Weekly journal-miner., 1910-02-02
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 EXHIBIT IN PHOENIX
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 J. H. Hurley, who is the leading meat man of Phoenix, was visitor in the city yesterday. He gave out the information that Phoenix is to have an airship meet and that the required amount has been raised.
 The second greatest aeronautiC meeting in the United States will take place at the fair grounds, al Phoenix, Ariz-, on February 10, II and 12. The contract with K. l. Bernard, representing Curtiss, Hamil ton and Willard, was signed up Sat urday evening, ard the aviation con tests were thereby assured.
 The second important step taken was the organization and ineorpora tion of the Aero Club of Phoenix with a capital stock of $50,000. All the subscribers to the fund for the first meet are to be members of the club, and stock will be issued pro rata according to the respective amounts subscribed. When the meet is closed, 75 per cent of the admis- sions received by the club will be declared dividends and divided among the subscribers in proportion 10 the amount subscribed.
 Chairman MeDougal announced at the meeting this morning that be- tween twelve and thirteen thousand dollars had been subscribed and paid in and that the committee had assur- anees of enough additional to guar antee the $15,000 needed. After gen. eral discussion and a talk on the sub- jeet from MT. Bernard, the meeting proceeded to formal organization along the line suggested and the fol lowing were elected as members of the board of directors of the Aero Club of Phoenix, which will manage the aviatorial events here: NJ. c. McDougla, H. J. MeClung, J. F. Cleaveland, c. H. Akers, Aaron Gold berg, Nat Reiss, Vernon Cook, G. P. Bullard and Selim Nicholson. The directors met this afternoon at ? o'clock to close up arrangements.
 The Aero Club of Phoenix will, later, be affiliated with the Aero Club of America, which will sanction the holding of meets in Phoenix. This club, of which Courtland Bishop of New York, is president, is the Ameri- can representative of the Federated Clubs of the World, in which four teen countries are represented.
 It may be a long time before the people of the Southwest will again have an opportunity to see this col lection of notable air pilots which will gather at Phoenix for the con- tests on February 10, II and 12. MT. Bernard today received many tele- grams from cities that are anxious to secure this attraction, which is ae- knowledged to be the greatest of the age. New Orleans, Houston, Kansas City and a dozen other cities have telegraphed for terms. But for the present, at least, these aviators will pass them up. Phoenix has the first call for the second meeting in Amer iea. From here the aviators will go to Mexico City and will remain in that republic for six weeks.
 MT. Bernard stated that the Mexi- can government army train will meet them at Fl Paso immediately follow ing the meet in Phoenix and take the pilots and machines direct to Mexico City. Phoenix is fortunately situ- ated, and through the efforts of Nat Reiss, this place secures the great event. Public spirit never came to the fore more enthusiastically than was manifested by the business men of Phoenix, when, two days ago, ar engagements were tentatively under taken. In a remarkably short time the funds were secured, and that is due to the interchangeable work of the committee.