Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-06-29
ARIZONA At THE
WORLDS FAIR
Her Building is Very
Creditable.
An Old Resident OF the Territory
Tells Journal Miner Readers
Of Exhibits.

oSNA oONC0 W bhC
g not only because it is the first IN til
alphabetical list and the first by vii
tue of its prominent location upon tn
State plaza, upon entering the expo
sition grounds at the main entrance
E but more particularly for the reaso
of its favorable comparison from a
architectural point of view with th
numerous buildings of the older east
ern states surrounding it, such a
Iowa, New York, Ohio and Wisconsin
all in close proximity of larger an,
more massive design in keeping wit
their greater population wealth AM
many years of prosperity, but non
of them surprising in the slightes
dergee the representative structure o
Arizona in architectural beauty, show
ing as it does typical modern hom,
at the present time in the land o
"sunbeams and roses,r which many
of our eastern friends innocently, yet
ignorantly, term as they did 40 year.
ago 1.-THE home of the horned toad
lizard and cacui.''
Little do they know of the rapid
strides into civilization, prosperity
and wealth of what will be the young
est state in the union four years
hence.
certainly took great pride in
viewing infinitely the result of the
efforts of the Arizona commission at
the greatest exposition the world has
ever had and probably ever will
have.
Arizona having been my home for
many years, quarter of century
ago, when we had to travel the trails
by night and either round to, or
keep sharp lookout for Indians by
day, you cannot imagine how it pleased
me to meet our old time associates
and townsmen, Hon. A. j. Doran and
Col. Bob Leatherwood, as hale hearty
and buoyant as forty years ago and
just as devoted and enthusiastic in
the interest of Arizona, as they noted
the phenomenal progress of the terri
tory in agriculture, fruit growing,
mineral development and educational
advancement as illustrated by the fine
and tastily arranged industrial ex-
hibits of the products of the territory
in the four principal buildings, viz:
Agriculture, Horticulture, Educa-
tional and Mining.
Arizona eau take credit for being
the first to open the door of her state
building to the public and having
each and every exhibit complete for
public inspection upon the opening
day of the great exposition.
AS l am collecting views of different
state buildings l had AriZona's "Casa
Bonita" photographed and send to
you by this mail copper half tone
that you may publish same for the in
formation of your readers, that they
may know exactly how their home is
represented at the fair and may we'll
congratulate themselves and their
commissioners upon the good and
worthy results of their efforts.
The building is ardentIy cared for
by Miss Drais, of Prescott, who has
the faculty of impressing the throngs
of visitors of the gracious hospitality
of the people she represents and that
the last vestige of Arizona frontier
life took its flight with the spirit of
Cochise, just twenty-five years ago.
In comparing Ariozna's home at the
Worlds Fair with that of other states
take pride in the assertion that it
is larger, more beautifully designed
and more artistic both from interior
and exterior views than the repre-
building of New Mexico
(which territory evidently delayed
the construction until Arizona had
flnished) also Nevada, Oklahoma ana
Nebraska and a mum Der of other
states. The interior is divided into
seven different rooms, four of which
are reception rooms for visitors rang
ing in size from 1sx20 to 15x1S, to-
gether with a room 12x15, arranged
for office of the secretary, superin- !
tendent and the board of managers,
also a neat and coy apartment desig-
mated by the board as the Governors
room, for the use of Governor Brodie
a plain, but neatly furnished apart
ment in the southeastern corner
known as the home of the custodian
and worthy hostess, Iiss Drais. The
building is constructed principally of
''fir" from. the San Francisco noun
tiains near Flagstaff, touched by the
brush of the artist in good imitation
of mahogany" or "black walnut"
The furniture throughout the build
ing is mostly upholstered, of pretty
designs, not pretentious, but neat and
in keeping with the modesty of the
and the people they rep
resent.
shall be pleased to 60 more into
detail as to the completeness and
creditale arrangement of the exhibits
in a subsequent letter and send pho
tographic views of the exhibits that
you may show to your readers how
unique and Hastily their arrangement
is.
The courteous treatment at the
hands of the att endants and the uni
versal attention AriZOna's mineral,
educational, agricultural and horti-
cultural exhibits are receiving by the
visitors at the fair.
From devoted AriZonian for many
years and the kindest recollections of
her citizens and deep regard for her
interests, l am yours very truly,
John F. Knapp.
WILL DO CUSTOM WORK.