Arizona state miner., 1925-11-07
Brief Summary Of Events
and Attractions.


Arizona was organized as a terri
tory in 1868 and was admitted to the
Union as the forty-eighth state Feb
ruary IA, 1912. Arizona is big state
with a small population. It's area is
1850 square miles. According to
the Fourteenth Census, taken as of
January 1, 1920, it's population is 1884,
162, which represents an increase of
129,808, or 69.5 per cent over the pop
ulation in 1910. During the same per-
iod the rate of increase for the United
States was 14.9 per cent.
The following shows the population
of Arizona from 1870 to 1920, inclus-
i've, together with the number and
per cent of increase for each decade,
in comparison with the per cent of in
crease for the United States as a
whole. The population in 1850 of Ar
izona County, N. Mex, comprising the
area now constituting the State of
Arizona and a small part of Nevada,
was 6,482
Phoenix is the Capitol and seat of
the State government It's popula-
tion is nearly 100000.
Here is where the Arizona Free
State Fair is located on Grand Av-
enue. Great crowds annually collect
here to exhibit their products of in
dustry, fruits, fowls and livestock.
Special amusement attractions are
scheduled to entertain the vast num-
Der of spectators who come from all
parts of the State.
The grounds will be amply policed
and a postoffice for the convenience
of exhibitors, attendants and the pub
lie have been located on the grounds.
Street cars to and from all parts of
the city will arrive and leave every
five minutes to accommodate spec
tators and all others who visit the
grounds.
All autos will be admitted at the
auto gates and located opposite the
grand stand. Grand stand boxes and
seats will be on sale Nov 9th
The World Amusement Association
of Chicago and New York, greatest
originators and producers, will ex-
hibit circus, rodeo and auto races,
football and baseball during the week.
The management of the Arizona
Free State Fair feel that they are
very fortunate indeed in being able
the largest hippodrome attractions in
this section of the United States.
There will be over forty horses used
in the Stanley Hippodrome races,
which will be witnessed by fair visi-
tors every afternoon in addition to
our regular race program These
races will consist of standing Roman
races, riding races, chariot races, with
at least three chariots entered in each
race, drawn by four to six horses.
One of the feature attractions of the
hippOdrOme will be the mile and a
half relay running race. There will
be no ''cut and dried" races in any of
these events and all of the contest
novel feature that has never before
been witnessed in this section of the
State will be the steep1e- chase races.
The Stanley Hippodrome organiza-
tion has been playing many of the
larger fairs and will be one of the
most spectacular attractions that has
ever been witnessed upon the Arizona
State Fair Grounds.
Superntendents of Departments
A-Cattle ......... Ben F. Ridge
B-Dairy ....J R. Jennings
C-Sw1ne ..............Lu Luther Smith
D-Sheep and Goats. -. r. F. Daggs
E-Poultry ......W F. Fetterly
F-Boys and Girls Club Work.
"A. B. Ballantyne
G-Apiary ............. Peter Benson
domestic Art ..
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