Arizona sentinel., 1917-11-08
YUMA COUNTS SECOND ANNUAL FAIR GREAT SUCCESS VESTED BY GOVERNORS CAMP BELL AND CANTU WHO WERE CHARMED
 WITH THE VARIETY OF EXHIBITS.

The two visiting governors were special guests of hon. or at the County Fair Saturday morning during which the famous military band of Mexcai charmed immense audi ence with classic and patriotic airs. Governor Canu was particularly interested the products of the farm and more especially the magnificent display of the va various kinds of cotton that being eXpermented with on Yuma Project Superintendent Blair of the Government Experimental Farm at Bard having made most compre hensve display of upwards of dozen different varieties Governor CanuS domain is especially adapted to the cot ton culture and he is exceedingly anxious to all of I'm peria Valley on both sides of the ne producing cotton ha is second to none in the world. It difficult to get him to leave the fair building because of his intense interest m and admiration for all he saw but operating schedule time and had to leave to parake of monday banquet provided by Mr. E. F. Sanguinett Yumas recog nzed merchant prince who does things by halves We had been the go for about five hours and the ban quet everything that needed to make all those who had the pleasure of participating in it happy and contented Plates for about 2O It purely informal and eyone enjoyed himself to the fullest extent but so than the two distinguished governors and their host
 From the banquet table rushed to the Gandofo The atre where all had chance to rest for few minutes prior Governor Cantus departure for his home in Lower California When ready go the depot Cover nor Cantu expressed desire famous Yuma Mesa and though long past the time set for the special train leave Superintendent Burdck who had accompanied
 
 and good naturedy agreed hold the train another hou and off the party started for the mesa the governors being accompanied in Mrs Sanguinets elegant by Mrs Governor Campbell Mrs Garvn, Mrs. Friend, Governor Cantus secretary Senator Fred Golfer and Mayor Michel Other automobiles filled with the other visiting guests and all of them had chance to our beloved Yuma Mesa It unnecessary say they delighted Returning to the depot the train was held while longer in order that Photographer Hckon might take half doz snapshots of the two as they stood with hands clasped bidding each other good bye The crowd cheered and the train moved the big steel bridge rhe band playing Mrs Campbels favorite-La Goon- drna
 Thus ended the most pleasing entertainment Yuma has known But there still something left for Cover Tom" Campbell for Mayor George Mchelsen gave him and his estimable wife informal dinner his elegant home that lasted until time for the governor and his party TO take the 1O:4O train Saturday night for Phoenix
 From the many expressions have heard on the streets
 the last few days it seems for in the history of Y ma absolutely everybody pleased with the in which all the various entertainments carried The whole scheme of bringing together the governors of A Zona and Lower California here in Yuma regarded
 happy h There wasn't the slightest incident to mar the of the occasion The advertised fact that the governors would here had the effect of bringing nearly every person Yuma Project within the gates of the city of Yuma. That all of them greatly pleased wonder for it mighty hard please everybody but treeSS everybody pleased and certainly made great of the county fair Great credit due Commission NeSe Lind and his assistants for the successful in which they handled the event Both Governor Cantu and Governor Campbell have faithfully promised in Yuma at the Third Annual Fair Let all hope that can even do better by distinguished visitors next