Fair patrollers include security guards, the Phoenix Police and the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.

The fair was held near the banks of the Salt River, just west of Central Avenue.

Entertainment included horses, roosters, baby chicks, elephants, zebras, giraffes, ostriches, camels, hippopotamuses, lions, gazelles, tigers, rhinoceroses, sheep, goats, sharks, pigs, cheetahs, topi-antelopes, hens, cats and dogs, apes, monkeys, pony and mule races, while agriculture, cattle (dairy and beef) and home economics were the common exhibits.

The Territorial Fair continued annually at this location until 1891 when the Salt River flooded and wiped out the buildings and racetracks.

[5] Goodman's appointment came after each of the two immediate proceeding executive secretaries resigned, one holding the office for only two weeks.