The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-24
Many Important improvements
Are to Be Made at
Early Date.
MEANS MUCH TO FUTURE
OF STATE ASSOCIATION
Secretary Horace S. Ensign Is
Enthusiastic Over the
Outlook.

Building against twenty-five years Of
progress that Will be seen in Salt Lake
and Utah In liberal proportions the State
Fair association VIII begin work soon on
changing the arrangement OF the fair
grounds. According TO the. plans as out
tary OF the association. has In mind ior
the changes visitors to the fair next ial
will not recognize the grounds total
sum OF S25,500 Will be expended In the
work
IL two approximations made by the leg
s1ture Hes the possibility OF making
these much needed changes BY one ap-
propriatIon. the fish and game building
viii be up this summer under the clrcc-
ton of the Fair association. with plans
approved by the fish and game commis-
sion. Then the appropriation OF Sls,oop
for the removal OF the race track comes
In to aid in working the change,
The race track Is 70 be moved in order
to utilize space. When the fair grounds
were planned and the race track built
the matter Of growth and progress was
not rightly estimated As a result: me
rorty-four-acre tract. This necessarily
leaves strip of ground $40 feet wide
along the north side Of the grounds that
is of no practical value. being too iar
removed from the main buildings of the
grounds. BY the sDecinca tons OF the
appropriation the track is TO be moved
500 feet north. bringing the back home
stretch along the line OF the north side
Of the grounds and the grand stand home
stretch practically where the back stretch
now is located.
Space Is Conserved.
BY the plans, the additional 500 feet
OF space win be added between the pres
ent buildings and the grand stand OF the
race track. and new buildings Will be
added al a point OF advantage rather
than at the far side OF the track. which
would have been necessary eventually.
and at place where patrons would have
had to walk around one or the other. end
of the track to reach the buildings from
the present group OF exhibits buildings.
Had both appropriations not gone
through the Fair associa ton would have
been at standstill. as IL is entirely
imprac,icable to build as important a
building as the fish and game building
in an out oft -tne-way place. Not only
would it be inconvenient now. II so built.
but always would he inconyenieNt unless
the additional expense OF moving It at the
time In the future when the race track
would be moved. 1t is urged by the
association that the securing Of the two
appropriations practically makes total
sum OF S25.500 for buildings and improve
ments. as both features are improve
mentss
Ground Will Be Valuable.
In the next quarter of a century the
strip Of ground thus gained next 10 the
building locations Will be available for
any improvements that might be grant
ed. Thus the association has foreseen
the growth of the fair by the accom-
The new race track will be modern in
every detail II will he of approved
shape, the, curves viii be approved by
waterproof thus insuring races following
a heavy rain. In the past, q rainy fair
week has naturally hindered the races on
account of leaving muddy, heavy track
This fall the races VIII be run. rain or
shine. barring the time the rain is falling.
Before contracts are let on the track
, s.f r< t.,z l.s.g.
horse men in the east and west will be
secured Secretary Ensign is In corre
spondence with these men now and is
hopeful OF starting work In the next few
weeks. Mr.. Ensign is enthusiastic over
the possibilities FOR improvements made
by the appropriations: and says that the
Fair association Jared well at the hands
OF the leglSla tors.
View Of Secretary Ensign.
"You may say as coming from me-"
he added THAT the Utah State fair this
year will eclipse all preceding efforts.
Our facilities in the matter OF races car
ing for horses and the like. is an item
will bring some OF the fastest and
classiest horses to Utah that are seen
In any other, part Of the country In
condition. Minor improvements in the
system have been ordered by the board
that will give the pa irons Of the. fair
service equal to any fair anywhere"
Secretary Ensign has attended the
meetings OF the race circuit and the
national convention OF fairs and exposi-
tjons. and he has been able TO bring
home each time some new idea that will
he applied to the fair management this
year. While the date OF the fair is six
months away. n number of amusement
have been signed up and eX-
hibits entered. Not a week passes that
some exhibitor does not write for floor
space equal TO or greater than the space
nsed las. year