Show I 1 MEN AND TEAMS HARD AT WORK fair grounds are being leveled tuft and washburn are making great preparations for fair the magnitude of preparing the fair grounds for the exhibits of sept 1617 16 17 IS 18 can call only be realized by a timit to the grounds and see the wort work that is ib being done list lart friday men and teams were nere engaged under the direction of hans tuft and 0 P the latter gentlemen taking I 1 immediate chairge of the work of track and getting pre preparing the rice race rid of surplus water this latter item is not gling lo go in much uch trouble as was expected on the we west s t and cast si sides des where the most most M moisture was trenches were gout side the fence and these are carr carrying ving all the surplus water from the grounds on monday thirty men and half aalf a dozen teams N were nere ere employed on the race trick on the north side there was considerable of a hill between the east and wet ends this ha been cut down 1 a I id the surplus earth has been placed on the ends of the oval track and a splendid raise has been made for the rounding of the track A hub tence fence encircles the inside of tte tle track and another fence follows the outride lin of the track on the north side it will require in much uch work and the expenditure of a great amount of money to get the track in shape for the fair but tuft and washburn are doing all in their llover gocr to accomplish the seemingly impossible the bridges over the canal are now completed and joseph peterson will be kept busy making the hearit i 1 t tit na elo e moving finci a and piping the cili water over to the gr ands the poultry ind agricultural exhibits will be arranged on the east s side ide of the entrance under qui suitable table sheds go 0 o that visitors Ni i to the fair will find something to attention from the minute the grounds are entered across the main aisle from the agricultural display the art ex hibit will be found in ill the neat building erected last year to the east of this will be the grand stand and still continuing east along the north fence will be arranged the stalls for horses and cattle the pens for sheep and swine and these will be so extensively in demand this near ear that they will probably run along the east fence toward the south monroe has led out in the matter of preparing comfort for their animals which will be on exhibition tuft and washburn ordered lumber last monday for the erection of box stalls and the exhibitors from that town are pay paying ingall all the expenses of the stalls that is IB the true patriotic spirit in helping a county fair the arounds are ideal and while they will not be as well prepared this year as they will next lear bear they are the best county fair grounds to be found south of salt lake the next ten days dayh will see wonderful progress in the grounds to let the ball grounds in shape it will be necessary to move a areat many trees and there is considerable leveling up to do the meadow is full of bumps and hollows thit will have to be levelled bevelled level led before games can be played however the high portions of the field can be taken down and the surplus earth lan can be used to advantage on the race track everybody connected with the fair is working like a trojan and the grounds will be in shape for september |