Arizona republican., 1900-11-25
Preparations For That Feature
 of the Carnival
Local Merchants Contribute to It With Alacrity-The Programme of Cowboy Sports Made Up Ready For Entries.

most thoroughly illustrate the enter prise of the city, the business of it's merchants. and a very novel form of street decorating. Arches are very pretty, strings of street lights help to maks it gorgeous, and bunting on the fronts of buildings. all unquestionab bly aid in making successful carnivaGs. But when the visitor to a city views on each side of long business street. rows of gaily decorated stands, booths and structures, filled with goods. he at once realizes that street fair is something novel. instructive and bene- ficial. That this is true, is demOnstrat ed by the fact that in the past two years over a thousand street fairs have been held in the United States, and that in the cities that held them first three years ago they have held them every year since.
 Most communities consider them selves very fortunate if they possess a climate which enables them to hold d street fair or outdoor exhibition of industrial, agricultural and manufac- tured products at a time of the year when other sections of the country will
 
 done in the south-in Southern Califor- nia, and it is particularly applicable for the glorious territory of Arizona.
 Think of an up-to-date street fair in the middle of December,
 If anything could advertise this city to tourists and customers, it would be this illustration of the mildness of it's climate.
 The Phoenix merchants, with their usual tiberality and enterprise. have taken hold of the street fair portion of the carnival with a vigor which will astonish those not posted in the matter. Contracts are being made for booth building; most of the firms are signing for space, and Washing ton street will he dotted from Third street to First avenue with pretty lit tie pagOdas. booths and StrC- lures, de- corated with all colors of bunting, palms, leaves, flowers and evergreens-- therein will be reception rooms for wis itors pisces for visitors to register parcel checking places, and exhibits of goods of all kinds and characters.
 One firm proposes having it's manu featuring plant on the street, showing how their well-known goods are made.
 Another big house will have a place to check babies. The fond parent can come to the carnival and leave the chubby offspring in charge of the tick ct department of this store. and even sterilized milk will be provided for the infant
 What more novel or moro attractive scene could be made than this. "Check your babies while you see the carni- wall" They have however, very wisely contracted with the insurance com pany against Tables that may be left on their hands at the close of the fair
 Another firm will manufacture shell jewelry.
 Another young man will have "a booth wherein kodackers can stand and take pictures of the various fea lures of the parades as they come by for their private kodaks. and he will charge So much for the privilege.
 One merchant has engaged a quar- tette to sing in his booth. and they will be attired in plantation jumpers. straw hats, and apparently picking cotton. in a southern plantation scene, whre they sing old plantation melo- dies.
  ufaaturing. firms. like the Cudahy Packing company. Armour X Co, and Walter Baker 6 Co. and other widely known manufacturers Of food pro ducts will combine with the local gro cery houses and have booths, where in they will demonstrate and serve small cups of delicious cocoa, choco- late. little samples of biscuits, cereals and other foods for the public.
 The local decorators are now begin ming to understand the importance of making contracts with the dealers to build booths and several firms started yesterday booth building. The prices will be very reasonable, and the mer- chant can make exhibits at a less rate than he could decorate the front of his building and get more from it.
 One of the best booths that will be b.silt will be that of Mr C. H. DaVid- son. who secured space yesterday morning Those who have taken spac" today are as follows:
 II. A. Diehl Shoe company, Bente- Javin7 company. c. II. Davidson. Han ma X MunsOn J. E. Walker, D. H. Bur tis. IT. Baylcy, F. w. Spears. H. H. McNen.
 Mrs. Talbot. chairman of the com mittee on queens coronation ceremon- ies, announces the following changes of the maids of honor. made necessary by the absence from the city of one of the previous names: Miss Annie Kip by Miss Reba Heyman, Miss Nancy Johnson. and Miss Para Himball.
 Director General Lewis is in receipt of letters from M. O. Bicllnell, chair man of the committee on transporta- ton. saying that the Santa Fe Railway and the Southern Pacific Railway had agreed upon special rates of one fare for the round trip from nearly all the points in Texas. New Mexico, Arizona and Southern California, to the car nival.
 The dates of sale being the 7th. Sth and 9th of December, the final limit of time in which they can be used will be placed at December 18th. These are very iGNy i-1tpG and inrIIdp n Op-