Arizona republican., 1913-07-04
Crowds So Great in Mile High City That Govern ment Asked to Allow Use of Whipple Barracks to House the People
MOTORCADE IS
 GREATEST EVER
Never Was There Such Scenes in City Above the ClOuds-Phocnicians Take Town With Full Consent of Home Folks
By Lyle Abbott.)

(By Lyle Abbott.)
 PRESCOTT, Ariz. July 3.-So large is the crowd of Phoenix mo- torists here that Secretary MaIcom Fraser of the chamber of commerce was compelled to wire to Washing ton to the war office to ask if he could have the unused barracks at Fort Whipple for the visitors The best part of the crowd today came on the noon train and were met by delegations from the chamber of commerce, the Frontier Day commit tee, moving pictures, cowboys and many toWnspeople. Free autos con- veyed the crowds to hotels and rooming houses which were reported as overfloWing. The chamber of commerce is said to have few rooms left in the Hstings but more are be- ing secured against the expected ar rival of ninety-fiVe carloads reported on the way from Phoenix There is tremendous enthusiasm over the way Phoenix has turned out for the F'ron- tier Day celebration and there are promises of reciprocity when Phoe- nix holds it's Sun Fete next winter. The Maricopa Auto club band seren- aded Prescott. from the plaza this noon playing to an immense crowd. The bombardment of the Fourth started but failed 10 drown the strains of really excellent music by the band. This afternoon the auto parties were at Granite DelIs, five miles away swimming and boating. Most of the band went with RedeWill in his Pope ear. The band leaves early in the morning for Williams there to give concert at noon. The following day will be occupied by a ride over the dC Late arrivals over the roads say that Yarnel Hill is in good shape and the road this way from that point is superb The first sight of the pines along Copper Basin Hill enthused the southerners who were not able to say too much for the run. The pleasure of the trip was highly in creased by the known security of the roads
 Every turn had been marked and all forks signed leading the au- tos the right way to the Mile High City This was the work of the Pres colt Auto club and the Yavapai su pervisors spent great sums in putting the road in good shape especially for The Republicans big motorcade. All washes have culverts and in many places entirely new stretches of road have been built to avoid bad places It is estimated that fifty men and as many teams are working on the route a t the present time Doheney and Valentine, arrived at Prescott in good order early this morning having spent the night at Kirkland. They say they could have come on but were too tired Doheney and Valentine are entered in the forty four mile motorcycle race around the Prescott loop to start Saturday morn ipo a+ nine fifteen Valentines ma chine is said to be the most kpeedE and powerful in this city where all the cars and motorcycles must have inc stamina of mules and the speed of race horses. On the tryouts Whlch engage constantly the attention of the holiday crowds on the maln streets the motors flash by ana speed up the hilly streets like mad owing to the rule of the A A. A if is impossible for Wild Bill' Ire maine to enter the eighty eight mile race but his ear may go piloted py Gage. a local speed man.
 The little town of Prescott IS filled with people. It is estimated that crowd of five thousand are here Tor Frontier Day. Autos from Apache, Navajo and Coconino are expected to number twenty-five or more They will begin arriving in the nornlhg- When all the crowds are here the town will be taxed to the utmost limit of it's accommo odations. The hotels are preparing to place cots on inc roofs and private families are accepting visitors by the scores. me town has the holiday aspect flSht- The streets are lighted and decorated with bunting and the plaza IS d scene of the activities of the small boy and a constant stream of Wnlte clad older folks looking on enJoElhs the fun. Automobiles were never so numerous What wi h the speed tfi4is and the fact there is no speed hinll here the air is filled with the noise of cars from morning to hlSht' Everything and eve1 ybody seems nap pv The Selig Polyscope Co. rehuer ed the Parish Priest" to a packed house at the EllIs this evening me nIay proved winning number Wlth :, large audience made up partly or Phoenix autoists and Prescott peo- pie
 The real program of the tron- tier Day will be started with the reading of the Declaration of lnde- nendence on the Plaza tomorrow ana
 .,-., ao+riotic exercises at 10 a. m.