Bisbee daily review., 1913-05-27
ROAD RACE TO THE STATE FAIR.

shortly before the last state fair it was proposed that there should be a road race from Fl Paso to Phoe- nix as we'll as the annual race from Los Angeles to Phoenix. Before that matter was taken up with the fair commission the tody had appropriated money for prizes for sociability runs from the various cities of the state and the project O fthe Fl Paso to Phoenix race could not receive the requisite support which it asked and was therefore abandoned for that year. The Los Angeles-Phoenix race was held and San Diego conducted a race from the southern sea port to the Arizona State Capitol. Both were highly successful. Now it is proposed to make another attempt for a race from Fl Paso to Phoenix and the mat ter has been taken up by the Com marcial club of this district with the Fair Commission, the representa- tive of the A A A. and the business organizations from Fl Paso to Phoe- nix. The start is made early enough this year. avoiding mistake that was made last year.
 The idea of an automobile race from Fl Paso to Phoenix is an excellent one and arguments in it's favor can be advanced this year that could not year ago while all of the old ar guments remain as strong as ever. So far as the Fair commission is con cerned the chief object is to stimu- late interest in the Fair and tfe pro posed race would wake interest in a direction not before interested, F! Paso and southern New Mexico. be, sides widening as :-..77ttiniug ess--e could interest among all the cities and towns of the, south of Arizona and 'As- pecialIy Bisbee. Douglas. Tombstone, Tucson and Florence.
 Such a race this year is the more appropriate and significant after the the action of the National Old Trails Association in Kansas City when it abandoned the old Trails for north erly route. There could be no more direct and conEieing argument in favor of the Borderland Route than A race over it from Fl Paso to Phoe- nix in the other direction. The whole of the secton from Fl Paso to tse coast would be advertised from coast to coast and it would be shown tc be all that is claimed for it, not only A feasible route but traversable one All of the cities along the line should belp the project for they would Dc advertising a route which will be ol direct benefit to them, which is ever at this time of direct benefit to then and would at the same time be ad vertising themselves. The fair would be more benefited in having tw' races from opposite directions thai two from the same direction. as las year. and new territory for it's sup port would be opened.
 Whether Los Angeles will agaii race to Phoenix this year, this papei does not know. but that coast cit has made it evident that it's support so far snational highways are con eerned has been withdrawn fion Phoenix and transferred to the north Under these circumstances it seem advisable to encourage races iron those cities that remain faithful t Phoenix. We believe that the pro posed race from Fl Paso would brin entries from every city along tn
 
 route and result in greater entr list than Los Angeles has ever know and that besides this other car would follow the racers from ese city along the line. bringing larsel