Arizona republican., 1908-07-03
FOURTH ANNUAL FAIR
 THE GREATEST EVER
Preparations For Bigger Events and More of Them Than at Any Preced- ing Exposition.

J. c. Adams, chairman of the terri
 torial fair commission, was interviewed yesterday concerning early preIimin- aries for the fourth annual fair and | features of the exposition He said he could only speak in generalities at this | time but the commission is busy and
 will offer a list of attractions that will surpass in excellence the last eXhibi-
 tion, in the same ratio that each fair has surpassed its predecessor. One big attraction the commission has decided to secure is the best and most successful airship in the United States. Just which ship that will be, | or the name of the owner, has not been determined but the commission is now on the quivive for the right out | fit It proposes to look up the air ship records and when it has decided on | the man who represents the one that | has made the best showing. he will be l Induced to come if they have to get a
 warrant out for him. That attraction was suggested last year but the sug- gestion could not well be carried out l then. This year it will be.
 Another feature will be automobile racing. The Phoenix. track is fast and on the turns it has two and a half times as much pitch as any good mile 1 track in the country and that is a con sideration with the chauffeurs It is proposed to offer prizes, purses and
 trophies that will attract the attention lof manufacturers who will be repre- Isented in Phoenix by their best cars
 and the best cvhauffuers. What they ,l,a Phoenix wants is the sport and the at { jtraction for the thousands that will at | tend the fair. In a similar way there will bG a series of motor cycle races. | An automobile run from Tucson to Phoenix for a loving cup and other prizes is also among the things the
 commission has in mind
 | The purses for the horse races this year will be as large as ever. perhaps | larger, and equally as varied The an- nouncement of the races and amounts
 of the purses will be made at an early
 day .l rus
 The athletic fieldfday events in which the school teams of the territory will 1 participate, and which were a great feature during one day last year. will 1 be given still more importance this year. There will be cups. prizes and trophies for many different events and it is hoped great interest may be aroused in the school teams of the ter
 ritory
 The reported resignation Of B. A. 1 Packard as one of the fair commiS-
 sioners, was an idle rumor, said Mir Adams. MT. Packard has not resign ed and may be depended upon this year
 to do the same good work he has all ways dQne for the fair He has spent many thousands of dollars to help the fair and has devoted much valuable
 time to the territory in his work. The
 salary of fair commissioner is S250 per year and each commissioner has to spend probably s2.0OO a year in cash besides his time in order to carry the work along as it should be done
 Concerning the Tew secretary, F. A. Kirk, Mir. Adams said his appointment
 has given great satisfaction to his
 constituency in the southern part of
 the territory. He will be here next
 Tuesday with his family to make
 Phoenix his home.