Arizona republican., 1921-05-17
CHANDLER WILL
 CELEBRATE 9TH
 BIRTHDAY TODAY
Afternoon And Evening To Be Devoted To Program, Ending With Dance Expect Large Crowds

Expect Large Crowds
 Chandler, the beautiful little Salt River valley citv which owes its con ception and growth to the vision and untiring efforts of pr. A. J. Chandler. will celebrate it's ninth birthday to- day. The festivities which will mark the city's birthday will begin at 3 o'clock this afternoon and will con tinue until the last dance has been played at the arcade of the San Marcos hotel late tonight or early tomorrow morning.
 The celebration will be featured by a brief history of the city by William H. Robinson and by an oration by Judge J. o. Baughn, of the superior court of Pina1 county This part of the program will start at :. o'clock in the evening, and music will be fur nished by the music department of the Chandler school and the l.. D. S. Glee Club. Other parts of the cele- bration will be a program of sports, a basket picnic at o'clock in the park, a fire hose race and dance under the auspices of the Woman S club.
 Before 1912 Chandler was a part of the Chandler ranch. In that year Dr. Chandler decided to provide a community center for the prosperous district about the ranch, and with this idea provided a tract of land and plated it into a townsite. On the first day of the opening of the town site more than $5o.000 worth of lots were sold, and from that time the growth of the city has been steady and sure.
 Every day since May IT. 1912, has brought some change for the better to the town and the country around it. These changes have not been along any special line without re- gard to the harmonious development of the city as a whole, but with a sense of uniformity which has made Chandler one of the most beautiful f towns of the Salt River valley.
 Outlook for Future Bright
 The immediate future of the city is exceedingly bright. The auxii- iary canal system will add about 20.- 900 acres to the 45.oo0 already under cultivation in the district, while in the country east of Chandler and inn mediateIy adjacent to it 15,000 acres in addition are being developed. A bond issue or S2,000,000 has been voted to make the Auxiliary Eastern canal a success, and actual work on the project is scheduled to start within a few weeks.
 Additions totalling $220,o00 have been planned for the school system and within a month work will start on the new edifices, which will give the city a complete chain of grammar schools and a high school. By the completion of work on the diversion dam and the bridge across the Gila river at Sacaton, Chandler will be connected with the Casa | Grandeocountry and other points tc the south which will bring people and business to the enterprising young city The diversion dam will helI also in the development of the Indian reservation to the south and west which will add greatly to the towns resources.
 The development of the town itseli is to be furthered by the completion of the paving program, which pro vides for the paving of several block. | in the heart of the city between ths present time and next fall. All 1T all, the development projects in ant about Chandler which have alread, been set in operation will bring int the district more than $3.000,000.
 San Marcos . Famous Resort | Then there is the San Marcos hotel. perhaps the finest hostelry o its kind in the state, which is becom 1 ing recognized as one of the grea tourist hotels of the west and whicl is attracting as select patronag as Hotel del Coronado or the grea resort hotels of Los Angeles an, l Pasadena.
 During the winter season the hote is the fashionable gathering place o central Arizona for tourist and tray elers, and it is conducted with all tn sense of accommodation and comfor of the best hostelries of it's kind i the country.
 The complete program for tn celebration day follows:
 Sports: Start at p. m and vii be held on Arizona avenue, jus south of the park. Will include blk races, potato races. pie eating con men, lean and sprinters; three -Iegge race, boys burro race. and othe sporting events to make 1t Interest ing for the boys and girls.
 Basket Picnic: Starts at D. n in the park. where everybody wi bring their lunch baskets filled, an enjoy a picnic supper. Plenty of ic water will be on the grounds.
 The fire hose race between tn East and West Volunteer Freight ing companies will take place on tn north side of the park.
 The biggest event of the celebra ton will be the public-spirited pro gram where several public spirite men will speak. William H. Robin son will give brief history while tn principal orator of the day will b
 Judge J. O. Baughn of Florence
 Music will be furnished by the musi department of the school and the I
 D. s. Glee Club. Speaking start
 at ' o'clock
 The Woman's Club will have
 dance at the conclusion of the pro
 gram in the San Marcos Arcade
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