The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18
SITE FOR THE FAIR
f.OMNITTEE SPENT DAY LOOKING
 AT PROPERTIES OFFER'7D.
Architects VIII Re Asked To Pre- sent Designs for the Buaid- fngs.-Premium List Is Nearing
 Completion.

The site for the grounds. on which the Alabama Agricultural Association will hold its big fair. October 22 to 2L will probably be decided upon. during this week.
 This statement was given out yester- day by prominent members Of the AS. sociation after the committee appoint ed by President w. F. Vandiver at th' meeting on Friday. to negotiate anC recommend the selection of ground foi the event, had spent the entire day m specting the various pieces of propert which have been submitted to the As saciation for sale.
 Prompt action has thus far been tn keynote of everything that has bee done since the formation of the Ass ciation ten days ago, and the work !" the committee is but an example of the spirit with which those interested in the project have entered into the move ment, As soon as the appointments were made, ths.work of yesterday was planned and when the committee set out on it's tour of investigation, every member participated in the trip.
 Starting in the morning, the commit tee spent the day in visiting the nine pieces of land which have thus far been offered for their consideration. These include, in addition to the list publish cd in The Advertiser yesterday, the fol- lowing properties;
 One hundred acres of land. located about five miles from the city. in the neighborhood of Pickett Springs, which were submitted to the committee by B. l.. Holt
 Two pieces of property, offered by Kohn and Sons. One of these includes 100 acres. which was offered for $110 an acre. The other consists of like amount on the Sharp place, adjoining Capitol Heights, for which the price asked is $200 an acre.
 Land offered by w. E.Ledyard be- tween the Mount Meigs and West Ferry Roads, and near the Seaboard Air Line the price of which was not made public
 Two hundred acres. offered by Chandler and Douglass. east of the city. on the Upper Wetumpka Road.
 Of the results of these observations, tho members of the committee last night were non-committal. Before making any decision, it was announced, several offers. which 1t is understood are to be made. will be looked into. Later in the week. however. 1t is ex- pected that all available purchasable property will have been investigated, and a meeting of the committee will bo held, when the relative values of the different properties for the pur- poses of a Fair Ground will be dis eussed.
 Immediately following this meeting. another gathering of the Boa, d of Di- rectors of the Association will be called at which the recommendation of the committee will be submitted.
 As soon as the location for the grounds has been selected and measur- ei off. arrangements will be made to have plans submitted for the construc. tion of the track and buildings of the exposition. All the local architects will he asked to present plans
 One enterprising architect has antici- patPd the decision Of the committee, and yesterday placed his plan before the members of the Association. It i1- cludeS in its calculations a plot of about eighty acres, The drawings sub mitted provide for the erection of grand stand. with main exposition buildings. 200 closed stalls for horses. and l06 open stalls, loo COW stalls, and 100 pig pens. An office building and building for mines and also for maGhin- cry are included tn the plan, as are a mess hall, and space for a Midway or side show row. Until the decisinn of the Board has benn reached, however no definite acti on can be taken and af- ter that sufficient time will be allow ed for as nany architects as wish to enter the competition.
 The work on the preparation of the premium list, so far as it has been de- cided upon, is hatng rushed for publi- cation, and it will be printed within a day CT two. The list when completed, will include ia the neighborhood of $1O,O00 in prlzes.