The border vidette., 1923-04-14
VISITORS RETURN HOME. !.
California Bankers Well Pleased With
Visit to Nogaies.

Company investment bankers
from Los Angeles, Oakland, San
Francisco, and San Diego, who
arrived here Sunday noon, left
in their private car for the Pa
5cific coast at 1850 o'clock yester.
day afternoon, says Tuesday
mornings Democrat.
All the members of the party
expressed the opinion that No
gales has brilliant future and
some went so far as to state that
Nogales undoub btedly will be-,
come the largest city in Arizona,
and will become second 81
Paso."
Among the Noeales people
who motored to Tucson and
brought,the visitors to the, bor.
der in automobiles were A. M.
Gillespie, president of Nogales
Chant Der of Commerce and head
of Nogales National Bank, Max
Muller. vice president and man
ager Sonora Bank & Trust Com.
.pany, W. G. Vinegar, secretary,
same bank; Bracey Curtis, presi.
dent First National Bank; w. w.
Bart bee. Southern Trust Com.
Epany; Col. Allen T. Bird, Frank
Wilkey, Attorney Duane Bird.
Mexican Consul Joaquin Ter
razas, Dave Loeb, Spiro s. Pro
to, president Southern Arizona
Power Company; Manuel Esca
lada. DR.. V. A. Smelker, City
Aldermen Sam Leeker and j. E.
Wise, II. w. Kelsey, Southern
Arizona Power Company; Louis
G. Kelsey, DR.. w. b. Chenoweth,
B. F. Hanna. DR.. A. L. Gustet.
ter, Juan Leloudis, j. B. Robin.
son, DR.. M. A. Wuerschmidt,
Walter B. Condgon, auditor the
Southern Arizona Power Com
pany; City Alderman Benz. j.
Jones, Craig Pottinger, editor
manager Nogales Morning Dem
ocrat; r. S. Mason, of Los An
igeles, consulting engineer the
Southern Arizona Power Com
lpany.
The Nogales motorcade met
the California excursionists at
the Santa Rita hotel in Tucson
shortly after they had break
tasted, and following trip over
the Old Pueblo. the entire party
motored' to Nogales, arriving
here about noon.
AS the motorcade came into
Nogales, the whistle at one of
the plants of the Southern Ari
zona Power Company was blown
thereby letting Nogales people
know that the party of distin
guished Californians had arrived.
Shortly after arrival here, the
visitors were guests of honor at
a luncheon at the Cosmopolitan
Cafe, at which covers were laid
for approximately 100 men.
Among those from out Of town
at the luncheon was Fl. B. Tit
comb, of Tucson, president of
the Southern Pacific de Mexico
railroad.
Spiro S. Proto acted as toast
master and called upon Mr.. Tit
comb and others for speeches
appropriate TO the occasion. Mr..
Titcomb gave a very illuminat
ing talk upon the projected com
pletion of the unfinished link in
the line between Tepic and La
Quemada, outlined the work be
ginning now, and stated thatthe
work will be pushed rapidly.
He stated that reconstruction
and rehabilitation of the Tonichi
branch, up the Yaqui river from
Corral, and the Alamos branch,
will be carried forward at the
earliest possible time.
Many questions were put Mr..
Titcomb by the visitors, and
they we're answered clearly and
lucidly, conveying deal of very
important information upon the
resources of the great west coast.
>Presid A. M. Gillespie of the
Chamber of Commerce, welcom
ed the visitors in a few well
chosen remarks, and at his re
quest Bracey Curtis took up the
theme and spoke interestingly
and convincingly.
Mexican Consul Joaquin Ter
razas spoke upon the exceeding
ly friendly relations that have
existed many years between both
cities of Nogales.
3. M. Wotkyns, vice president
of Stephens & Company, who
has been a powerful factor in