Arizona republican., 1909-10-05
TO MAKE DISPLAY
 FOR NIL ARIZONA PROJECT INITIATED FOR AN Ex- HIBIT AT CHICAGO. Board of Trade Undertakes Gathering Of Arizona Products for Land and
 Irrigation Exposition.

The directors of the board of trade at a special meeting yesterday afternoon decided to avail themselves of the opportunity given for making an Arizona display at the land and irrigation exposition to he held in the Chicago coliseum from November 20 to December A. It will be recalled that this matter was taken up by the board early in the summer. but under the conditions then prevailing it was decided that the board was not equipped to make an exhibit Dwight B. Heard. however. has spent consid- erable time and effort while in Cm- cago during recent weeks and has sue ceeded in removing some of the ob- 'stacles that stood in the way of ac- tion by the Arizona people. and yes terday reported to the board of trade that there is now available choice floor space of $40 square feet. located on the central aisle. opposite the Santa Fe railway exhibit and that of the Yakima valley exhibit. Mir. Heard also secured from Third Vice Presi dent Nicholson of the Santa Fe con- cession that removes all freight eN- pense. The railway will haul all ex- hibits to Chicago and return free of charge. providing. of course, that none of them are taken there for sale.
 With these conditions presented. the board decided that it could not afford not to have display. the more for the reason that number of the hold CTS of larger interests in the valley will add to 1t by individual exhibits that will make the whole a very at tractive part of the building The United States government display will include among its chief features re- lief map of the Salt River valley. and free illustrated lectures will be given by c. J. Blanchard and others in the publicity department of the reclama- tion service. With these lectures and the relief map on display it would be almost disastrous not to have an ex- hibit of the products to verify the facts indicated, especially when less favored sections all around will have fine exhibits in evidence. And it is believed that the exposition during it's two weeks will appeal to more real homeseekers than would a similar display for six months at a worlds fair. where most of the visitors are merely curious. In this instance most of them will be at least possible and many of them will be prospective homeseekers who attend for the ex- press purpose of seeing what the great west has to offer.
 It is expected. judging by the re- marks of those who are particularly interested in the movement. that the Arizona section will contain fine exhibit of live ostriches as well as feather products. display of the early oranges that top the market as long as they last, a display of lemons. of dates and olives, all hanging from the limbs on which they grew. as we'll as the packed and cured products. The Phoenix board of trade has taken the initiative, for there had to be a start somewhere and the time is get stlng short, but it is designed to make It an -All-Arizona" show and not merely Salt River valley exhibit Cooperation is expected from Yuma. the upper Gila valley and the valleys or favapai county and any other sec lions that choose to represent.
 The Bartlett-Heard company plans the making of special exhibit, which will be house constructed entirely of the valley products and which will he Tn charge of a man who will furnish all visitors with information, Iitera- ture. etc The opportunity for sadver Using the valley will be an incom- parable one and much literature can be disposed of to good advantage be ing given directly to interested per sons.
 The Coliseum, says MT Heard has been planned with an eye to beauty as well as other things and is pat termed after an immense pergoIa. so visitors will at all times be walking through fairy land bower and under vast arches. all practically constructed Of the products of the soil, and irri- gated soil at that. The board left the matter of the details of the exhibit to the committee on expositions, which nf saIsr