The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-18

that II Is folly to talk about diVorcing
the two. The people would not tolerate IT,
This being true, and knowing also that there IL
no Intention on your part to attempt 10 do so,
the question arises, What ought now to be
done with reference 90 itP am advised that
the present hall-mils track will be abandoned
and another OF the same circumference built
further north, provided the old grounds and
the new addition are settled on for the perma-
nent use Of the association. This and the other
things necessary to be done in fitting up the
new ground, will cost large sum OF money.
Would it not, therefore. be wise TO reconsider
carefully this whole subject before making
this large outlayP | suppose your board can,
within six months from this time. sell the
twenty acres recently purchased for hand
some profit; and there can be little doubt but
that the other thirty-six acres can be readily
sold at good price. Indeed. / suppose the
hfty-six acres, after removing all the material
on and around IL, could be sold for more than
enough to buy seventy or eighty acres near the
Belt railroad and fit IL up for fair purposes. in.
GLIDING a mile track. fear the best sites were
not examined by your committee year ago.
think at least one piece OF land can be had near
the Belt road, splendidly located. which in
every way could bo made preferable TO tho
present grounds.
Without mile track you cannot induce tho
owners of fast horses Of the country 10 come
here. With one, you can, and thereby almost
double your receipts. Besides, the board
from rotting associations for the use OF tho
track. | am sure you would greatly benefit
the city OF indianapolis, as well your own
society, by providing good mle track. But
II IL IL finally and irrevooably settled that the
fair must remain where IL has heretofore been
held, then hope the extra ground recently
purchased will DO improved before next fall
but II 1t Is not certainly think that another
effort ought to be made TO secure n new loca-
ton, where stock will not have 10 DO driven or
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greatest attraction for the general public can
DO provided by giving exhibitions Of speed on
q mile track.
l trust the foregoing remarks on this SUBJ
ieot will be taken In the same friendly spirit
Ia which they are offered. feel that great
future Is opening up for this state and city,
and consequently for the work Of your board;
and that In all our enterprises we should pre-
pare Tor the boon" that IL coming. When
we build we shonld build for the future, and
not alone for tho present.
On the next dey n special committe APP
pointed on Mayor Denny's address re-
ported that no be thanked for his open,
frank and friendly criticisms and com
mended many OF his suggestions, but
further said in regard 10 tho purchase OF
new ground Rs follows:
On this point We must beg leave TO dissent
from the views exp oppressed by him in the matter.
We are OF the opinion that the action OF the
board In securing the additional twenty acres
10 the present was judoious and wise selec.
ton. IL ia n matter Of the greatest Importance
10 the welfare OF the state board that this mat
ter be finally settled until tho annual exhibit
tions shall have outgr0wn the grounds already
provided. The question OF the
grounds, when Il is once finally settled, will
easily adjust itself by providing cable cars etc.
The general assembly OF 1899 appropri-
ated for the board OF agriculture the sum
Of C-0 Oln tAaxrahta IN H4fa tnafa llraa Vka n
$4,000 each. OF the aggregate amount
$4,000 has been drawn and applied faith
fully 10 the payment OF the bonded
debt. The legislature just adjourned
passed bin appropriating 81 800 per an
mum for expenses. The revenues derived
from the fair average from $22, 900 to
S33. 900 per annum. while the premium
list amounts 10 about $4,000. The board
owes $4,000 on the bonded debt at per
cent. interest. The entire amount is due
next June, secured by mortgage on the
first thirty-six acres. The board owes
$1,000 on the purchase OF the last
twenty acres, secured by a mortgage.
OF this amount g, 600 fell due on Monday
last; s., 900 due March .. 1892; $1,000 due
March 81, 1898. Besides this there is a
floating debt Of $1,000 borrowed money,
q, 900 of which is due individual members
on their notes in bank, while the remain
ing g, 900 is due a citizen of Indianapolis.
There is no doubt that the present state
OF affairs will initiate strongly against a
successful disposal of the grounds in the
city, and where and how the next fair will
be held is q matter of conjecture. How
ever. the key to the situation lies in the
constitutionality of the act creating a
new board, and other attorneys than Mr..
Butler think this act constitutional.