Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-10

Plans to make the Delaware State
Fair at Wilmington the biggest ana
best exhibition Of it's 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 o., OF
100000 of additional stock OF the
Delaware State Fair during the week
of May r. 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 it is expected to put the
financial campaign over in a few
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 OpnOrtunity 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
ned out new BUILDINGS. new streets
an walks, new parks permanent
lighting, water and sewer arrange.
roents. new trolley and railroad sta
lions. and many cOnveniences that
will make the grounds more attrac-
IN brief. the proposed improvement
which have been approved by tn,
Board Of Directors Of the Fair. and
many of which will be 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 ruth 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-
Industrial Arts Building 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-
sirable show buildings on the grounds.
A charge can be made for space In
both the Industrial Arts and Auto
Show buildings. so that in five years
time they will pay for themselves.
Machinery Hall, low. open sided
building to house farm machinery
exhibits is necessity. and it should
open out upon the machinery field.
A present horse show ring and q
future coliseum. $50 by 300 feet
should be, the dominant building in
this group, where it can be used not
only for horse shows. both day and
night, hut 1t can be used for concerts.
conventions: large winter exhibition
letic events. such as basketball, ice
hockey and other indoor sports.
A Delaware State building housing
the exhibits of the state department
such as highway commissions, state
institutions, reformatories. board of
education, and penal institutions.
No changes have been recommend
ed for the. stock group. with the ex.
ception of additional facilities for
swine and the building to be used as
judges ring and the entrance from
the shuttle train.
The horse show ring should be 70
moved from its present location. be
cause it Is strong enOu~' to command
a large attendance. regardless O.
where 1t may be located; second, II
Is too far away from the grandstand
T :, show ring would not he feasible
and would be unsightlv and would h.
unfair to the Fair. guests in tn
grandstand. Third. with the increae
ed attendance the horse show and III
racin" should be separated. in Orde
to divide the crowds and thus avoi'
congestion fourth. with the presan'
location neither the horse show or tn
vaudeville "l"tform is located square
recommended the horse show ring h.
moved directly west Of the Dresen.
exhibition buildings on we'll drained
land. and west Of the low area.
A new trolley entrance should h.
built. near the old entrance on VII
mingtOn Avenue.
A new entrance ut the south ene
O. the grGndstand should be built t.
renlace the present entrance.
New bleachers shomld he built f.
the south Of the grandstond to accom-
modate approximately 1000 persons
Eventually bleachers should be buil'
to the mort. Of the grandstand.
A cooling paddock or barn. shou,S
he built near the race track. to hous
those horses which are to appear or
the racing program of the afternoon
puVi!C SuietN 0UiiulnR Tor nrN
,olice and first-aid station should hr
built northwest Of the track. near Lin
den Avenue. in order to give read.
access for fire truck. police or hoe
nltal ambulance, from the Fair I.
New Avenue.
Dining halls are recommended "
this area which shonld be thorough,
annlnned with water sewer, gas ana
lights. The interior nlan of thes.
halls should he so ARRANGED as to h.
easily divided into number Of sen
arate dining rOCInS and kitchens
which can be let ont as senarate con
"essions to churches. lodges, or fra
'nrnal organizations and made avail
Nh1n FOR nthnR