Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-05-11

Douglas Man Returns tonne
From Visit to Phoenix Full
Of Enthusiasm and Good
News of Enterprise.

DOUGLAS, May Io.-(SpeciaD-
Back from a visit of a week in
Phoenix and Tucson and filed with
enthusiasm over the excellent pros
poets for one of the most successful
territorial fairs in the history of
Arizona. r R Pirtle returned home
on Saturday MIR. Pirtle was recently
named by Governor Sloan as a men,
mer OF the territorial fair commits
sion and met with theother members
of the commission at Phoenix. He
stated this morn ng to the Interna-
tional that the present outlook fully
justified the assertion that the fair
Ibis fall VIII be the best in the his
tory of the enterprise.
II has already been decided that
$4,000 in prizes viii be allotted TO
the various racing events. including
the Copper stake which attracted so
much attention last year. The fast
est horses in the country will be at
tracted to Phoenix. and 20 encourage
them the commission has taken up
the matter Of securing lower trans
po-tation rate for them. Among the
well known racers assured for the
coming fair are Savage. Dan Patch
and Minor Heir.
Special features are TO be arranged
which will specially attract the at.
tention Of the stockmen of the terri.
tory. One of these features viii be a
relay race of two miles with four
changes. limited to Arizona cowboys
The stakes for this race win be $3.50
TO be divided among the winners.
There viii be a 800 prize for the
most successful broncho buster
The automobile races from Los
Angeles to the fair viii be repeated
this year and it is expected to create
more interest and bring more ma
chimes into the contest because q
The increased amount Of the prize
money to be allotted to these races.
amounting to s25O0 this year, as
against 1880 last year:
Mr. Pirtie says that efforts viii be
made 20 ere te additional interest
in the livestock and agricultural ex-
hibits The educational exhibit viii
be especially encouraged by liberal
prizes one publishias house has al
ready promised a prize OF fifty dol
lars in books for this contest. and
other publishers are beng eommuni-
Gated with along this line.
The fair. declared Mr.. Pirtle. in
his most enthusiastic manner, will
be like a three-ringed circus; some
thing doing all the tine for six days
and trust that Cochise county VII
arrange to take a more prominent
part in the program this year than at
any previous exhibition"
Mr.. Pirtle stopped on his way home
at Tucson and attended the grand
railroad celebration in that city. He
declared that he met more distin-
guished men at Tuscon than he had
ever seen gathered together in the
Southwest There We're governors
from Mexico; Governor Sloan was a
conspicuous and an honored guest
and with him were most OF the terri
torial officials At the grand ban
quet there was much felicitation. as
well as some very able speeches. Mir
Pirtle thinks that the speech OF
Governor Redo, of SinalOa. was one
OF the most eloquent addresses he
has heard in Arizona Mark Smith
delivered one of MS fowery and ear
nest speeches. his subject being The
Two Republics"
Letters we're read at the banque
table from DR.. James Douglas ant
Hon. Frank Murphy. the former reit
Grating the intention of the South
western railroad TO seek a termina
At Tucson and the latter bringins
words Of encouragement coneernin;
the Port Lobos railroad.
81 regard the future Of Tucson n
being especially promising a. thi
tine and the people Of that town arr
filed with a progressive spirit an'
are doing everything possible 4
bring about increased prosperity an'
greater progress" declared Mr.. Pirtle