Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-11
RESIGNATION OF
COL. j. R. WIMDER
Governor Wells is Averse to Accepting It
Wants No Change in the Presidency
of the State Fairs.

tive. being in a position to make sug-
BeauuuS mat deserve Weighly COnsid-
GRAFTON.
When the matter of location for State
ialrs was referred to, Col. Winler said
he believed the time had arrived Tor
the placing of the state fairs at a per-
mauent location The Tenth ward
square ground could be- disposed OF,
and The exposition be moved 10 a more
favorable aud cOmmodius site the
forty-sN acres set apart as Agricul-
tural Park. ON North Temple street, on
the banks of the Jordan river The
grounds are now owned by the society.
good street ear service Is provided. and
there ls room for trials of speed, and a
permanent legitimate agricultural and
manufacturing exposition, whore
monkey shows do not form a part.
Col Ninder thinks the present law
concerning State fairs should undergo
revision, particularly in the matter VI
allowing The board Of directors to of'er
premiums for imported live stock as
Well as home raised He believes the
directors should be given discretionary
power IN this matter, under proper re-
strictlous.
As the law agw is, the Governor APP
points the society directors, and these
meet and elect a president. II Is nec-
essary that the directors represent di-
Versilied interests, such as horses, cat
tie, sheep, agriculture, horticulture,
manufactures minerals, fine arts, wo-
mems work, etc The directors have To
be supervisors, and as they are leading
men IN the departments they represent,
II Is necessary also to allow them to
be exhibitors. They should be selected
from the part OF the State near where
the fair is held as their distribution
throughout the State Is no benefit, but
Is rather detriment. Often they have
70 be absent from home and business
for a couple IN weeks and as they get
no pay, this Is a disadvantage. II they
were In or near the city they would
be able to give part Of their attention
70 their own business. Mr.. Windcr also
believes the State Is now able 70 COM
pensate the directors for their actual
time IN attending to fair business. AS
10 the law, the News suggests that
the appointment Of the president by the
Governor direct would be an improve
ment over the present method.
As 20 the amount OF money on hand
there has been a suggestion that more
of IT should have been offered IN pre-
miums But Col Winder insists that
this would have been unsafe as q a.
nancial measure, for had inclement
weather or other untoward circum-
stances been encountered, there would
have been a deficit under an increased
premium list. and President Winder Is
opposed TO making any deficits pre-
ferring TO be on the safe side
As stated, Bishop Winder Is 70 years
old today lie was born IN the county
Of Kent. England December n. 1921.
and came 20 Utah In 1883 He has filled
military civic and ecclesiastical posi-
tons 10 the entire satisfaction OF the
public, and is now remarkably hale and
active for one Of his years Long may
he live TO continue as one Of the fore.
most workers for Utah's progress in all
that leads to the ennoblement OF man
kind.