The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-11
T AIR BOARD To
GET BUSY SOON
Exhibitors Will Hear More of
Plans to Make Exposition
Big Success.
COIN CONTROLLED STILES
ARE TO BE INSTALLED
Interest Never Before So Keen
in All Parts of State; Board
Optimistic.

Members of the state fair board will
make the first OF a series OF get-ac-
quainted visits among exhibitors next
Monday, when several members will visit
Sanpetc county as guests OF Senator j.
H, Seey. The trip Will be made in an
automobile. the party TO return Monday
night. The determination to make these
visits came at a meeting of the board
Monday night An interesting session
OF the board was held at fair headquar-
eight members OF the board being pres
ent
An important matter settled by the
board at the meeting was the adoption
or the coln-controlled turnstile for use at
the fair grounds this fall Nine OF the
stiles will be Installed, which will in
sure rapid admission. BY depositns a
twenty -tive-cent piece the gate is opened
and one person admitted. Children Will
be admitted by depositing a dime. The
use OF the turnstile. 1t is believed. will
be an accommodation to the public. as il
VIII do away with buying tickets and the
forgetting !, In the rush TO gain en-
trance 10 the grounds. Persons must
garry the right change In order. 10 avoid
delays. 1t was decided that nine stiles
would be sufficient and this number viii
be Installed and ready for service on the
opening day OF the fair II. V. Cleveland
OF Toledo, Ohio. appeared before the board
to demonstrate the stlle- Letters were
read from several eastern fair assocla-
lions recommending the coin turnstile.
The board heard report from the ex-
ecutive committee relative to the prog
ress being made on improvements 10 the
grounds. The report was concurred In
and adopted. The report shows that the
are busy with the setting OF
the cement footings for the immense new
grandstand. while work on the new race
track is well under way. The old fences
and buildings have been removed and
general activity in giving the improve
ments general overhauling was men
TONED in the report. Within a few weeks
premium lists and in a short time the
list will be In the hands Of the
printer
Asked as to the probable success OF
the coming fair. Horace S. Ensign, sec
retary. said Monday night: I'VE will have
the greatest fair In every way ever held
in Utah There Is more real interest
throughout the state in the
before, The action OF the board In max
Ing visits 10 the different counties un-
doubtedly Is a good move and will result
In great good. While the date for the
fair is some time Off, the members of the
board realize the necessity of constant
work among prospective exhibitors in
order TO get not only q large number OF
entries. but also the best of everything
this fall Will see the greatest display OF
our states resources and Industries that
Il is possible TO assemble. even in the
extra room we Will have.
The new fish and game building will
acilitate our work OF arranging displays.
That the new building will be crowded
with exhibits Is certain. Every possible
advantage has been taken to make the
air better and the public will have II
right to expect more than ever of the fair
association this fall