Omaha daily bee., 1894-01-19
MEANS LIVELY COMPETITION
Location Of the State Fair Will Go to the
Highest Bidder.
IT WILL BE PERMANENT IN THE FUTURE
Lincoln Expects to Secure the Prize. but
Other Nebraska cities will wake
an Effort to Change the
AFFAIR.

LINCOLN, Jan. 1S.-[Speclal 10 The BEE. =
According TO the plans which are being
evolved by the leading spirits of the State
Fair association, the city that obtains the
permanent location of the state fair will
have to bid high for it. The association has
become ambitious and aspires 10 perrla-
nent location with permanent buildings and
well planned grounds The officials propose,
during the coming year, to employ com
petent architects to prepare plans for q
group OF buildings, to ipclude an agricul-
tural hall, machinery hall and building
for the accommodation Of the Nebraska
Manufacturers and Consumers association.
A power house will also be added TO the
plans with a permanently installed steam
plant. Then the board will entertain no bid
which uoes not include au agreement to con-
struct mile track 1t is proposed that the
buildings shall be botn ornamental and
permanent, and that they shall be con-
structed of brick and glass, and be partic-
ularly adapted to the purposes Tor which
they are designed
Lincoln will, of course, be a formidable
competitor for the permanent location of the
fair. Five years ago Hastings stood next TO
Lincoln and was strong bidder. II is be-
lieved that Hastings will again enter the
lists. Grand Island may ask for the fair,
and perhaps Omaha.
Several projects are already being dis
cussed in Lincoln. One of them includes
proposition from an association which pro-
poses TO use the present grounds. winch are
convenient of access and well adapted to
the purpose. The Burlington beach people
are also considering proposition Another
factor in the competition will be the man
agement of Lincoln park. This park IN most
respects is admirably adapted for state
fair purposes. 1t has plenty of room
for buildings, race tracks, etc,
and the landscape features would
location. The difficulty with the proposed
location at Lincoln park is the present lack
of transportation facilities. 1t is something
over mile from the city and is reached at
present only by double track electric rail-
way The railroad tracks from several
roads running into Lincoln could .easily be
extended 10 the park, however, and perhaps
this difficulty could thus be obviated.
In this connection it is remembered that
Lincoln has never yet carried out the full
terms of the agreement made at the time
the fair was located here for a term of five
years According to that agreement the fair
association was TO have * 900 per year for
improvements on the grounds. This money
has never been asked for by the State
Board of Agriculture for the reason that it
has not been needed. This year, however
the board needs the money and the Lincoln
people will be asked TO provide the 81 900
due on the agreement for this year The
board has never asked for the money for
the reason that it is well known that 1t
would have to be paid by two or three indi-
vidual members of the local association.
DIR. #. N. Gibson Injured.
serious, and perhaps fatal, accident oc-
Cured in the Burr block at II O'Clock today
that may lead to the permanent disability of
DR.. f. n. Gibson, one OF the prominent
physicians of Lincoln. DR.. Gibson was on
tba oil laUo tor nIrIt % a 1rYlh no nF
gentlemen. The car was IN charge of a
young son of Hon. S. j. Alexander who had
been given charge during the temporary ab-
sence of the regular elevator boy. a number
of the passengers, including the doctor,
wished TO get off at the third floor. The
elevator was stopped about Il foot from the
level of the floor and one or two got off. DIR.
Gibson started to step out and at that IN
stant the elevator boy touched the lever. In
tending to bring the cage up TO level of the
floor. The elevator went down suddenly
instead of up, and the top of the cage caught
the doctor OH the shoulder Before ne could
eXtrcate himself the entire weight OF the
heavy cage was pressing upon him ana 1t
did not stop until his BODY was bent nearly
double. He then fell out on the floor in an
unconscious condition.
Medical aid was summoned at once and
the injured man taken into an adjoining
office. Three or four physicians who came
to his assistance pronounced his injuries OF
serious nature He was afterwards removed
to his home on G. street He suffered severe
injuries to the spine, and it is feared that
there are also internal injuries. Tonight the
physicians in attendance expressed a more
hopeful view of the case and they believe
that the doctor will eventually recover.
Taxes Coming IN slowly.
Up to today twenty-nine treasurers have
visited the state house for the purpose of
making their annual settlements with the
state. Comparing the receipts with those
for recent years the auditor is of the opinion
that there is falling off this year of about
Is per cent over last year. The following
table shows the amount of general fund
taxes turned over TO the state treasurer so
far during tho present month:
Adams ........................... s45.6s
Antelope. .... Observation-Disclosures. q. 2SSS. 20
Banner r................. ....... ......... 34G.S9
Boone Observation-Disclosures. 27Ol.95
boyd. ...... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 5lS.97
Burt, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l012.l0
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