Arizona republican., 1912-07-21
ARIZONA SITE AT THE FAIR
The Ceremony of Its Selec- tion Described by State Commissioner A. L. Moore Who Has Just Returned From Coast

A. L. Moore one of the Arizona commissioners for the selection of a site at the Panama Pacific exposi- tiOn and the governors personal rep resentative on that occasion. return ed home Thursday. most enthusiastic concerning the coming big fair. But three of the six commissioners were there but they were reinforced by host of Arizona people, !Mome of whom were with the Elks' Aexcursion and others who had assembled in other ways or are now residents of California;
 The fair commissioners met the eXcursiOnists at the train, escorted them to the administration building where the site was selected and then to the Cliff/ house where with the Pennsylvania delegates and others to the number of about sixty, they were given a royal luncheon. Among the number was Governor Tener of the Keystone state. That night they were entertained at the Bohemian club.
 The site was fittingly dedicated with Hassayampa water, E. B. O'Neill one of the Arizona commissioners IliethlIS q IOilSlllS speech anu IelIlnS the story of the legend of the Hassayampa. These ceremonies which have hitherto been told in more or less detail were conducive of the best results and Arizona was given a fine welcome in every way pos sible
 Mir. Moore says the site selected is magnificent one being located where every visitor to the fair will be sure to find it It is in the mid dle of the state building section, surrounded on every hand by the sites selected by some of the oldest and richest scommonWealths Penn sylvanja is on one side of it and oregon on the other. North Dakota is on another side and the site cor ners the .eselections of Missouri and Illinois, while New York is next to Pennsylvania. Arizona could not be in bigger company.
 This group of state buildings will be midway between the government building and the big exhibition build ings of the fair. The New York appropriation for it's exhibit and building is three-quarters of mil 1 lien. Arizona cannot expect to do anything like that but MT Moore be- 1 lieves the advertising opportunitF will warrant a liberal expenditure. He thinks the state can well afford | to appropriate $250,OOO for it's build
 ing and the maintenance of it. 1 The exhibits MT. Moore believes will be furnished by the various l commercial bodies and counties in
 the state and they should be the
 best possible to secure. It xould be
 understood that what goes Unto the state building is for exhibition pur- 1 poses onIy-it will not enter in the | competition for prizes as all exhibits i Of that kind will be in the Dig ex- | position halls There is no eXasper- ating restriction attached to the | building conditions. Each state may
 build as it pleases, providing it's
 plans are approved by the secretary | of the exposition.
 | MT. Moore believes that if the
 Arizona building is well planned and
 well stocked it will be the. greatest
 advertising card the new state can i play, for everything is bound to be
 seen and millions of people will l surely visit the fair. The exhibits 1 of perishable products should be reg
 ularly ands systematically replenished
 50 there. will always be a fine dis
 play.
 MT. Moore saw many former Phoe-
 nix people in San Francisco. Among l them was l.. H Landis who is a
 likely candidate for the position of
 superintendent of transportation. M 1 0. Bicknell is still secretary of the
 Scrip association and doing well as
 are w. ". Jones and R. B. Bur- l mister both former Phoenix bankers
 who are now holding responsible po-
 sitions as cashiers of San Francisco
 banks. That their respective institu-
 tions he deduces from the insistence
 with which both gentlemen demand | ed the honor of cashing his checks