Arizona republican., 1917-10-07

speed records, but that their perform ! ances have given complete satisfac- tion wherever seen Detroit, Michigan, ]! as everybody knows, is the automobile , center of the world and yet the high est testimonials of the l. M. c. A. come from the Michigan state fair. Indeed, the l. M. C. A. is an institution that has grown out of the cooperation of the big state fairs of the nation, which felt that they could do better in point of entertainment and every other way. than to remain under the dictation of the three As Three-fourths of the state fairs in America are now using the l. M. C. A. features and the an- sWer from them is one of universal satisfa ction.
 "A point in which we are especially interested was the possible effect on the Automobile industry of the state, which of course is entitled to the most careful consideration. We had been told by A. A. A. enthusiasts that deal CTS could not exhibit if we used the l. NJ C. A. and that local racers who entered in events on the same track where the l. M. C. A. operated, would never be able to gain an official speed record anywhere. Concerning the deal- CTS, we have learned officially that they used 25,000 feet of floor space for their exhibits at the Iowa state fair and that the racing judges were se- 'lected from among the dealers, that there was no inharmony between deal- CTS and racing teams and that the races were better than ever before
 Concerning the Arizona drivers, I wish to say that they are not forgot ten by any means. It is our purpose to offer a thousand dollar cash purse for Arizona drivers only, and that will give them a better chance a, a little money than under an A. A. A. meet ing, where few of the professionals slip in and take all the good purses
 often giving quite ordinary exhibitions, while there is nothing left for the home folks but a chance at some small stock car races by amateurs, perhaps to their satisfaction but to the irritation of a full grandstand. which pays it's good money to see a show
 Among all the drivers in Arizona,
 now or for years to come. there will be
 but limited number, perhaps not a : half dozen, who will ever qualify for big company, for many reasons not
 necessary to recite here Our hearts
 are With them We hope they will get
 in and win the thousand we are offer
 ing for their encoura cement. feeling
 sure that 1T they develop the other
 qualifications, they will find no trou-
 ble in getting into the three A should
 they try. Others have done so, even the much h-touted Barney Oldfield. But
 in any event we do not feel that we can turn the whole fair over to serve the purposes of a few ambitious en- ! thusiasts and misinfoimed dealers, tC
 the curtailment of the real sport and entertainment of all the rest of the
 people of the state, having learned thai our action cannot prove detrimenta
 to the automobile industry That which has wrought for the great sue cess of all the big eastern fairs we be lieve can be safely depended upon l. ii do the same thing for us
 AS secretary of the Arizona fail l commission 1 feel that it is beneatl ? the dignity of the fair commission t,
 engage in a controversy with thos who through the fear of preceden 9 have been persuaded that all automo bile endeavor must be under the die i tation of that organization, but l als' 3 feel that the people are entitled t
 know the facts concerning our action ! taken after d whole summer of carefu t l investigation"