Most Western' Town Far From Boy's Idea of One

[Page 1] Most Western' Town Far From Boy's Idea of One By CHARLES G. GRIFFO SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - _ We've gone western in this, "The West's Western Town." We're wearing western ties. And they are pink, blue and yellow. that was but one development during the day. We were also to spin a lariat. Ride 'em, cowboy! It didn't take Chuck long to figure out that the old-time cow-town on the buildings in this modern desert town aren't real. "This ain't like a real cowboy town," says he, as we walked down the main drag right past the Lulu Belle saloon. I corrected his grammar. "They didn't have shops like this," he adds, looking at a $75 pair of Indian earrings in a craftsman's window.

"Well, pardner, it shore is," I say. "If you don't believe me ask the chamber of commerce." The town, 12 miles from Phoenix, is located near Camelback Mountain, so named, you've guessed it, because it looks like the back of a camel. It has grown up in the past decade as a haven for artists, craftsmen, fashion designers, and photographers. It has hitching posts instead of parking meters and the frontier • look has been given to all buildings, including the Lulu Belle. Diamond-Dust Mirror The latter is a "little ole" gin mill and restaurant with waitresses that dress up in Gay Nineties costumes and a mirror on the wall which was silvered through an old and expensive process of using diamond dust.

There are trick steaks, tall drinks and atmosphere. We had a soft drink at the livery stable next door, which is a filling station. The town, which also is near Paradise Valley and the exclusive resort hotels of this desert country, draws tourist trade as well as doing mail-order business for artistic craft work. After discouraging Martha's plans for putting daddy in hock for the rest of his life for jewelry and other unnecessary items and Mary's idea that a doll should be purchased at each stop, we did get the western ties. They came from Don Paulson, who, with a partner, owns western store. Ties for Las Vagas "Everybody should wear western tie while out here," said Don, explaining that he makes them for sale to the Las Vegas gambling emporiums for souvenirs and for sale throughout the country.

It was Paulson, who for years handled and trained horses, who showed the kids how to spin lariat. He showed such tricks as •the ring and other spins with wedding, Tom Mix showed him how, when he was a kid, he explained. But it was the ties that made us really look like the visiting tourist. I drew the pink one. Gregory went right back to the hotel and put on an oversized shirt of Chuck's that the tie would work with. Before we left I wanted to mention one thing to the Scottsdale Chamber Commerce. There has been several millions of dollars spent there to attract the tourists through use of the frontiertown atmosphere. And what attracted my At Most But taught fronts Farm and City Lumber Report Break-In Try in at Co., puties been try deputies at 1:40 a.m.

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