Arizona republican., 1911-11-05
PREPAREDNESS
OF PHOENIX
Is Ready for
The Big Annual Fair
.ARZ0NA,S FESTAL WEEK
Department Heads Have
Their Work Well in Hand.
Automobile Races Are
Now Chasing Each Other
Across the Desert.

Phoenix was brilliantly illuminated
last night, the closing Of the last week
before the Seventh annual territorial
fair that will be the greatest all-Ari-
IONA celebration to date The decorat-
ing committee has done its work well
as the wealth of banners and myriad
Of electric lights testified last night
The streets are yet in an undesirable
condition. owing to the paving work
| in progress, but are in much better
shape than a few days ago and by to-
morrow morning will be still more pre-
sentable The visitors will have to
take the apologies of the city which
has done the best it could under the
circumstances and with the home PEG
pie eXult in the improvement to date.
The street car system was yester-
day placed in a state of temporary
repair for fair week and the double
track reopened for service. Manager
Mitchell says he thinks there will be
no difficulty in handling the crowds as
he will do all he possibly can. The
Southern Pacific will run a midday
train from the south side and the
Santa Fe viii run train to connect
with it about ! p. m. every afternoon
to take the south siders and others to
the fair grounds. with trains in the
evening to bring back the tired
throngs, or at least to relieve the pres
sure on the street car service.
There will also be a multitude Of
automobiles. hacks and other convey
ances plying to and fro: Ii is under
stood the request is made that all
automobiles in going to the grounds
take the Seventh avenue road north
from Five Points. instead of Central
avenue which was used last year, as
the Seventh avenue road is in good
condition and will not complicate mat
tiers as it would by using Central ave-
nue., already quite lively with its
normal traffic
The city is rapidly filling up with
visitors from all over the territory, all
trains being heavily loaded The |
Santa Fe brought i'm big consign- |
ment Of passengers from the north |
last night. cavalry squadron of |
the Sixth cavalry arrived overland |
from Fort Huachuca yesterday after
noon and is encamped on the fair
grounds The regimental band of 50 |
pieces will arrive on this morning : |
train. and will furnish music during
the week A half dozen of the Mid
way shows. including the captive bal
loon and De Vonda the lady balloonist.
are already here and the rest of them
will arrive this morning.
The exhibition buildings at the fair
ground are veritable hives of industry
The department superintendent and
tired and busy assistants by the score
are engaged in placing the exhibits
i'm the womans', the educational, the
agricultural. dairy and other depart
ments. while the livestock pens and
stalls. with the exception of the swine
are now well filled. Many
local stock exhibits will not be brought
in until today or tomorrow.
The racing department is of course
one of the largest and most interest
ing. Scores of the worlds best horses
are in the stables or working out on
the track, which is i'm the pink of con-
dition. Next week will doubtless bring
the most notable horse racing that
Arizona lovers of the sport have ever
seen. 1t will not be confined TO har-
ness racers either for the runners will
be a feature this year as there are
over a hundred of them on the
grounds.
Fido and the chickens will be repre-
sented in the poultry and pet stock
department by many entries of fine
stock. The fair is too close at hand
to make a repetition Of minor details
interesting. 1t is only necessary to
say it will be bigger and better than /