The herald. [microfilm reel], March 09, 1896, Page 10, Image 10

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AN HOUR WITH
WHITELAW REID
Gives His Impressions of
Arizona's Great Pos=
sibilities
HE WILL VISIT CALIFORNIA
M*>ncy and Water Judiciously Mixed
Will Give Almost Unlimited Re*
suits—A Sandstorm Experi
ence Recounted
■V AVARD J. MOORE
It is doubtful if Phoenix, Ariz., has
ever bad a visitor in whom the citizens,
individually and collectively, have
taken so deep an interest as they have
in Whitelaw Reid. True, many per
sons well known throughout tbe Unit
ed States have at times visited Arizona
and spent a portion of the season in
Phoenix, but when it became known
that Whitelaw Reid, ex-minister to
France, oandidate of tbe Republican
•arty for the vice-presidency, owner
HON. WHITELAW REID
♦nd editor of tbe New York Tribune,
•v to spend tbe winter in Phoenix,
then Arizona's pride went up 100 per
cent, and with just reason, Mr. lieid
is a much-traveled man, having visited
atl tbe famous resorts of Europe, in
cluding those along either ahore of the
Mediterranean, and therefore has an
acourate knowledge of those places,
both as pleasure and health resorts,
' With these facts in view, Arizonians
have reason to congratulate themselves
upon tbe selection by Mr. Reid of their
state's chief city as the one spot in
which to spend a season, freed from
business cares and devoted only to re
cuperation and reat.
That Mr. Keid cbooae well is in evi
dence from the rapid recovery he has
made while hero. That the people of
Arizona and California may know just
what this man, who is so widely known
iv both the literary and political field,
thinks of Arizona in general and Phoe
nix in particular, I called upon him
nnd requested an interview for the
Herald. Since coming to Pluenix
Mr. Keid has refused to submit to in
terviews, and such is now pretty well
understood by the newspaper corre
spondents locate! here. The only ex
ceptions he has made has been tn favor
of tbe Herald and the Kiata, a local
paper.
The house occupied by Mr. Reid is
tbat of Dr. Boston, mayor of Phoenix,
and what be thinks of it is beat ex
pressed in a letter he wrote to Col.
Alexander K. McClure, editor of the
Philadelphia Times, aud which has
elnoe been published in that paper:
"Eastern folks will have to form new
ideas of Arizona. It ia not merely a
' land of tarantulas, Apaches and cactus.
lam keeping house here with great
comfort, iv a well-built two-uud-a-half
story brick residence, with hot and cold
water, electric light and telephone, and
with a trolley car only two blocks
away; and tbe climate is really better
than that of Cairo, Egypt."
"What do you think of Arizona?" I
aaked.
"It is a country of great possibilities
with a great future. I have acquired
an abiding faith in her prosperity since
I became better acquainted with her
' resources, duriug my sojourn here.
AU tbat is needed is money and water,
lhe one is as needful as the other, aud
while both are requieite they mutt
needs be most judiciously mixed.
Honey and water backed by good judg
ment and tbe natural resources of
Arizona and there is almost no limit to
. tbe returns. As to Phoenix as a
health resort I can only speak from my
own experience, and what I have re
gained here is most gratifying. For
• some years I had been troubled with
asthma, and in '91 thought myself quite
' eared of it. but the severe strain during
the campaign of '92 brought it ou
again. I came here last November for
. absolute quiet and relief from busi
ness—tbat is one reason I object to be
ing interviewed; if I begin I must keep
it op—and with the result that lam
, now quite a well man, practically free
from asthma. In fact, I think, cured."
"Will you visit California?"
< "Yes, when I leave here, the litter
part of April, I shall go to Han Fran
. oltco, and en route shall bave my pri
vate car side tracked first at Riverside
and so on along the line, visiting the
' principal points of interest. I am quite
familiar with the northern portions ol
' tha state and along the coast down to
San Lais Obispo, but I have never been
in what you term ouutuefu California
proper. lam particularly desirous of
visitiug Mt. Lowe. I have heard so
much of its scenic wonders that I feel
curious to see it. I shall visit Pasa
dena and spend a few days in Los An
geles. I am now doubly interested in
the City of the Angels, for while the
chamber of commerce delegation was
iv this city attending the recent carni
val I met one of its number, who
proved to be a friend of my younger
days. I refer to A. W. Francisco. I
\ knew him when he was the publisher
ot the times in Cincinnati. I was
; quite young then. Mr. Francisco is
| one of the early newspaper publishers
of Ohio, and I was glad to renew my
acquaintance with him. I shall surely
see him again when I get to Los Ange
! les. Aside from this, lam interested
]iv Los Ange'es as the metropolis of
! Sonthern California. lam told that it
is net only a beautiful city but remark-
I able in many respects, particularly its
I rapid growth of late years and all
I without a boom. How long I shall
' renisin there I cannot now say, bnt it
' will be long enough to see the city and
to gain a correct idea of it. I shall
! spend a portion of tbe summer at least
at my wile's old home at Millbrea."
The day before my interview with
Mr. Keid Phoenix had been treated to
one of those sandstorms which pay her
a visit three or four times during the
i season. This storm had been pro
[ nounced by old Arizonians as one of
the moat severe they had seen in years.
This incident served to call to mind an
experience Mr. Keid once had on the
desert of Arabia.
"The storm of yesterday," said he,
"is not to be oompared with the Simon
| pure article which one finds in the dcs-
ert ot Arabia regions. Toe eand ol
the storm of yesterday can hardly bt
termed Band as it is only a fine adobe
dust and does one no harm whioh can
not be (liiiokly remedied with a whisk
broom but it is different in Arabia
There the wiud blows very much hardei
and is heavily laden with a tine sharf
sand that cuts exposed portions of thi
body. I experienced one and am uol
anxious to experiment with another
Mrs. Keid and I were camped on thi
desert. We had several tents and quiti
a caravan along. The storm begat
about eight in the morning and laster
until five that night. Our tents wen
blown down, one of them catching Are
Mrs. Keid and 1 wrapped cloths abou
our heads aud breathed as best wt
could under such circumstances. Mi
Arabs lay behind the camels which ii
turn had lain down and buried theii
noses behind their shoulders. Tha
sunt htorm was au experience but no
an enjoyable one, I can assure you.'
HOUSE OF DR. ROSSON, MAYOR OF PHOENIX, ARIZ., NOW OCCUPIED
BY WHITELAW REID
Conversation then turned to houses 1
snd bouse building. Mr. Ried said, j
"In my travels in various countries 1
have bsen a close observer of the peo- j
pie of tbe country I was in and noted
with particular interest tbeir manner
of living and tbe kind of habitations
in which they dwell. It is my opinion
that we, as new owners to a country
can profit by some, at least, of the cus
toms of tbe people who bave inhabited
the country for many generations.
For inetance tbe adobe in tbis section
is, I believe, tbe bouse of the people
aud for the country. I would put a
coat of stucco on tbe outside, plaster
it inside and surmount it with a tile
roof. Tbe stucco adds to tbe appear
ance, protects tbe adobe, and no tar
antula, scorpion or centipede could
BKbof iv it. If a frame nouss is de
LOS ANGELES HERALD: MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 0, 1890.
sired. 1 think that one buil' after the '
manner of my old home in Ohio would
prove desirable. That had a 'dead
wall' ot brick between tbe inner and
outer walls. Only the cheapest, in
fact, refuse bricks could be used, but
such a wall adds greatly to the comfort
of tbe house iv either cold or hot sea
sons, and it also resists moisture. It
is quite possible that the Mexican
adobe, which iv its day and generation
answered its purpose so well, might be
improved upon aud in our hands be
come a most comfortable and fashion
able residence."
Mr. Heid keeps a number of driving
and saddle horses and his turnout is
seen upon the streets of Phoenix nearly
every day in the week, lie has made
many friends while here, aud the "win
ter that Whitelaw Reid was here," will
be a landmark in the memory of many
an Arizoniun. Although surrounded
by a strong retiuue of servants, Mr.
Reid is quite democratic in every day
life if not in political faith. He is
quite approachable and the thorough
diplomat iv his conversation, so much
so that the newspapermen whom he
has refused have gone away feeling
that even in the refusal he did them a
favor. That he appreciates humor is
evident from the manner in which he
| treated the work done by the Riata
I man iv his "Tonto Basiu Howler" de
partment. At the time when Mr. Keid's
! interview was published in the Rie.ta
!he was also made the subject of one of
: the "Howler" artioles, which has been
! notable feature of the paper aud whioh
lis modeled after, though in many re
j spects superior to the mythical "Ari
; zona Kicker." The "Howler" article is
as follows:
"The paper this week is run by the
sub editor, the editor being down in
Phoenix on business. He has for
warded np an interview with Whitelaw
Keid, whom we presume will soon be
employed ou the Howler. Interview:
When we reached Phoenix, we
climbed otf the stage and sampled
some of the valley bug juice, which is
vary iuferior quality as compared with
I the Tonto article. Hearing that
| Whitelaw Keid was in town we trailed
for his shanty and gave three kicks on
the door, that being the society knock j
lup our way. To our surprise the door j
{ flew open and a critter ran out and ,
j kicked us down the steps. Imruedi
' ately deciding that it was Whitelaw !
I overcome by professional jealousy, we i
; pulled our gun and tired at bim three
times,
I We were so flustered, however, that ;
neither of our bullets hit meat, and
before we oould get another shot tbe i
, individual, who it turned out was not i
! White, asked what the blazas was the
; matter. After making him apologize,
we covered him with our shooting iron
' and bade him lead on. We found Mr.
i Keid. sitting down reading a copy of j
'■ the Kista, aud iv our deg*ge western j 1
: way we placed our feet upon the piano. : J
i and lighting a tiue cigar said, "Hunkey j |
: Dorey, White." Iv so doing we wished E
;to show Mr. Reid that he need not | I
j stand on ceremony, and that he might i I
! rest at ease. True, he seemed rather j
annoyed at something, especially when
we spat on tbe carpet. His house is a I
! very dude one, he having chairs iv j
i most all tbe rooms, and taking His
1 licker out of a wine glass. "Say, I
i Wh ; .t?law„' says we, "now what did you j
do before you came out here?" "What j
ido you mean?" says he, angry like,
jWe winked at him aud told him it was j
i all right, remarking at the same |
i time that he need not tell us
i his former name unless he liked, I
j but that everything he did say !
I would be strictly entre nous
■ < This is a latin word boss found in an I
: almanac, Sub. Ed. After a few more !
: questions relative to various things, i
| White tried to fly the coop and we |
; were compelled to cover him with our
j sixshooter. He seemed very much i
! constrained after this and when we !
! asked him to give us his gold tie pin as |
! a memento, he was not as cordial ia
, banding it as we should have liked.
1 Whitelaw candidly acknowledged that :
he was not a fancy drinker and never
1 drank more than four bottles of coffin
[ varnish a day. Before we left we asked
| him for a rug and two chairs as a
memento, He seemed to demur at first
bnt on our coat accidentally flying
tack an 1 disclosing our ariillery he
gave th"' ti3 very rapidly. Whitelaw
i»agooi ow aud would be a dis
j tiuct acquisition to Tonto Society."
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