Arizona republican., 1922-01-11
CHANDLER IS READY
FOR OPENING OF
PROGRESS CARNIVAL
THURSDAY, JAN, Z

CHANDLER, Ari., Jan. 10.-Plans
are all set for the biggest celebration
in Chandler's history when the big
Progress Carnival to be held Thurs
day and Friday of this week will be
staged in a Fanfare of high lights,
decorative effects and thrilling fea-
lures. 1t is the first affair of its
kind ever held in the southwest and
commentaries an important achieve
ment in the annals of the new little
town started nine years ago in an
alfalfa field % miles southeast OF
Phoenix.
At a cost OF $90,eU0 a paving pro-
gram has just been completed that
covers practically the entire business
section Of the city. At one full swoop,
so to speak, the town was cemented
with concrete, the only place in the
valley to be thus paved and the job
being most admirably done by Twohy
Bros. general contractors, and also
in charge of the first portion of the
Maricopa county highway system of
hard surfaced roads.
City Is q Jewel
To one who has never visited
Chandler it is well worth while to
devote a day to the community that
stands virtually at the highest point
in the valley, being over 1900 feet
above sea level and higher by 200 feet
than Phoenix. With its two beautiful
parks through the heart of the town
and its modern fire proof buildings
sweeping in a half arc around them,
no city presents a more ideal civic
front than Chandler. The vision Of
DR. A. j. Chandler, its founder. has
come true, just as his dream Of the
great American desert has proved
real by its grey-walled charm, its
vistas of gardens and lawns and
flowers and its hundreds of guests
who insist on returning year after
year from the ice-locked climate OF
the east.
The two days OF carnival will, be
replete with events and performances
that have been carefully garnered
from all sections of the country. The
committees have worked faithfully
and diligently to put on features that
will be entertaining and typical of
the spirit of Chandler. The program
is sufficiently varied to appeal to
every class of individual from its "a
mile Ford race and much advertised
chicken contest to the display of new
models of automobiles, the latest word
in motor driven vehicles.
Free Vaudeville
There will be the much discussed
jazz stunts that at one time seriously
threatened to disrupt the organiza-
ton! as enc portion of the committee
wanted more pep" and slang in
iected into the publicity while another
portion wanted to adhere to the truth,
the whole truth and nothing but the
truth. It will not be known until the
cold. grey dawn of Saturday morning
which faction was right.
The free vaudeville has been prom
ised to be the best that was ever
staged outside Of a Barnum circus
lot the street fair will have more con-
fetti TO the square inch than any
other street fair ever dared throw;
the concessions will pe spectacular
iazz efforts that will scream with
exotic fulminations and the two nights
of dancing will be wild orgies of
wbirling deverishes, some masked,
some costumed and some too poor
for either, simply content with the
admission fee or one rounu uoldr.
And the dear, dear public is invited
TO come to Chandler and view with
alarm" or swim in and enjoy itself
to the uttermost. Whether visitors
wil be content to inspect the town,
its environs and surrounding country,
or throw dull care to the four winds
and our superb Arizona climate,
makes not one whet OF difference,
lust so YOU come. The goods are on
display, nothing IS shelf-worn or
shoddy it is all spic and span and
clean-and the choice is yours.