Williams news. [microfilm reel], May 24, 1902, Image 1

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VHJJAMS, ARIZ.
Population. 200
Elevation. 6,750
RESOURCES
Lumbering Mining
StocL raising
THE NEVS JOB
PRINTING
IS UNEXCELLED
RAILROADS
Santa Fe Pacific
Grand Canyon
Saginaw Southern
The Williams News
VoUO WILLIAMS, ARIZONA, SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1902 Na 43
California Press Association
"Visited at the Grand Canyon
and "Williams, the Gateway
Mllnr. PrrHnl R.. Tim.. Knrrka.
MoniiciiratTT, Mr. and Nn. Curtis. l-dger,
Anllorh.
Morns. f. T.. Review. Haywards.
Nlrkle. Mr. an. I Mrs. K. K-. Honalrr, Acton.
Olmt-ad. 8. II.. Journal. Hon Rafael.
Radt-llrTe. Mr. and Mrs. C. I.. Sun, Merced.
Read. Mr. and Mrs. J. L.. Indepe nd.-nt. Mid
dletown. Rice, Mla Martha. Ptww. Irvinxton.
Ric-hanlmin. V. W ;ax-tte. Berkeley.
Rl'lwiii. Mr. and Mm. W. L. Bt, Lakeport.
Bayre. I. I... Xuicret. Jameafown.
ruinitl. Mra. ( li., Nord California Herold,
fWrntmpnto.
Hhepard. Mr. and Mr. W. A.. Herald. Aubnrn.
Swaaey. Mr. aud Mm. F. M., Fit Preaa, Red
din. Tbomtnon, K. B., Pre, Irvtngton.
Tivthaa-av. F. I.. Nugget, Jimiiluwn.
WaMun, John. Journal. Naa.
Walden. MifNt Adair, Jimrnnl, Napa.
Willi. Mr. and Mra. K. H.. Rccorri-l'nion.
Sacramento.
From the alove list of names the
reader will le able to gather some
Lack of "pace last week prohib
ited extended mention of the Cali
fornia Press association, which left
San Francisco on May 12, en route
to the Grand Canyon. The party
numbered in all sixty-six, and oc
cupied three Pullmans, chartered
especially for the trip. Two days
were spent to advantage at the Can
yon by the scribes in sight-seeing,
and there the annual election of
officers was held, which resulted as
follows: F. V. Richardson, presi
dent; J. B. Baumgartner, vice pres
ident; Raleigh Barcar,
secretary, and . M.
Francis, treasurer.
The following compose
the executive commit
tee: E. B. Willis, A. B.
Lemon, D. McPherson.
R. II. Jury, II. Pen
nycook, G. B. Daniels
and F. II. Mackinder.
The party arrived in
Williams early Friday
morning, May 16, and
the hours till noon were
passed pleasantly and
profitably by the greater
number, who strolled
through the town, vis
ited the large sawmill
and box factory of the
Saginaw and Manistee
Lumber Co., entered our
large wholesale and retail stores, j idea of the amount of free adver
latter is worth seeing, think of the
comparison. Ask one of these peo
ple how deep they think it is to the
plauteau below, they will answer
only a few hundred feet, and feel
sure they can throw a stone down
to it without any trouble. When
told it is several thousand feet they
begin to look .with more interest
and ask for further information.
When told that the north wall is
thirteen miles away and twelve
hundred feet higher than where
they are standing, their surprise is
unbounded, and, by this time, they
have decided to remain and see all
they can during their short visit.
Most of the visitors appreciate the
vastness of it on reaching the rim.
But look at it as they will and ex-
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A GLIMPSE or N ATI RE'S C.REATEST WORK THE GRAND CANYON OF ARIZONA.
which would do credit to a town
many times the size of Williams,
and last, but not least, came in to
view the great family journal and
have a few minutes' pleasant '"shop
talk."
Following is a list of the excur
sionists: Barcar, Raleigh. Reporter. Vacaville.
Baumgartner. Mr., Star, Pasadena.
Bojrnton, Mr. and Mrs. 8. 8.. Register, Oro-
C. Rerlew, Pacific
ville.
Brown. Mr. and Mrs. W.
Grove.
Calkins. Miss Lenore, Transcript. Nevada
City.
Cone, Mr. and Mrs. J. S-, Enrlnal. Alameda.
Cooke. Mr. and Mrs. F. W., Tribune, lieaJda-bura:-
Daniels. Mr. and Mrs. O. B., Enquirer, Oak
land.
Dickerman. Mrs. Herbert, Transcript, Nevada
Cltr.
Junscomb, Mrs. C. E., Times-Index. San Ber
nardino. Granice, Mr. and Mrs. H. H., Index-Tribune,
Sonoma.
Harrier. Mr. and Mrs. L.O., Chronicle. Vallejo.
Haskell, Mr. and Mrs. S. M., Proareso. Pomona.
Huston. Mrs. S. A.. Home-Alltance.Woouland.
Hutton. Mr. and Mra. P.. Tribune. Mxon.
Jury. Mr. and Mra. R. II.. Leader, San Mateo.
King. Lyman. Review, Redlands.
Langenour, Mra. E. C, Home Alliance, Wood
land. Lemmon, Mr. and Mrs. A. B., Republican,
Santa Rosa.
Mackinder. Mr. and Mrs. F. B.. Star, SL
Helena.
Mad rill. J. H.. News. Modevto.
McDonnell. J. P.. Times, Sebastopol.
McDonnell. Miss Kate. Timea, Sebastopol.
McPberaon, Duncan. Sentinel, Santa Crux.
McPherson, Harold, Sentinel. Santa Crux.
M lines, C. S., Timea. Eureka.
tising the Grand Canyon and Will
iams will get. Xo doubt every
paper represented will contain a
descriptive write-up of this section,
which will ultimately result in
much good.
GRAND CANYON NOTES.
Newsy Items by the News' Correspond
ent at Bright AngeL
It is interesting and sometimes
amusing to see how the first
glimpse of the Canyon affects dif
ferent people when they first gare
in its depth on arising in the morn
ing. Some will express themselves
by saying "Oh! is that all it is?"
and stand with a look of disgust on
their faces to think they have taken
the trouble to change cars at Will
iams to come out here just to
see that hole, as some call it, but
will admit that the log hotel, and
especially the reception room, with
its quaint Indian trimmings, is
really worth the trip. While the
plore it all possible, no one can
describe to another the immensity
of it all. Sometimes they compare
notes as to which is the greatest
wonder this or Niagara Falls.
They are so different that it is im
possible to compare them. One is
a great, silent chasm, while the
other is a seething, roaring mass of
water. No one can look upon the
Canyon without feeling the awful
silence.
Bright Angel Hotel seems to be a
Mecca for newly married couples.
Many are long past their youths.
No matter whether young or old,
they invariably betray the fact that
they have just started out in life
together.
Congratulations were in order
here the past week. Mr. and Mrs.
Ferrall celebrated the tenth anni
versary of their marriage on the
17th, and were pleasantly enter
tained by their friends with music
and other recreations. When Mrs.
Ferrall goes to housekeeping again
COIrLDDCD OM LAST VAOK.
FINEST IN ARIZONA.
The Hotel the Santa Fe Is Going to Build
at the Grand Canyon.
The Santa Fe is going to build
the most expensive hotel in the ter
ritory at the Grand Canyon, says
the Arizona Republican. The hotel
has been in contemplation for a
long time, but at first it was in
tended that the hotel should be a
small structure. The plans have
just been materially altered. The
building will have 100 rooms, and
no money will be spared to make
the hotel one of the finest in the
country. Charles Whittlesey, of
Topeka, is the architect in charge
of the plans.
The hotel will be built at the
head of the Bright Angel
trail, which is the main
thoroughfare through the
Grand Canyon. Each
year the number of vis
itors to the Grand Can
yon increases and the
change in plans is made
with the probability of
future increases in mind.
The building will cost
in the neighborhood of
$150,000. The hotel will
have its own electric
light plant and water
system, and will be given
protection against fire
by the location of a
pumping station on one
of the nearby streams.
The building itself will
be worth a trip to the
Canyon. It will be in style a com
bination of the architecture of the
castles on the Rhine and that of
the Swiss chateaux.
Architects say that this is a com
bination never before attempted,
but the idea of the architect is to
bring the building into harmony
with the wonderful scenery of the
Canyon rather than to put a blot
upon its beauty by the erection of
a conventional structure of brick
and stone, as has been done in
many of the scenic resorts of the
east.
The hotel will be built on the
twenty acre grant given to the Santa
Fe by the government for station
and terminal purposes. The site
has been selected and construction
will soon be under way.
at
Williams will soon have a full
fledged weather bureau. E. II.
Simpson has been appointed as ob
server, and every morning a bulle
tin will be posted at the postoffice
showing the forecasts.