Salt Lake Tribune | 1911-09-10 | Page 15 | Fair Directors Make Ready for the Greatest Exposition in History

I Fair Directors Make Ready for the Greatest Exposition in History Design Adopted for New Booths In Manufacturers' Buildinfj. i iir WITH but. three weeks in Wch to complete their preparations, prepara-tions, the directors of the Slate Pair association are bending every energy to complete their big task before the date set for the opening The executive committee will hold daily sessions from now until the fair begins, and end) member of the entire board is working with a determination deter-mination to make the fj:lir this year so much lugger and better than ever before be-fore that there u'.l be no room for comparison. P.. r Redman and w. C Winder, supervisors, hae made a report, to the board covering their eastern trip, and plans nave already been made t; carry out the suggestions they have made. The work, al the fair grounds has pro greased to the stage where it begins to indicate just hovs much greater the possibilities will be from now on than thoy have ever been before. The improvements im-provements that have been made provide pro-vide .iu.st. double t lie available space over previous years. This will make it possible to carry out some plans thai have been held in abeyance tor several years. The monig of the race track and grandstand has left space for an immense parade court, large, enough to accommodate a crowd of at least 50,000 It is in this court that. the. officials offi-cials plan to have President Taft make Ins Bpcecb e,n October . From the Stand he will occupy, 5t will be possible possi-ble for every person in the grounds to ! see him. The raee track is in full commission, and the lu-rses now stabled at the fair ground1- are being worked out daily. ; The horsemen are unanimous in the opinion that there is no finer track in the United States, and it is freeh pre dieted that with the fast strings of horses now here and on the way, a nirm ber of state records are sure to go. The new st.oel grandstand is rapidly nearing completion and will be ready in plentv of time for the opening. The fish and game building is practically completed, and within the next few days will be ready for the interior furnishings. fur-nishings. The work of moving the stables and Bheds to their new positions posi-tions is progressing, and during the coming week a large force of painters will take i-'narec of the grounds and dress them up for the visit of tho people peo-ple of (Jtah. Carpenters will begin tomorrow mornfing building the new booths in j the manufacturers' building according 1 to the new plans that have been idopted. The contractors arc under I bond to complete t he work at least n ' week before the opening date, and nil exhibitors will be required to have (loir displays in place by it o'clock of the opening day. o. II. Hewlett, supervisor I uf the manufacturing department, is ! notifying evlflbitors that fully t.hree-fourtns t.hree-fourtns of the space has already been taken, and thai those who desire to make exhibits should apply at once. The preference is being given to Utah manufacturers, but should any space be left it will be disposed of to other e h Ibitors. The amusement programme has prnc-tically prnc-tically been made up, and is bv far the most elaborate list of attractions over offered by any organization in blab In addition to Pain's fireworks, one I of the largest carnival companies In America baa been engaged.