The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-31
Purchase Price Was
 $17,5OO. DETAILS TO BE ARRANGED Location is on Present Site of
 Baseball Park.
Grounds Are Named in Honor of Ala bama Agricultural Association's First President, w. F. vandt-
 ver--wnI Push work.


 The B. L. Holt property, three miles northeast of Montgomery along 6he Lower wctumpka road, has been se- lected.a the site on which to hold the big State Fair of the Alabama Agri- cultural Association. october 2s to 27. Action making this choice a practical certainty. was taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Associa- ton in the headquarters of the organ ization, 40 1-2 Commerce street, yes- terday morning.
 Two provisos were included in the act of selection. which the present owner of the property must agree to comply with before final steps in the exchange of the property are taken, but no difficulty. 1t is understood. will be experienced with Colonel B. L.. Holt in regard to these.~ One of these provisos calls for the construction of a broad boulevard or road, 100 feet in width. from the Lower Wetumpka road to the property line of the Assoeia- ! ton. Another provision is that an- other road, thirty feet in width, be built from the east property line to the Upper Wetumpka road. These are the only obstacles winch now stand in the way of a definite selection of the site. and these will be discussed by rep- resentatives of the Association and B. L. Holt within day or two.
 The action of the Board was in &C., cord with the recommendation of the committee appointed to investigate properties submitted to the Associa- ton for this purpose. Unanimously adopted by the committee in session on Thursday. the recommendation was unanimously ratified by the Board yes terday morning.
 Seventeen thousand five hundred dol- lars is the price which 1t has been agreed to pay for the Fair site. Of this amount, $10,000 will be in cash. while the remainder will consist of Fair stock which will be delivered to Colonel Holt The grounds will in clude 100 acrea-
 Emthwafasm at Meeting.
 Enthusiasna was the keynote of the meeting yeatetday More than forty members of the Board were in atten- dance when the meeting was called by President ". F. Vandiyer. The chief business of the meeting, the presenta- ton of the committee recommendation was at once taken up, including esti- mates recently made of the cost of a race track, by Engineer J. M. Garnett.
 Considerable discussion followed the presentation of the report. The mat ter of transportation, cost, nature of the ground, and facilities for approach, were all considered at length. Owing to the distance of the site under dis cussion, from the main roads in that part of the county. it was suggested that the purchase of the, land be sub feet to the fulfillment of two condi- tions, the building of a road to the grounds from both the south and north sides.
 These roads are to consist of the boulevard leading from the grounds f3 the Lower Wetumpka Road, and the roadway to the Upper Wetumpka Road. The former is to be the main approach to the Fair Park, and the latter road which will be used largely for wagons and the transportation of heavy ma teriais for building and other purposes to ths grounds.
 When the discussion had been con cIpded a vote was taken on the selec fi5n of the ..olt property, which was passe6 unanimously.
 Boliowing this action, motion was made by F. P. Glass that the newly selected site should be named Vandiver I ark, in honor ot the first president of the Association who has been one of the most ardent promoters of the Fair project from it's inception. The name was adopted without a dissent ing vote, and President Vandiver made a short speech, thanking the Board for the compliment
 The proposed site for Vandiver Park is most conveniently situated for the purpose of holding the State Fair. It is level piece of ground. clear and close to both the Pickett Springs Trac- tion line and the Western Railroad of AlahAmA.
 Three boundaries only of the tract have as yet been decided upon, the fourth remaining unfixed until after the final survey shall be taken. So far as has been fixed, the southern boundary will be the drive from the Lower Wetumpka Road to Athletic Park. On the north, the Western Rail- road of Alabama, forms the boundary, while on the east, the line will follow Che county section line, just east of a grove of trees. The western limits have not been fixed upon.
 Tn the matter of transportation, the Pickett Springs Traction line on the south, and the Western Railroad of Alabama will furnish service ample to handle the immense crowds which are expected, Arrangements will be made with the railroad company. it Is un- derstood, to run special trains to and lAC CAty ND lHS dEh uuIAHK CGF= tain hours of the day. The electric on the other hand. will make to enable them to in- crease their hauling capacity.
 VIII Contain 100 Acres.
 According to the action of yesterday Vandiver Park will include 100 acres calculations show that at least that amount of ground space will be necessary for the race track, the stalls, stables, exhibition buildings, office buildings, and other structures which 1t will be necessary to build. Tn few days. announcements will be made ssking for bids and plans for the buildings of the Fair. and as soon as these are submitted and | awarded, the active work of construc- | ton will be taken up.
 It is realized by the Board that with | the immense amount of work that is | planned, the preparations for the event | must be gotten underway at the earliest | date possible.
 An estimate of the cost of a track | was made by Engineer J. Nj. Garrett. l and submitted at yesterdays meeting | In his extimate, the engineer had plan |