Arizona republican., 1916-09-25
FAIR GROUNDS ARE
 IMPROVED THIS YEAR

People attending the state fair this fall will be agreeably surprised at the | numerous changes that have taken place upon the fair grounds. For sev eral months past landscape gardeners have been busy beautifying the grounds. Several hundred umbrella trees and palms have been placed along the drives and walks, and rose i bushes and chrysanthemums have been planted at every advantageous point. | Vines have been set out around the buildings and are being trained so that by fair week the exhibit buildings and adjoining fences will be a mass of foliage.
 The live stock sheds, which hereto fore have extended from the main en- trance to point opposite the grand stand, and which have always been an eye sore or the grounds. are being removed to a position on the north end of the grounds, where they will he conveniently arranged and where an excellent judging ring will be erected for the purpose of judging the live stock. On the ground formerly oc- cupied by these buildings will he the automobile park. with entrance on Nineteenth avenue, opposite the en- trance to the grandstand At this point the automobile busses running from the city will discharge their passengers. and private cars may en- ter the automobile park. where guards will be employed, assuring them every protection, for nominal fee.
 In place of the high board fence which at present encloses the south west section of the grounds, will be erected handsome woven wire fence. It Is the intention of the fair commits sion to add to this fence each year until the entire grounds are enclosed, thus doing away with the old high board fence.
 Another addition this year for the convenience of the public is the ex- tension of the street car tracks into the fair grounds. Heretofore the cars have unloaded and taken on passen- gers at the main entrance. This year arrangements have been made to have cars run into the grounds after four | o'clock each afternoon and take on | messengers at station just opposite the grand stand.
 The sheds occupiel by the swine de- partment have always been more or | less crowded. The commissioners have ordered the exhibit space in this de- nartment doubled and the construc- l ton of new sheds is now in progress. 1 This condition also is true of the 0oultrv department. and the new poul- try building will have twice as much 1 floor space as heretofore
 The kennel department. under the direction of the Arizona Kennel club. expect this year to put on the biggest | bench show ever held in the sbuth west, and have advised the commits sinn that the quarters heretofore set aside for this department are too small The old "pets department building" therefore. has been recon structed and turned into an uD-to 1 date fire department where one of the automobile trucks of the Phoenix fire danartrAnt will be kept throughout | fair week. and an enormous tert has | Neen ordered for the dogs which will he shipped here from all parts of the | country. Benches will he arranged around the walls of the tent. Tn the center will he arranged a judging | ring in which all dogs entered. will ha judged by Dr. Geo M Clayton. of | Chicago, a man of national reputation. | who is emnloved judge in prae- tically all of the big kennel shows of | th- countrv
 Tho brick harm just opposite the grandstand is heinz remodeled. paint ed and nrt in shape for an automobile 1 s'ON. ana alTedN+F tne Hldinf poFi'fl Of the srace in this building has been cold to the automobile dealers of the 1 state
 Perhaps the improvement that will hn the most pleasing to visitors at the | fai~ this wear is the ladies' rest room. l This room hos heen comDletelv reno rated and refrrnished. Here the visi- to~s at tho fair will find 2 cool plare n rest and rrnke themselves comfort able. check room wilI ho onerated ir cOnrection with this department
 where bundles and wraps may he checked.
 Taken all in all. the fair grounds
 will present an entirely new appear
 arce this year and the fair co"nrn'a.
 sim have left nothing malone which
 ~.ilI contribute tn the sUccess of the
 fair and the comfort of the punlic.