Arizona republican., 1915-02-08
Between Twenty-Five Hun dred and Three Thous- and Visit Echo Canyon When Arizona Band Ken ders Sublime Music
FIELDING'S MOVIE
 FOLK WERE THERE
Exciting Auto and Motor cycle Occasion was Yes terday's Comeback Run; so Popular it May be Re peated Yearly

Not since the nucleus of what is now the Arizona state band rendered it's famous concert in the thunder storm at the brink of the Grand Canyon two summers ago, has such an impressive setting been had for mans music, and probably never before, was there such an odd bandstand as that upon which Dr. F. fl. Redewil disposed his men yesterday under the huge cliff that crowns the eastern end of Echo Can yon. And to see these sights. and hear these sounds, there were between 2500 and 5000 persons, gathered by nearly every means of locomotion, and from every nook and corner of the valley.
 Imagine q rock trimmed gorge liter ally dotted with people, and below upon both sides of the road that reaches clear to the beginning of the final de- clivity, rows and rows of motor cars, stretched out like an immense black serpent in the sun. And down, further still. the continuation of that road, a yellow scar on the face of the desert, with dusty vehicles like ants, crawling along it.
 Yesterdays motor picnic to Echo Canyon assumed the proportions of an institution. and without doubt, it will be repeated. Certainly, it's first dem onstration proved it's popularity and now that 9 great number of people have participated in it, it will surely become even more excellent in the eyes of the motoring public. In addition to those who occupied the five hundred autos, there were at least a hundred motOrcyclists, some carrying two pas sengers, and several score of horsemen and horsewomen, and lot of young sters on bicycles. And hidden awav in the throng, there were probably one or two hardy spirits, who were not afraid to walk the twenty odd miles.
 Picnic parties began to assemble in the canyon early in the forenoon, and by twelve a smattering of automobiles was to be seen. Soon. they began to come in shoals and herds and flocks and strings and processions and par ades. until there was really, hardly room enough for them, even with all that outdoors. The band, which had made the trip in four Studebaker cars, loaned by Wayland Wood of the Ari- ZOna Motor company was on the ground early. About thirty, the bandmen quietly gathered on a sort of a bench, directly under the biggest red boulder of them all-the one that blocks the upper end of the canyon, and hUrls back sounds in such a way as to give the place it's name. Soon. the mu- sic started and then the crowd started looking for the music Such are the acoustics of the place, the sound seemed to come from every direction at once. or no direction Those who had climbed to the top of the saddle, , thought the band must surely have hid den itself around the north shoulder of Comeback. for that seemed to be the nlace from which the strains were coN- ing
 Then came the movie folk-led by Romaine Fielding. and riding in their two huge autos. Right up to the jump ing off place they came, and the crowd, attracted bv the sight of the two cam : eras. chauffeured respectively by Guy Wilky and Bob Turnbull, gathered round. Soon. the first set up" was made. and Fielding accomplished a speech. He instructed his enthusiastic amateurs in the manner in which they were to act, and with a mob of a thou sand, he then organized his first scene. It was a good scene, too, for in it, no ! less parsonage than the big chief. him. self. apreared as a speaker And the "supes' waved their hats and kerchiefs and cheered just when Mir. Fielding told them to, and the director said to the camera men-"Print it,"-which means that it was good. Jim McCul- loch was busy making panoramas of rhe gorge
 Meanwhile, Dr. Redewill was organ , izing that sublime overture, "T'e Death of Custer, and the crowd was diverted to watch it for a time. Now
 pr. Redewill believes in doing things
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