Arizona republican., 1921-02-09
PROMINENT L.A,
 BUSINESS MEN
 GUESTS IF CITY
flnd Visit To Valley Real Eye Opener" M a k e Auto Trip-Leave Late At Night For Mexico

~,ore than 100 prominent business anu professional men of Los Angeles e~M~ 10 Phoenix and the Salt River ~.tS yesterday. they saw a city and aneS hustling with undreamed- of eakl1ess and agricultural activity and sncy were conquered by what they be- nttu- Their first stop on their second excurxion to the west coast of Mexico rrored a real eye opener" a "rare trcat.- they said.
 These California men, representing many important lines of industry came to Phoenix as friends of the city and the valley. They came to pave the way Tor closer relationship between leading cities of two great states cshfornia and Arizona They came to show the people of this community that We arc for them,' to use their own language.
 Incidentally. they honored Phoenix ~ith stay of 13 hours. the second longest on their entire trip. which in ciaaes stops at r cities in Arizona and Mexico. only Mazatlan will he hcncrcd with a longer visit from these prominent Los Angeles men,
 lt was about 10 o'clock yesterday morning when their special Southern Pacific train de luxe consisting of % cars. rolled into the Arizona Eastern ucfot There they were met by com mittec frorn the chamber of commerce, in automobiles
 TakesTrip Through Valley
 trip through the rich agricultural districts followed. including visits to thc big cotton ranches. the fruit groves. the alfalfa and dairying lands tho grain lands and the truck gardens.
 shortly after noon they hove into sight or Chandler. where luncheon was wNtcted al the San Marcos as the rue<ts Of the Phoenix chamber. Later in tho afternoon the entire party re- larned to Phoenix.
 During the afternoon the visitors renewed friendships with local bust ness men and made new acquaintances. They spent the entire afternoon in the business district. seeing how Phoenix men conducted their business. They were rewarded with many new ideas in methods of putting it across"
 In the evening they were honored xuests at the town community meet ing at the high school auditorium. son at II o'clock. Tucson is the next stop Arriving there are S:S5 tomor- TOW morning. they will remain for a period Of Sit hours.
 On to Mexico
 From Tucson they 20 to Nogales, and thence into Mexico. with stops scheduled at Hermosillo. Empalme,
 
 ouira. Eldorado. Navajoa, Cajeme. Naxdalcna. Nogsles, Tucson, and thence back to Los Angeles.
 The party was headed by Sylvester L. Weaver. president of tine Los An rclrs chamber of commerce and of the Weaver Roof company. Frank Wig sins. secretary of the chamber. was also a member of the party.
 The object of the trip. it was ex- plaincd. is to become personally &C., anainted with the west coast territory cf Mexico with view to establish tuE more cordial relations and pro- noting future trade between Los An geleS and this territory. The Los An x~les chamber of commerce Is said to lue shc largest in tho United States.
 Members of the Phoenix chamber of commerce who conducted the visitors on the tour of the valley included H. M. Peek, !. ]. Kohlberg, H. w. As bury. E. F. Marks. H. H. Hotchkiss f'red Barrows. Cal Messner, Joseph NcAleer. A Fl. Mcclellan. F.. W. Clay ion. E. F. Parker. F. H. Ensign, Dave t;cldberg. F. P. Cruice. J. F. Thompson. F. F. Moore. H. J. McClung. T. c. NcRcynolds. c. J. Pottberg, Hal c. Prince. Dwight B. Heard, William Ferguson. C. D. Doris. and John 1fSater.