The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-20
Decided Innovation Will Be
Seen at State Fair This
Year.
EVERYTHING TENDS TO
BETTERMENT OF SHOW
New Race Track Will Be One
of the Best in the
Country.

There Will be decided innovation In
the plan OF manufacturers exhibits at
the state fair in the fell. Heretofore
there has been much confusion and not a
little disappointment on account Of The
varied character OF the design OF dis
play booths. Orson II. Hewlett. the new
director. who will have supervision OF
TEN OF uniform booths, constructed by
the association. well lighted and con-
venicnt In arrangement. Colonial designs
are to be used for the center OF the floor
and on the sides the mission style All
tho booths Will be painted white, The
lights viii nil be furnished with every
ed. Signs Will also be painted to put
over each booth so that the public VIII
know exactly where to look to find out
whose exhibit is on the interior
"In the past" aa!d Mr.. Hewlett, AN
exhibitor has, had TO attend TO the build
ing OF his own booth, and sometimes he
put in a considerable sum of money and
got only indifferent returns, This was
especially true in the case of the smaller
exhibitors. There will be a wholesale
cleaning out OF the old booths, some Of
which have. done service for Quarter
OF a century. The new booths VIII not
only be uniform. but they also Will be
made attractive with appropriate decora-
tlons. We hope TO make the manufac-
turers' division one OF the big features OF
the fair. bigger than it has ever been
before
Approved By Board
Mr. Hewlett's suggestion met with the
approval of the board OF directors at Its
meeting last night. The board was In ses-
sion nearly three hours and cleaned up
4 deal OF correspondence and attended to
mch detail. The secretary was In
structed to get into communication with
livestock associations In other states with
for the livestock departments. AT the
coming state fair experts from other
states will be brought here TO act as
judges for many Of the departments
In order that the association may
take advantage OF the experience
Of other similar associations. 1t will
'wG sna Of o@a Its stss as to the e fsan n
ideas and suggestions that will be help
full In the work here. B. f. Redman, su
pervisor OF the horse department, and
are the directors who will make
the trip. and they expect to be
away at least two weeks. They will
each of the fairs and will appropriate
tion
More than hundred men are now at
change has already been made in the
appearance. The officials are deter
mined that the work shall all be COM
opening date to enable each supervisor to
work to advantage In the arrangement of
the exhibits and to insure everything be-
Ing in place for the opening.
Directors Enthusiastic.
An of tho directors are enthusiastic
over the progress that Is being made on
the grounds. The new race track prom
ises to be really n wonderful track. It is
SO constructed as to afford perfection in
drainage, and the heaviest downpour
can interrupt racing only few minutes.
Ono feature of the new track is the fact
that every step OF the horses can be
plainly seen from the grandstand. On
the old track the action Of the horses
was obscured q large part Of the time
owing to cuts In the track. The grand
stand will be on IN elevation. the boxes
being fifteen feet above the track. Horse
men who have tried the new course de-
clare that records should be made, and
some Of the owners of runners express
the opinion that gallopers will do some
surprising things on the new track and
that they expect to SO as fast time on
this half-mile course can be made on
many of the mile tracks.
Although thcr still remains much work
to be done on tho track, three teams are
working the turf night and day At
trial made Friday horses made the mile
In 2:40. On that showing. with the track
far from what It will be, harness horse
owners have the opportunity before them
OF settling gOroe new