The Detroit times., 1910-01-04
STATE FAIR WILL
Be LIMITED TO
ONE week
Planned To Open on Labor Day
and To Have Everything in
Readiness When the Gates
Are Swung.
Question of Banishing Bar From
Grounds Comes Up in Annual
Meeting Next Monday.

In all probability the Michigan state
Fair association will decide to open
the 1910 state fair on Labor day and
limit the exposition to FIVE or six days.
The question will come up at tho an
nual meeting to be held In Detroit next
Monday. when several other matters
OF Importance. including the liquor
question, will be discussed.
A majority of the directors arc said
TO favor the onc-week fair. Last year
the fair opened on Thursday. but II
was Monday before the exposition was
In full swing and, In consequence.
early visitors. This year the manage
everything in readiness for opening
day. and to this end more stringent
rules governing exhibitors are likely
to be adopted. One OF them Will prob
ably prohibit the placing of an exhibit
after the opening of the fair.
That the fair will have as O special
feature this year series Of aeroplane
flights Is practically assured. The Of
ficials realize that flying machines OF
the Knabenschue and Beachey types
are back numbers In view nf the re-
markable achievements OF the Wright
brothers, Glenn Curtiss and. IL reports
are TO be credited. of Tillinghast. In
this connection II has just become
known that the fair management made
the Wrights a princely offer to come
here and give an exhibition at the state
fair grounds last fall. but they were
then so engrossed in their government
work they refused to consider It.
The association will renew the Qleoy
this year.. In all likelihood, and N>yl
try to enlist the cooperation at the
Michigan Aeroplane club, recently or
ganized here. with the Wright broth
crs as charter members. Failing To
interest the Wrights. or Curtisa. the
management will probably fall back on
Beachey and Knabenschue. who an
nounced their intention several months
ago Of entering the aefoplane field next
season. In any event. 1t Is a,s2fe bet
that aeroplanes will fit over thR state
fair grounds next fail s.
On the liquor question there. IL \
disposition on the part OF officers OF
the association TO remain silent just
now Too much has been said al.
ready, they say.
ct think that matter will be dis
posed OF satisfactorily to the majority
OF fair patrons and without difficulty,
said President Postal
: Plans for the year contemplate fur
Their improvements to the grounds and
the extension OF some Of the depart
ments. 1t is admitted by the officials
that there is room. for betterment~ In
certain departments. The horse ex-
,hibit, for example. was far from com
plete last year, and determined eff
fort will be made to make up for such
deficiencies in the forthcoming exhibi-
ton. Increased facilities for the dis
play Of farm products will. also be
provided. and the standard of the ex-
hibits generally raised wherever this
Is found necessary.
President Postal believes that the
time has come when the association
could profitably employ a manager to
give his entire time to the job the year
around on q fixed salary OF such pro-
portions as to be an inducement to
capable man.
what we need Is man TO look
after things the year around" said
Mr.. Postal. "Our investment is large
enough to make such an official not
only desirable but imperative, In my
opinion. And We can't get a man 20
give up his time to that work unless
we pay him what he 10 worth"
This matter will also come before
the association in the annual meeting