The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-18

The plans for the disposition of buildings at Vandiver Park. which are now in course of erection for the big State Fair which the Alabama Agricul- tural Association Is to hold in Mont gonnery o,.tober 22 to 2T, are row in q state of completion, and the grounds have been definitely laid out.
 Countv Engineer Stewart Washburn, who has been at work laying out the space within the limits of the park for the last few weeks, yesterday aEnounc- cd that the preliminary work has now been completed, and the space marked off. ready for the building contractors to begin work. > A map cf the whoie piece of property owned by the Associ- ation has been prepared by the eng. neer. and will be on exhibition at the headauarters of the organization with in a few days.
 Tn this map, as prepared. are shown the spaces allotted for the different buildings, the grandstand. stalls TOT cattle exhibits, and stables for racing stock. Provison has also been maoe for the branch of the Western Raii- road of Alabama, which Is to be built hv that road within the grounds, where station equipped with ticket once and gates is also to be built.
 As has been stated in The Advertiser, Vandiyer Park Is located east of Ath- Ietic Park, the main entrance to the grounds being 1,204 feet from the Mont gomery Traction line. This entrance which. is to be at the southwest cor ner of the park. is approached py houleyard 100 feet in width. substan- tialfv paved, and fanked with trees. At the gate the driveway narrows down to a width Of sixty feet, and continues along the south side of the park to its eastern side, where it meets another road leading to the Upper Wetumpka Road.
 An eight-foot fence. now in course of construction, is to be built around the barbed wire This fence is now nearly half completed, and will entirely en- close the grounds within the next few weeks.
 Inside the grounds. the mile race track will occupy the greater part or the eastern half of the park, the longer direction of the oval running slightly northwest and southeast. This track is to be built with a quarter mile on each stretch, and a like distance on either curve. The curves are built on radius of 417.16 feet In the con structior of this course, the track is to be made of the finest materials, a fine grade of dirt spread over the foun- da tion earth, and the top packed hard with heavy roiIerS. Tn thus Work IL
 will be necessary to make a cut of ap- proximately six feet on the western stretch, and fill of nearly four feet of earth on the eastern stretch. The
 width of the track is to be sixty feet. The grandstand Is to be built oppos- ite the finish of the course. It is to be a substantial structure, sixty-seven feet | by PA feet in dimensions, having a seating capacity of several thousand. This will be the only stand about the g grounds.
 Directly north of the sraudstand the office building will be located. This is to serve during the duration of the fair, as the administration building of | the Association. tis to be handsome structure. and will contain q main of fee and two private offices. in addition Ito smaller hall.
 West of toe grandstand. and a little Ito the north. will be situated the mair building, already named Exhibit Hall Here will be placed the principal ex- hibits of the fair. The building is tc consist of two sections. one 100 feet by 1 200 feet, the other 125 feet by 100 feet the greatest length of the roof cover ing the structure being 225 feet, while It's greatest width Is 200 feet To the north and to the west of the
 main building are reserved spaces fol other buildings. eighty feet apart. ir lacco-dance with the insurance require