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Show ' PARK WILL BE READY, t:. !S BUILDER'S PLEDGE pr "With Blankenahlp and his ball club busy f"J at San Jose, the local baseball map is . somewhat barren. Every fan will eagerly mvalt the news from San Jose tomorrow morning, for that news will contain the account of the Solt Lake-White Pox game tvhtch takes pkice today. It be the first nws the local fan? will have respecting re-specting the ability of the club that ia ; to fight their battle In the pennant race. 5 : Last week J. E. Lancrt'ord of Majestic :., pr.ri? let the contract for the construction of th; grandstand, bleachers, ciubh'inse, fences and other things at the new ball paru. Hie contract vrna awarded to W B Black and calls for an expenditure of j about .$14,300. Mr. Landlord also will ?; ; noon let the contract for suppl-ving; . opera chairs for the main grandstand. ;., The drainago system is reported to be working well and, although the recent snowstorm has rendered satisfactory ob-Pi'vatlon ob-Pi'vatlon somewhat difficult, there is rea-son rea-son to believe that the eysteui will ln- ,f sure a dry field. Mr. Black promises to have the plant I ;. '-ompleted in time for the opening day, March 30. The Rotary club took the first step to--' "R'ard bringing wbout a half holiday fur opening day, when the president of the ; Hot aria ns was authorized to anpoint a jK committee to .tir up interest in the project proj-ect and to arrange a programme o'' exercises. exer-cises. The plan is ta ask the governor and mayor to issue proclamations request- im? business houses to close a part of the afternoon of the opening dav, to have a )a-ado. music and a speech or two very , tuiort ones. The new uniforms arrived Fridav. They are very nifty. . Business Manager W. J. O'Connor, who , lias been on the coast on a visit to other ; flub buslnes.s managers, is expected to return Tuesday. |