Arizona republican., 1913-11-04
MORE EXTENSIVE
 THAN LAST YEAR
Great Grounds Packed With Visitors from Time of Opening of Big Gates. Every Industrial Activity of Southwest Presented.

A steady and rapidly moving stream of automobiles piled swiftly between Phoenix and the Arizona State Fair grounds yesterday first carrying thousands out there and then bringing thousands back from the opening days of the Ninth Ari- zona State Fair. Beginning shortly before noon the stream running two ways kept steadily up until darkness had fallen over a great and thriving city, and the activities of the annual celebration had been transferred from the fair grounds proper to the city's streets and the down town at fractions.
 The crowds that journeyed to the fair in other vehicles than automo- piles swelled the attendance to a record, and even though the finish of the automobile race this year did not end on the afternoon of the first day still it bids fair to beat that of last year, and all indications point to a record breaking Tuesdays at tendance today.
 The diversified exhibits which are packed artistically and attractiveIy into the spacious buildings while yet not complete in that all the counties have not finished their work, are so much better than those of last year that the visitor of 1912 is amazed that it is the same fair, representing the same sort of products from the same sections of the great south west
 All day long yesterday the people passed through the aisles and ad- mired this and that thing. First one
 lii 7tf fi7oCr r. tention of one party, and then still another attracting the attention of still another party. It was almost easy to tell just what line of activity the persons passing by the displays were interested the most in, by the man ner in which they commented upon the showing drawing their particular attention.
 The agricultural exhibit is perfect Iv wonderful Maricopa county shines as possibly never before. Every county in the state is repre- sented by top up displays. Yuma is here with her wonderful products.
 Graham, and Pima, and Pinal, and Navajo, and CocOnino, and Havapal, and Apache all have something to show as the product of the wealth of the soil in those sections.
 The stock snow IS ScdrcelH ie9S wonderful than the agricultural dis play. There is competition at the stock show as it has never before been in Arizona and the work Of the judges in awarding the premiums is more difficult than ever before. Cat tie that have taken prizes in the best shows of the country are on hand and horses that amaze the visitors.
 The poultry department with it's wonderful showing of the ability Of Arizona to raise feathered broods. the pet stock, the sheep, hogs, goats, the mining, the creamery, the ma chinery, the arts, the womans build ing, all are wonders
 Society Out in Force
 That Arizona deserves it's world renown as a sunshine state" was conceded yesterday by the throngs of visitors from east. west, north and south, who are here to enjoy the weeks festivities.
 Monday, the day of days, the open ing of the state fair, was typical Of spring-and glorious.
 To society it was the first day of the races and as might have been exDected everyone was on hand. The