Arizona republican., 1921-05-13

mostly of a per cent grade which connects it with the Denver & Rio Grande system.
 "The development of the San Juan Basin will depend largely upon the construction of a railroad from De- fiance. Colo, on the Santa Fe rail- way, to Durango. Colo. but this does not mean that Phoenix should not reach out for the wealth that is wait ing for her and should bestir itself in getting into rail connection with this unfailing supply of prosperity. Now, there is also another feature which should be taken into consid- eration by Phoenix in examining the possibilities of the San Juan Basin. In San Bernardino and Riverside counties, California. there have been discovered deposits of iron ores which are as extensive as any others in the United States. Phoenix lies between the coal of the San Juan Basin on the one hand and the iron of California on the other and where iron and coal can be brought together. fortune pours out her best and greatest prizes"
 MT. Clayton concerned himself more in the discussion with the gen eral business outlook and indications of what the future holds in sore for the southwest.
 Future Markets in West
 "The completion of the San Diego & Arizona railway" he said, has meant. in a greater degree than. per haps anything else. the commercial solidarity of the southwest, and par ticularly of Arizona and Southern California. In tapping the great pro- ductiveregion of the Imperial Valley. the San Diego & Arizona has only started it's work. Already e~ great Southern California is going over this road from Arizona. and with the passing of every day it is exerting it's influence to a greater degree in the commercial life of this section of the United States.
 Tt is undoubtedly true that Ari- sZona is finding more and more an outlet for her produce on the Pacific coast. More than this. the Far East Is calling for her cotton and her cop per, and it will be a matter of only a short time when this state will look to the Pacific and the lands beyond the Pacific for her markets instead of to the eastern states and Europe
 ''In developing these markets, Ari- zona will have to deal through Southern California, not only because of its proximity, but because of the rail and water facilities which are being built up in better shape each year. Arizona is already linked to San Diego by one of the finest rail- way systems in the United States, and the course of travel and ship ping is steadily southwark"
 Talking of business conditions in general on the Pacific coast, and es- pecial1y in the south, MT Clayton said
 Business Fair on Coast
 Business is fair in Southern Cal ifornia, with a general average bet ter, I think, than the rest of the country. Southern California is never hit with extremes of either good or bad times. During the boon days of the war and Immediately after, Southern California did not see the orgy of spending that was notice able in other portions of the country. nor did it see the relaxation of eff fort which followed The tourist business of 1920 was exceptionally good, and while indications point to the fact that it will be much less this year, there are grounds for hop ing that it will not be a complete failure"
 MT. Clayton, who finds 1t hard to hceP any mention or street cars or street railways out of his conversa- tion, said that he and Gillis had 1 looked over the system in Phoenix | put without any idea of interferine 1 in its affairs. He spoke in a genera way of the needs of the system, par tlcularly with reference to the CO., operation which may be given a street railway system by the public and by the governing powers, and l declared that in demanding better | service, extensions and improved equipment. the consumer of trans portation must realize that he mus | pay the bills, and that the conduct of street railway must therefore be considered by the operating company and the public strictly as a business matter, in which the question of . Just and fair profit to the company must not be lost sight of.
 l MT. Clayton and Mir. Gillis left las evening for San Diego. It is prob. able that their investigations her, will be resumed some time in tn,