Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-04
THE STATE
FAIR Project,
The Question of Its Location Has
Not Yet Been Deter
mined.
The MEETING AT RUTLAND
Claims of burlington, Rutland and
White River Junction Heard by
Commissiou-Matter 10 he De-
cidcd saturday, April q, mt
Burlington.

Rutland March GA meeting of the
State fair commission was held here to-
day for the purpose Of deciding where
the state fair should be located but after
hearing claims in behalf of Rutland.
White River Junction and burlington it
was decided to postpone the decision OF
the matter until Saturday. April 6, at 10
a. M, when the commission will meet
in Burlington.
Only eight members of the State fair
commission were present at the mcctinb
those in attendance being Maxwell Evarts
of Windsor chairman of the commissions
Governor Proctor. who was member
of the commission, eXoffco, II. r. Bald
win. commissioners t-large. II. T.. Noycs
OF Rutland w. @. Appleby of Remington
county and w. Il. Dodds of Grand Isle
county. There was no quorum but a
number of the commissioners who were
not present sent in their choice by mail,
those not In attendance being about
equally divided between Burlington and
White River Junction. George +. Whitney
was not present at the meeting being
unavoidly detained in Boston.
OFFER OF TRACTION COMPANY.
Early in the forenoon directors and Of
iicials of the Rutland street railway made
their appearance at the Bardwell House
and Informed the members of the state
fair commission that they were anxious
TO do everything in their power to secure
the location of the State fair in Rutland
They would not only help to meet the
expense of making any necessary i'm
provements on the Rutland fair grounds
but they would also undertake to deliver
at the fair grounds 1900 people an hour
in case the State fair could be located
at the Marble city. The street railway
people placed a handsome special car at
the disposal of the commissioners ana
visitors and the party We're conveyed to
the fair grounds for the purpose of look
ing over the accommodations there af-
fordcd
After the members of the commission
had thoroughly inspected the different
buildings, track and other features of the
ground the party returned to the Bard
well House and n meeting of the com
mission was held in the hotel parlors.
with Chairman Evarts presiding. Mr.
Evarts after calling the meeting
to order said there was lack
quorum but the commission
would hear whatever was to be said in
ptlldll VI lIlt CItllll OF inc l1l'Ienl lOChIi-
ties represented. He said that in look
ing over the buildings at the Rutland
fair ground it had been found that there
were 1870 stalls for horses and acCummo-
dations for IA heads of cattle. while at
Windsor county fair grounds there We're
accommodations for 900 head Of cattle
and $50 horses. Under the circumstances
it was evident that the State fair grounds
would need room for more cattle as we'll
as horses. He thought the commission
would like to hear what the city of Rut-
land would do in the reference to the
erecting of new buildings.
LEASE AT SLIGHT EXPENSE.
Judge w. *. Farnsworth Of Rutland
presented the claims of Rutland saving
that it had been impossible to call
meeting Of the directors of the Rutland
County Agricultural society since the