Bisbee daily review., 1912-10-13
STATE FAIR |S
 IN FINE FORM
The One Due This Month Promises to Excell All Former Events in
 Phoenix
A GOOD COMMISSION

The state fair which will be in- augurated the 2sth of this month con. inues to attract attention through out the state and in Cochise county We hear of many who are making preparations for attending this fair.
 The Arizona Republican thus cells what will be in store for those who visit the capital city during fair week:
 That the first state fair will sur. pass in magnitude and interest tEe best of its predecessors. the last of the territorial fairs. there is no long CT any doubt. That is already set tied.
 Prem the institution of this an nual event nearly ten years ago. each succeeding fair surpris. .ngly sur passed the one before it. With the annual growth Of the fair as meas ured by the attendance there was a noticeable increase of the influence of it throughout Arizona The first effect was to bring the various sec tions of Arizona closer together. The Jealousy with which other towns had regarded Phoenix and one another underwent abatement
 Another effect was an improve ment in the number and character of the exhibits at the succeeding fairs until now. we believe, there is no state exhibit which surpasses that of Arizona in quality, though others are larger in volume.
 The indications are that the agri- cultural display this year will be
  The commissioners from the agricul- tural counties are all demanding q great deal more room than they had last year and they then had more than they ever required before. Yay- apai which has not been classed as an agricultural county, though agri- culture and fruit growing are rapid ly developing industries in the small but very fertile valleys Of that coUn- ty, is doubling the space for it's farm and orchard exhibits. We would especially urge upon the farmers of the Salt River valley to demonstrate to visitors what soil water, sun shine and scientific work can do.
 The Phoenix race track is known among horsemen throughout the length and breadth Of the land and having heard of the race track they have heard Of the climate which makes this one of the best localities in the country for the wintering of horses.
 The fair coming, too, at the close of the racing season, this year, there will perhaps be more notable horses gathered in Phoenix during fair week than have teen seen together anywhere else in the United States within the past season or any other season. .M
 Now, little mere than two weeks before the opening of the fair, 1t is assured that it will be much more successful than could have been expected. The fair commission has worked hard and to good pur- pose It has done nearly all that can be done except to gather up the loose l ends. There is yet something the people of Phoenix can do and that is to make good their guarantees to the fair fund Another thing for them to do is to come to the assist ance of the board of trade in the mat l ter of making provision for the en- | tertainment of the visitors during ] fair week.
 "A year ago the town was crowd ed and many left a day or two after the opening because they were unable | to secure suitable accommodations. | Hotel and lodging house facilities | have been greatly increased since then. so that many more persons may | be comfortably housed but we can mt accart fbn crpwd bara 1oc+ vna ? as a measure of the thTong which will be here the week beginning with | October g..