The Sentinel=record., 1912-09-21
MEETING OF DIRECTORS HELD AT BUSINESS MEMS LEAGUE
 LAST EVENING.
URGED LOCAL. ENTHUSIASM
Good Enthusiasm Manifested and Much Important Business Trans acted-Good Roads Movement
 Launched by Directors.

A meeting of the state fair director ate was held at the Business Mems League last night which was attended by a majority of the directors and many important business matters were taken up with reference to the coming state fair and disposed of
 One of the most important. Items Of business was the discussion and ac- ton taken with reference to the i'm, proyement of the Hot Springs end of the Little RocklIIot Springs automo- bile road. these improvements to be undertaken at an early date and com pleted before the date of the fair. It was stated that by working about ten miles of the south end of this road the highway would be put in good condition for automobile travel from the north as far as Little Rock and would redound to the good of the state fair. Senator Hamp Williams proposed that the matter be taken up with the county officials at once to see if this road improvement work could not be commenced at such an early date as would insure its com pletion before the fair date, Nov. IL 16, and his suggestion was favorably acted upon.
 1t was also suggested by Mayor Waters that the matter of the i'm provement of Central avenue between the city and fanr grounds be put un der way at an early date in order thai tAis important fhorolighfale night bt properly improved and have ample time to settle before the fair was held.
 A committee was authorized to take up with local merchants and business men, the matter of decorating the city, closing their places of business on the opening day, and also the mat ter of local exhibits and displays at the fair. Mayor Waters and simon Cooper volunteered to undertake this work, and the mayor is empowered to appoint such other members of the committee as may be needed to prop erly work n2 local enthusiasm II; if; ttsssc matter of decorating, exhibits and at tendance at the fair.
 Secretary Bedding was authorized to call meeting of all transfer and bag gage men of the city at an early date to take up and arrange for a uniform scale of charges for hauling exhibits and other material to and from the state fair. This action was deemed necessary for the reason that at for mer fairs some exhibitors entered complaints that they had been over charged for such service Some plan is to be evolved whereby any ex- hibitor or patron of the state fair will be able to secure transportation to and from the grounds at a uniform and reasonable charge and the matter so arranged that exorbitant charges will be made an impossibility.
 It was decided to send special rep resentative into the apple and fruit section of northwest Arkansas to ar range for the biggest and best ex- hibit of apples andt fruit ever shown at the state fair This representative will spend some time in the fruit sec ton and his work will be expected to result in splendid display of Arkan- sas fruits.
 Superintendent George A. Ashley, of the poultry department, was instruct ed to attend the Tri-State fair at Memphis next week in the interest Of poultry and live stock exhibits.
 Many other matters Of importance to the coming exposition were taken up and disposed of. There was good enthusiasm among the directors, and there was a general concensls of opinion that the time to be up and doing was now in order that all pre- limnary arrangements for the fair might be attended to early. The com. mittees named last evening will begin their work at once and Tom now on the Arkansas State Fair will be push ed in local circles as never before.
 It is likely that a big mass meeting of citizens will be called soona reg ular booster gathering-to outline to the people the work that has already been done and to urge them to con- tinue the good work and to bend their energies in aid of the overworked officials of the fair in getting all in readiness and to show to the state that Hot Springs has a real civic pride in making the state fair a big state institution and maintaining it indefi- nitely as such.