The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-18

Wednesday evening the directors OF
the Intermountain Fair association
met with the Retail Merchants Assocl-
alton and explained to the members
that the Fair association Gesired tho
business men OF Ogden TO take hold
of the fair grounds and give n Four
State Fair in order that the adjoining
states OF Nevada, Idaho and Wyoming
could join with northern utah In a
Four-State Fair, and thus give the pco-
Pile of the Inter-Mountain country an
opportunity to visit md rrade In Og-
den
1t was pointed out that every oJner
city In the nation the size of Ogden
had day or week, at least once each
year. during which the people OF the
surrounding country could visit sucn
city at reduced rates in orGer 70 Duy
supplies, etc. 1t was further pointeu
out that, while Salt Lake CITY mas the
reduced railroad rates on many\Sucn
days, Ogden has none. The pian is 10
have an lnter-Mountain or Four-State
Day and week each year hereafter
The Retail Merchants - association
declined to assume the management
of the fair and the members said that
they were entirely satisfied with the
way the Inter-Mountain Fair associa-
ton directors had conducted the rair
last year and unanimously passed the
following resolution:
Resolved, That this association
hereby promises the Inter Mountain
Fair association its flnanclai and NOR
al support for the Inter-Mountain Four
State Fair for the year 1909"
The retail merchants were entnus-
iastic for a Four-State fair
The Chamber of Commerce al a
meeting held last week also unani-
mously adopted a resolution offering
financial and moral assistance and
contributions with the board or dIrec-
tors of the Fair association. 1ney
could see no good reason why the
present board, which had conducted
last years fair should not also give
the greater fair this year. and last
night the Chamber of Commerce caus-
ed the following letter to be indited:
Hon. VIM. Glasmanu. President IN
ter-Mountain Fair Association. Dear
Sir: At meeting Of the directors
of the Chamber of Commerce. neid
last night, the proposition TO hold 4
Four-State Fair In Ogden, was again
discussed. and by unanimous vote 1t
was decided that the Chamber OF
Commerce was well satisfied With the
present management OF the Fair AS.
sociation. and with the highly efrlclenr
manner in which the affairs of the or
ganlzation have been conducted by its
present officers. You are hereby adj
vised that you can rely upon the sup
port of our organization during the
coming year We believe that the
10 10, insures good weather for the
fair week. and that continuance or
the present management means imam
cial success for the fair.
I'VE shall be pleased TO render
whatever assistance we can both as
individuals and as an organization.
Very Truly Yours, tSigned
IS. H. BROWNE,
president"
The only question now Is, who will
manage the fair? The Fair association
has onered TO lease the fair grounds
for fair purposes for 81 per year TO
any responsible person or persons who
will agree to give the lnter-Mountaln
Four.State Fair and further agree 10
relieve the fair association from all
responsibility. Up TO date no one
has offered to accept this most liberal
offer. The Real Estate association is
considering the offer. The real estate
men could inaugurate big real estate
movement and they probably could
make a paying Investment out OF the
proposition through the profits made
on real estate.
The Fair directors meet next Mon
day evening at the Standard office at
o'clock sharp and Will consider any
proposition tC lease the Fair grounds
to any combination OF responsible
men.
The members of the Weber club.
who were directly responsible for the
giving of the fair last year. say tney
have no regrets and are much pleased
over the splendid showing made at the
Four-County Fair last year and are
ready to back the fair directors for
the Inter-Mountain Four-State Fair as
explained in the following letter:
Hon. VIM. Glasmann, President
Inter-Mountain Fair association. Dear
Sir: Referring TO the recent appear
ance Of yourself and able board OF
directors before the officers OF this