Weekly journal-miner., 1914-10-14
FAIR WILL BE BIGGER
 AND BETTER THAN EVER
(From Fridays DailYD

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 rayed city in the southwest next week. else a dozen of the most con servative boosters will miss their guesses by wide margin. Work ing with snap, vim and harmony characterized and stamped all over by the Fredericks' idea of systematic progress. those who are preparing for the second annual fair in north
 ern Arizona. to be hald in this city October 15-16-17. are going about their work without much fireworks or big noise Wednesday at meet ing of the fair commission and
 heads of the different committees. the various chairmen reported great l'progress." a word which has become a by-word to characterizing the re-
 suit oi the system employed by R. IN Fredericks, who IS at the helm lof the arrangements.
 At these semi-weekly meetings
 vague ideas of the rare treat in store can be gleaned. Mir. Fredericks has
 named his committees. The other
 commissioners have done likewise,
 and the system employed in hand
 ling this years event is conceded
 to be the most perfect ever.
 There will be more elaborate
 sporting events this year than last.
 The mineral exhibit will by far out
 do the initial show. Reports from
 the livestock department indicate that this committee is also outdoing itself. Two permanent buildings have : been added. and they will not on- ly increase the comfort of the wis , iting throngs but provide adequate , and splendid shelter for the exhibits. , And great improvements have been made around the grounds in gen eral Flights by a Moisant mono plane, starting and ending at the l fair grounds, will be one of the daily . features.
 Doc" Pardee. dean of arena man , agers, has been selected to handle , the sporting events on the track. He , reported at the meeting that the "buckers" are on the ground, that 5 the burros will be brought in within a day or two, and that his program D will shortly be ready for the print
 CT. If Doc" is in as rare form as . he was during the frontier cele- bration, the success of each after , noon's show is insured.
 . Horses from Winslow.
 Doc" reported that Winslow man
 is coming with seven head of real
 northern Arizona horses. He like wise reported that about twenty
 five horses would be available for ? the different events from Albuquer- $ que. where a fair is in progress this : week Superintendent A. A. Johns ' is now in the New Mexico city se- n curing entries and becoming con e versant with the new features oi . fairdom.
 2 On Mining Exhibit. /. Major A. J. Doran delivered an interesting report on the mining ex- : hibit which he is gathering. He de : clared that good exhibits had been l insured from the United Verde. Lit D tie Daisy, Bradshaw region, Hum l boldt smelter. as well as other small . CT centers of mining activity. [ Progress was also reported by the r publicity, agricultural and horticul- Q tural, womens and arts, machinery
 music. ticket. accommodations trans
 portation and membership commit
 tees.
 Busy on Buildings. Chairman Frank Whisman. of the . grounds and buildings committee . reported work practically completed D on the two permanent new buildings - All necessary tents have also been ? put up. After the meeting Mir Whisman, together with Chairman
 William Stephens, of the agricul- tural and horticultural committee, took run out to the grounds where arrangements were made for erect ing shelves and booths for the ex- hibits to be housed in one of the . permanent buildings.
 Aviation.
 , The hanger for the monoplanc . which is to make daily flights will
 be erected early next week. Handsome Donation.
 In reporting for the finance com
 mittee, Chairman Fredericks declar-
 ed that the Yavapai county board of supervisors had contributed $l.-
 800 appropriation to the fair fund. The committee will soon start on its rounds for other contributions,
 as usual.
 Concessions.
 While in Albuquerque Superinten- dent A. A. Johns will act as special
 agent for Chairman Robinson, of the concessions committee. in SC
 curing shows to appear here during the fair.
 May Call Holiday.
 Mayor William H. Timerhoff will
 be urged to declare the afternoons
 of Thursday. Friday and Saturday, fa;r Jave ae bo1;Ja,-s Tbo o;t,-