The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-31
DIRECTORS REJECT
lNSTALLAENT PLAN
City Must Pay Cash for Agri-
cultural Park.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
STRONG OPPOSITION TO AGRI-
CULTURAL PARK.

feers for the year. appointed SUPER
Nlsors for the next fair, selected the
standing committees. turned down the
proposition made By the city council
to pay the 500 600 FOR the Exposition
grounds in four annual instaliments.
voted SS,e0O for premiums for the next
fair and let the question Of moving to
Agricultural park hanging in the air
until the meeting to be held next Sat
urdsy afternoon.
The directors were all present when
the meeting was called TO order at
o'clock. The first business taken up
was the election of officers tor the
year and one of the directors said the
best thing they could do would be 10
ratify the nOmina lions made by me
ITers ID in the morning This was said
in joke. but the ratification was made
just the same. Nelson A. EmDTy, who
had been vice president for a number
of years under John r. Winder. was
elected 10 the presidency without op-
position, and John II. White was elect
ed vice president in a similar manner.
". Sears was placed in nomination for
secre tary. but he was not unanimously
elected. r. Palfreyman of Provo NOM
mated Ralph Wood. but he got but the
one vote. Judge Elias A. Smith had no
opposition for treasurer.
Supervisors and Committees.
In the appointment Of supervisors of
he various departments for the next
iair. r. Palfrey man was chosen for
the department of horses; J. H White
for the Cattle; G. F. Beckslead for the
sheep: A. +. Farr, jr., for the poultry
aand agricultural implements; w II.
Streeper for the dairy products and
farm, crops; w. G. Cragun for fruits
and flowers; J. G. Mcdonald and j. g.
Cutler fer manufactures; Moses w.
Taylor Tor mines: Mrs. Bertha G..
BaToberger fer art and education. and
Mrs ist:ta NJ. Fox for womens work.
TIL standing committees of the board
of directors Cor the year. as named at
the meeting. are as follows:
Executive ana building-A1essrs. En-
pey. White, Taylor, Cutler and Nc
Donald
freyman, Farr, Streeper and Beckstead.
Fiuance-TaylOr. Mcdonald and Cut
Ter.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Taylor and
Mcdonald.
Secretary Sears was made an e2-of-
ficiO member OF all the committees and
was also made member of the board
of directors, but without the power to
vote. This is new honor conferred
upon the secTetary for faithful SER
vices in the interest of the fair.
Opposed Instalment Plan.
When 1he proposition made by the
city council in the matter OF paying
the $4,000 agreed upon for khe exposi-
ton building on the old ground was
taken up there was storm at once, but
before it had gore very far il was clear
that the directors were to a man on
posed to the acceptance of the propo-
sitiOn that the city pay the money in
four annual instaiments. The offer
was denounced as unreasonable and
called out some decidedly hot language.
The sentiment was that il shOald be re-
jected without qualification Better
counsel prevailed and the matter was
with Secretary Sears added and some
adjustment of the matter viii be at
t,mpted. This committee yill confer
with the members of u 4ty council
and viii report to an 2 burned meet
ing of the directors to be held at .
O'Clock next saturday afternoon
Liberal Premiums.
In the matter Of premiums to be Of
fered by the association next year the
sentiment was strongly in favor og tht.
most liberal premiums that the finances
OF the association would justify. 1t was
finally voted to pay $1,000 ont Of the as
ISOLATION fund for premiums. This Is
the largest sum ever offered by the as
ISOLATION in my one year and it was
stated by Secretary Sears after the
meeting, that it was the largest AMOUNT
ever offered Tor premiums by any state
fair association in the United States,
eliminating the item OF horse races.
The association decided to pay out
practically all the money available in
premiums and depend upon the gate
receipts TO pay all tir expenses of the
fair
No action was taken on the proposi-
tion TO move this year TO Agricultural
park with the fair This was due to
the fact that no definite action was
taken on the proposition made by the
city council in the matter of the S20. 900.
This monev must be had before the re-
mOVal can be made. II was the under
standing when the board adjourned
that the question % moving would be
decided at the meeting TO be held next
Saturday.
+ Fight Against the Park.
The state fair viii not be located Mt
Agricultural park without a vigorous
tight The question of the permanent
= location did net come regularly before
the board at the meetios yesterday,
hut in On informal discussion before
the call to orOer a very strong senti-
ment against Agricultural park was
disclosed The leaders in the opposition
We're Mr.. Palfreyman and MIR. Farr.
They took the position that the fair
should not BE- taken 10 the part OF the
city IN which agricultural park is To-
Gated that If il were done it would
JneaG financial loss TO the association
anc that the fair would never IL a sue
cess there. They opposed the expendi-
ture of any money for permanent
buildings on that site and took the
position that Agricultural park should
Le sou anu the DIDtteuS uStQ IN Sc
curing NOR desirable site IN some
other quarter of the city. They had
no othcr site 10 offer. but opposed
Agricultural park on general principles
Ire matter did not come before the
bossrd regularly. but will be one of the
main subjects for discussion at the next
meeting IL arrangements are made 10
mcve at al this year.
X was expected that the subject oi
horse racing at the fair would be a
bone of contention at this greeting, but
this subject did not get into the dis
eussion yesterday because the moving
proposition was deferred. There is .
very good track at The Agriculturl
park and one of the strong argumenIs
made in behalf 81 the removal is thai
there could b. some good tests Of speed
q there and thus add To :ne interest -
y Che fair. i;ut this matter must be
fought out IN the board before horse
racing can f5c had. 1t is known that
there IS serious objection to races OF
any kind in connection withNthe fair
and there is strong pressure being
brought 70 bear to have this sea tur-
ruled out entirely. The next NEE ms
of the board promises 10 be - 81
inter esting one for more a50ns ? ar