| Show arre county fair t 0 ty by E A MANKER another long progressive relT stride taken by uintah county during 1920 2920 wae was the purchase and of twenty acre acres of land in the aa as tern torn part of vernal and the th etab of at a permanent county fair organization this proposition bad had boon been discussed several time times during the th few years and always dropped with the general expression yea yes wo we should have it there ie in no ono one thing that rould result in da more direct benefit to the larmere and tock stock roen men than a bis big county tall fall but buti this would slate buying land and building a lot of permanent improvements we cant tand stand any more wore taxes so 0 o how can it be done I 1 this problem wa was mayor sifted until the commercial club appointed a committee of which ed D samuela samuels wa was chairman this committee and tho the board of county commissioners finally decided on a and na contracted for five acrea acres of land belonging to J F chapman for which wae was paid and an adjoining fifteen acree acres from charles ET 9 carter sr who very generously discounted the price and bold sold for this gives uintah county a twenty acre fair ground within five blocke blocks from the center of vernal for a little less 1 than 1200 per acre A fund of at about bd bad accumulated from the two tenths of a IL mill levy 1 during the last two yeara years and it was expected that more would be collected by december let 1920 A part of this money wae was paid on an theland and with the remaining work waa was started on the improvements ImproTe menti of at which B E 11 adair wai was placed in charge the whole community then become interested and nearly eye everyone boomed seemed willing to assist aB filat the commercial club headed a subscription i list with 13 worth of b building material and thi this waa was followed by generous gene roue donations in money time aad and material from farmers took stock men and business men from all over tho the valley in lees less than a month the big general moral exhibit exhibits building was ready for uio use although it if is not yet t completed the grand stand was tn in place stock pens built and nd tho the half halt mile race track la in ad good condition cond lUon with tho the exception of future installments on the lindall lind land all bills hare have been boom paid pidd and there to a email small balance in the bank with which improvement improvements prove pro ments will bo be started next year the ground grounds and aro are now worth 17 in each cash but tho the real rosl value and benefits I 1 accruing to the farmer farmers and stockmen toc kmon of at uintah county connot cannot bo be estimated tho the annual assembly of ot the people with their boat pro aucta du eta from all parti parts of the county tho the comparison of exhibit and the exchange of ideas and proven meth oda of success can only result in more rapid development and a greater creator prosperity this year only a few tow people bo be lieveld it possible to have tho the grounds ready for a fair and con the exhibits wore were ilot num erous arous although they wore of course good and over wore paid as its prizes and purses A number of persons while there contracted for their next years need and any many said they would be bo among the ex hibi tors hereafter the sports and particularly tho racing rating was a biff big feature and was so much enjoyed that it was continued for one full day extra 0 A 1 X I 1 G 7 va JI F AL COUNTY |
