Salt Lake Tribune | 1915-08-15 | Page 24 | Plan to Keep Fair Open is Persistent

PLAN TO KEEP FAIR OPEN IS PERSISTfflT J Letters Sent to Six Hundred Hun-dred Newspapers West of Mississippi. Salt Lake is leading the campaign to keep the California fairs open after the date set for tho closing. In spite of unfavorable un-favorable replies from the exposition officials, of-ficials, the Commercial club, representing represent-ing the business men of Salt Lake, is urging by letter and personal word the continuance of tho fairs. Secretarv S. H. Clay of the Commercial Commer-cial club lias sent a letter to 600 newspapers news-papers west of the Mississippi, asking their help in the campaign. Commercial Commer-cial clubs, influential individuals and various business societies have been enlisted en-listed in the movement to have the nation's na-tion's playgrounds kept open throughout the next vear. It is pointed out by Mr. Clay that owing ow-ing to tho stringent financial conditions in the east, as a result of the war, many have been unable to visit the expositions exposi-tions so far that could arrauge to do 60 later were the fairs kopt in operation. opera-tion. In replv to the campaign letters the Butte chamber of commerce said that it would do all in its power toward the movement. B. F. Kedmnn yesterday- received a letter from H. H. llunkms, traveling passenger agent for tho Chicago, Milwaukee Mil-waukee & St. Paul railroad in ban Francisco, in which he declares that many of the exhibitors and concession-ists concession-ists are stronglv in favor of keeping the. fairs open next year and that they assure him of their confidence in the success of ench a decision. On the night mail Secretary Clay received a letter from Howard Strong, secretary of the Civic and Commercial association of Minneapolis, in which Mr. Strong declares that ho will bring the matter before the executive committee com-mittee of the club and try to show the members the wisdom of keeping the fair open next year.