fall far short now was made evident when one of them remarked yesterday:
 Call Growth Marvellous 'It is well that we did not do any thing here five years ago, for at that time we would have provided for the future of Phoenix on a scale such as developments have shown would be sadly inadequate now and insufficient for the city'S future"
 By repeated visits to Phoenix" said Vice President Chambers. we thought ourselves we'll informed concerning this city and her traffic needs, but the de- velopment here in the past two years has been nothing short of marvellous. But then. it has been reflected in the increased freight and passenger re- ceipts and in the shipments.
 M Ir n ataY- int tfy,,ea d ton that it would be the policy of the Santa Fe to make preparations to care for all the business that materialiZes and in an adequate manner.
 We are not here at this time to plan for new station" said Mir. Chambers. but the information secured on this visit will be utilized in that direction"
 Spend Busy Day
 The party of the officials arrived in Phoenix yesterday morning, coming by the way of Blythe and the Palo Verde valley on the Colorado, where. as a member of the party expressed himself, conditions appear to be about as they did in Phoenix 20 years ago and with about the same development.
 The visitors were taken to Litchfield where they inspected that new city, returning to Phoenix and visiting sev- eral of the cotton gins. They spent the remainder of the day iR inspecting the railroad property here. Glendale also was visited.
 Harry F. Anawalt. who during war time was in government service in charge of an important railway depart ment in Washington, is well known in Arizona For years he was general freight and passenger agent of the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix.
 Vice President Chambers and his inn mediate party left on the Ash Fork train in the early evening, hurrying back to his headquarters in Chicago. MT. Byrne and the others returned westward. During their stay in Phoe- nix they were entertained by F. P Cruces assistant general passenger agent of the Santa Fe.