Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-01-30
Where shall the State Fair be held!
Published be request, from the Jan
issue of the Green Mountain State

The State Agricultural Society hav-
ing decided that if suitable grounds can
be found, its fair shall be held upon the
East and West sides OF the State alter
oately, locating committee has, with
President Hooker, visited several towns
on the eastern side of the mountains to
learn what advantages can be offered
ard determine at what place the next
fair shall be held if held on this side of
the State. They find that White Riv-
er junction offers the best location and
that the business people are wide awake
aud ready TO give all that is asked of
them. 1t is the largest railway center
in the State. The Central Vermont.
with its Central and Southern divisions
meeting here would bring visitors from
the central and northwestern parts of
the State, and, with its southern con-
nections, from the southern part. The
Boston & Maine with It's Passumpsie
and Northern divisions covers the east
ern and northern parts of the State, ly-
ing above the Junction" and central
New Hampshire. The Woodstock
railway would naturally bring visitors
from all the towns whose natural out
let is Woodstock 10 the junction.
The people Of the southern and eastern
parts OF the State can reach White Riv-
er junction as easily as those of the
western and northern parts can reach
Burlington and there is no other place
east of the mountains of which this can
be said for this reason, if for no 9TH
er, it seems very nearly certain that the
next State Fair will be held there.
The proposed fair ground is about
one-fourth Of mile west OF the railway
station, a short walk for those who can
not afford carriage and do not wish
20 wait for trains. A half mile drive
will take the visitor to It's northern en-
trance or little longer drive viii take
him to the southern entrance. Civil
Engineer, John n. McClintock of Con-
cord, \. H., has just made prelimin-
airy survey for the railway track from
the junction station to the west side of
the proposed fair ground. He finds the
distance TO be little more than 5000
feet an1 the grade about the same as
that of the Woodstock railway, over
which large excursion trains have been
taken by the ordinary passenger loco
motives of the Central Vermont and OF
the Boston and Maine. The grounds
are those used by the state society ear
ly in the sixties with the addition of
some acres from a farm upon the west
side Of the grounds. Being situat-
ed upon a terrace the grounds will not
be as uncomfortable during the hot days
of September as are grounds situated
in low valleys. If heavy rains come,
as they have during the holding of some
OF the State Fairs, a few hours of sun
shine will make the surface Of the
ground dry and the visitor viii not have
to carry heavy load Of soil upon his
boots.
James W. Page, the well-known
turfman, who owns the old fair ground
has built half-nIile track that is said
by the horsemen who have used it to
be one of the best in the country and
very fast but a mile track is demanded !
and it is proposed by those interested /
in this matter to build one here that
shall be equal to the best. In this as
in all other matters connected with the
towards getting the State
fair here alternate years the people are
that there shall be no cheese
pairing. They win not waste their mo-
ney but they viii build well.
The feeding of the multitudes that
usually attend the state fairs is an inn
portant matter and one of the first ques-
lions asked is, .sCan the Junction take
care Of the hungry" 1t can and in no
other Vermont town can crowd be
more easily fed. The Junction House
has a capacity for reeding a multitude,
hat is equal to that of any hotel in the
state. Sargent's hotel has very nearly
he same canacitv. When Charley