The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-20
CALDER'S PARK SECURED
FOR THE UTAH STATE FAIR
D. A. & NJ. Society Takes Five Years Lease and
Option to Purchase For $4,000.
Agricultural Park to to be Sold and Fine Exposition Building to be
Erected-DeaI Closed Yesterday

can be secured adjoining the park If
more is desired.
The almost universal protest against
going to Agricultural park as the
permanent site for the state fair was
the primary cause of turning the at
tention of the state fair officers in the
direction of Calder's park 1t was
rea lied that it would require a heavy
expenditure of money to make Agricul-
! tural park a fit place for holding the
annual expositions. Then the difficulty
of getting an abundance of water in
that part. of the city; the difficulty of
raising trees and shrubbery; the dis
agreeable feature of being forced TO
cross all the railroad tracks in the
city in. reaching the place; the poor
street car service, with the feeling
that the street car company would not
be inclined to put in a double track
to the grounds for one weeks bust
ness in the year; and, above all, the
fact that the city is not growing out
in that direction and that the asSOcis-
ton would be trying to pull against
an irrisistable current if il tried 10
build up a fair there-all these con-
sideratiOns operated to influence the
selection of a permanent site on the
south side of the city. A number of
places were under conSidera ton, but
the directors believe there will not be
a vote in the state against the choice
made.
Agricultural park will be sold, and
it is stated that the ground is in strong
demand by the railroad companies wEo
want it for terminal purposes There
are forty acres of land in the park,
in addition to the streets, and it is the
opinion of good judges that the ground
can be sold for practically as much
as the association is to pay for Cali
der's park. AS the directors win have
five years in which TO dispose of il, an
advantageous sale can be made.
Will Continue Pleasure Resort.
There is still another feature. The
State Fair association will conduct
Calder's park as a pleasure resort
throughout the season, except the
week on which the state far is held.
McCune's willingness to sell the place
The running of the resort is out of his
line. and at the same time he no doubt
re allies that his income from the place
through street car fares would be as
suTed with some responsible urEaniza-
ton like the State Fair association
back of it. In this way his sale of the
place will be looked upon as first
class business move.
Calder's park is in part of the city
that is growing with great rapid,ty. II
runs from Fifth to Seventh East and
is readily accessible to Murray. Sdndy
and many other places that ere grow
ing rapidly because of the vmslters.
Fully $4,000 people are in that neigh-
borhood, without counting IN the
people from Salt Lake proper. AMI the
reputation of that whole district is
rapidly increasing, and bound to in
crease in the years to come.
All the details of the deal viii b.
worked out within the coming week,
and an impetus will be given 10 the
building up of the state fair such as
it has not experienced in Its past his
tory. Secretary Sears. 70 whom is due
the major portion of the credit for
the working out of this schemc. had
not a word to say about il yesterday.
He had counted so heavily upon II
that he would run no risk of having
his plans baked ill every detail was
worked out. But there is no doubt in
the mind of anyone connected with il
that the deal will go through without
a hitch. and il is such n COOL thing
from the standpoint of the Fair asSo-
citation that the board CO directors v iii
not hesitate a moment IN T3tifyiDg The
action of the executive cOrnHnttee. The
executive committee is composed of
Ne son A. Empey, John II. White,
John G. Cutler, ]. G. MeD )naid aaa 5.
w. Sears.