Williams news., 1906-11-24
THE BIG TERRITORIAL FAIR

fair closed last Saturday evening at Phoenix, and in point of attend ance, IS we'll az the fine display in the different departments. it was record breaker. The weather dur ing the entire week was all that the most optimistic could have desired-clear and warm, but not too hot for comfort, except to those who were in attendance from tn, mountainous sections.
 Every day added to the crowd until it seemed to the stranger l. Phoenix that it would be impos-ih, for the hospita ble people of the capital city to accommodate the throng. so far as sleeping rooms were concerned, but places were found for all who wished by th' board of trade, and thi- alone speaks volumes for the hustlinp abilities of those whose duty it Wa to take care of the large crowd
 Thursday was the record break ing day; some estimating the crowd as high as 15.OOO, while others. more conservative, placed it. al 12.OOO. The immense grand stand was filled long before time for ih beginning of events, standing room where one could witness the track events being at premium. Every where one looked a sea of faces greeted the vision. But it was a a typical Arizona crowd-good
 'atured. jolly; they all just came to have good time, and they had it On Monday, Audubon Boy, the greatest pacer in the world, made an effort to break the worlds record of :594. but failed, his time being 2:O2 On Thursday two other trials were made, but owing |" bad conditions prevailing and the failure of the pace maker, another failure had to be recorded
 The live stock display in all de partments was exceptionally fine. and by the time for the holding of the next fair many more stalls will have to be provided. This is par ticularly the case with reference to the pens for swine Quite a num- ber-a very large number in fact of this species of animal being ex hibited in the grand stand during the afternoons.
 While at Phoenix we saw on exhibition maps drawn by the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades from the different public schools of the territory, and we are proud to state that the same grades here in our schools do much better work. We are also glad to state that our school is much better graded tha n many of the other schools in the territory This is evident from he work on exhibition at the fair and also from the fact that when child ren come from other schuoIs here they are found deficient in at least one or two subjects.
 The mineral display of Cocnnino county was not very extensive, in fact it's mineral resources. with but one exception, were not represented. But the asbestos exhibit from Grand Canyon, judging from the crowds that were always to be seen around the show case, was really one of the most interesting features of the Mining Building" The properties are situated on the north side of the river nenr the west end of the granite section of the Canyon and consists of eight claims, or about 16O acres.
 It is amber colored and the fiber is of the chrysotile variety. The length varies from one to four inches, and is pronounced by ex- perts to be of the very best quality for spirming purposes.
 Asbestos is slso found in the Canyon at the east end of the granite section, and is now being developed by an eastern company. The in- dustry bids fair to become a valu- able consideration in the near