Arizona republican., 1914-02-08
ANNUAL MEET IF HE FAIR
 COMMISSION
Act That Created Arizona $ Great Exposition of Re sources Sets the Date of Election of Chairman for That Body

"iA Al9titu'ioH to De hHOWn AS the Territorial Fair" was approved March 16tn, 19O5 and this act of creation has not been changed since. except that we call it the State Fair now. This act provides for the appointment by the governor of three commissioners, no two can be from the same county. and who shall hold their office for the term of two years.
 The law provides that annual meetings shall be held on the second Tuesday in February of each year and that they shall elect one of their number as chairman. and an other of their number as secretary treasurer.
 The second Tuesday in February comes this year on February 10 at which meeting the commission will organize as usual. The meeting will be more than of ordinary interest because MT Campbell. who has been president of the fair for the past five years, has resigned and all though earnestly solicited by the governor and all of his friends to remain in the position which he has filled with such conspicuous success, he insists that his resignation be accepted. which has reluctantly been done by the governor.
 Who will be Mr Campbell's sue cessor has not been announced but everyone knows that it will be hard to find a man to fill the position with the ability and satisfaction to the public as MT Campbell
 For the last six years MT. Camp bell has been the main stay of the fair whether it has made money or not The fair has always had money to go on. and if the fair ran be- hind Mir Campbell went to the bank put his name to the note and stood good for the deficit He realized that it took money to run fair and he proposed to have a fair.
 I have sat at banquets and listen ed to the fluent flow of self lauda- tion from those who have claimed to put Arizona on the map as far as state fairs go and unabashed proclaimed their own abilities and remarkable virtue as creators of fairs. When MT. Campbell was call ed on to speak he would simply say -"Gentlemen. we have had the best fair We could. We are glad that you liked it. Next year we expect to have better one" And the req son they had any fair at all next year was because Mr Campbelrs a{ I,n J,4, and perhaps he was paving for the banquet also The fair and the state will miss MT. Campbell.
 It will be the duty of the com mission to elect a new fair secre- tary as the present secretary an nounced his resignation several months ago
 The general public seems to be under the impression that the law creates the position of the secretary of the fair. as it is generally termed. The law creates only two positions and that is the chairman of the commission and the secretary treas urer of the same.
 All other positions connected with the fair are created by the commits sion itself. viz; Heads of various departments. superintendent of grounds. and secretary of the fair.
 The reason the secretary of the fair bears the title is because it has become the universal custom of state fairs to have an active manager of the fair and the secretary of the fair to he one and the same person.
 So the Arizona state fair commits sion when selecting a man whom they wish to do the active work and take care of the office and business details necessarily connected with the fair have created the office of secretary" although the law pro- vides that one of their own number shall be secretary and treasurer of the commission.
 The outlook for a great fair in 1914 is better and brighter than ever be- fore. It matters not from what standpoint you may consider the outlook it presents the rosiest hue
 Patrons of the fair will be pleased to know that there will be more great race horses at the fair this
  Pacific International Exposition eX poets to give a race meet at San l Francisco in June 1915 at which the largest purses ever offered in Amer ica will be raced for.
 Horsemen all over the United States are preparing for the su- preme contest that will take place 1 then
 1 At Pleasanton, California. q place 1 only short distance from San Francisco. R. J. Mckenzie. the multi millionaire, has built a magnificent race track and is preparing to have many of the great stables of the | east to be his guests next winter. Already Pop" Gears who handles a number of MT. McKenzie's horses in the east has announced his inten- ton to come west next fall There is every prospect that Cox. Murphy, Andrews. Mcdonald and in fact all the "big six will winter perhaps in lthe west so as to be ready for the spring meet at San Francisco.
 The Arizona State Fair belongs to the Great Western Circuit, in fact it is the last meet on the circuit and has been as a rule the latest l fair of any in the United States.
 The horses that will race on the grand circuit will come to LeXing- l ton then to Dallas. Texas and then to Phoenix. and the horses that come