Smyrna times., 1924-05-07
STATE FAIR BIGGER BETTER
Proceeds Shareholders Campaign to
Go Into New Buildings and Features


Go Into New Buildings and Features
Plans to make the Delaware State
Fair at Wilmington the biggest and
best exhibition of its kind, where the
products of the farm may be display
ed in a manner that will be likely to
open up new markets to the farmers
of Delaware and the peninsula, are
back of the movement to dispose of
100000 of additional stock of the
Delaware State Fair during the week
of May II. Hundreds of Delaware
ans under the direction Of David
Snellenburg. chairman for the cam
paign, have been lined up as workers
in every town and city in the State of
Delaware, and from such an army of
workers II is expected to put the
| financial campaign over in few
days, the goal being to interest thou
sands Of citizens of Delaware and the
eastern shore Of Maryland financially
in the Fair.
In speaking of the purpose of the
| Fair Chairman Snellenburg said:
"a typical fair is an educational in
| stitutiOn which has the opportunity to
| portray the Industrial agricultural,
domestic and commercial advance
ment from year to year of the COM
munity which It represents"
In order that supporters of the Fair
may know how their money is going
to be spent. architects have carefully
| gone over the Fair grounds and map
| ped out new buildings. new streets
an walks. new parks permanent
lighting water and sewer arrange
/ mentS. new trolley and railroad sta
] ttOns, and many COnveniPnces that
will make the grounds more attraC-
| tive and comfortable to the visitor.
| In brief. the proposed improvements
| which have been aDnrOved by the
| Board Of Directors of the Fair. and
many of which will he put into effect
this year are as follows:
Exhibition Group.
A separate Boys and Girls Club
building for all junior exhibits should
be built just to the Duth of the Della
ware College BUILDING. This should
be the largest of the group of the ex-
hibitiOn buildings.
Industrial Group.
Probably the most immediate neces-
sary building on the grounds is a new
Industrial Arts BUilGing to adequate
ly house the industrial exhibits of the
many and varied manufacturing or
! Plantations in the State of Delaware
An auto show building Is the next
most desirable building and should
be one of the most attractive and de
slrable show buildings on the grounds
|
both the Industrial Arts and Auto
Show buildings. so that i'm five years
time they Will pay for themselves
Machinery Hall. a low open sided
building to house farm machinery
exhibits Is a necessity. and it should
open out upon the machinery field.
A present horse show ring and q
future coliseum, $50 by 300 fee
should be the dominant building II
this group, where it can be used moi
only for horse shows. both day and
night. hut IT can be used for concerts
conventions. large winter exhibition
hall, or indoor concerts, indoor ath
letic events, such as basketball, ic,
hockey and other indoor sports.
Delaware State buihling hOusin'
the exhibits Of the state department
such az highway commissions. stat,
institutions. refOrmatOrieS, board o
education. and penal institutions.
No changes have been recommend
ed for the stock grOup. with the eX
ceptiOn Of additional facilities 70
swine and the building TO he used a.
a judges ring and the entrance from
the shuttle train
The horse show ring should he re
moved from its present location. be
| cause Ii Is strong enOu~ to cOmmant
a large attendance, regardless o
where II may be located second.
Is TOO far away from the grandstanC
and, separate hleacherS to surrOun
I show ring would not he feasibl
/ / and would be unSightlv and would h
unfair 10 the Fair guests in tn
| grandstand. Third. with the increas
1 ed attendance the horse show and tn
Il racing should he separated. In Orde
/ 10 divide the crowds and thus avOi
/ congestion: fourth. with the prespn
i location neither the horse show r tn
/ vaudeville platform IS located square
Il " in front of the grandStand II
/ recommended the horse show ring h
! moved directly west Of the preser
: exhibition buildings on we'll draine
land. and west Of the low area.
A new trolley entrance should h
built near the old entrance on wi
mingtOn Avenue.
A new entrance ut the south en-
o. the grCndStand should 0e built {
renlace the present entrance
New hleachprS should he built I
the south Of the grandstand to accon
mOdate approximately 1000 person
| Eventually bleacherS should he hui
To the mort. Of the grandstand.
a cooling paddock or barn. shOuI
no huilt near the race track. to hOu,
those horses which are 10 appear q
the racine program Of the afternoo
A public safety building for fir
HOlicP and frst-aid station should :
built northwest Of the track. near Ii
den Avenue in order to give read
access for fire truck police or no
nital ambulance, from the Fair
New Avenue.
Dining halls are recommended
this area which should he thorough
equipped with water sewer. gas ar
lights. The interior nan Of the,
halls Should he so arranged as to I
easily divided into n number Of So
arRtp dining rooms and kitchen
which can he lOt o"t as Snparate co
cessiOnS 70 rhurch"s lodges. nr fl'
'"rnal orgoni2otiOns and made ava