Show State Stute Fair At Lagoon Board Ponders S 'S the Move The Utah State Fair Board this week will wm take under advisement ad a proposal to move I the annual from rom the present presentS fair grounds in Salt Lake City to Lagoon resort midway between Ogden and Salt Lake in Davis County THE PROPOSAL was made in a letter to C. C J J J. J Smout Ogden Ogden Og Og- I Iden den board president from Robert E E. E Freed Lagoon manager man man- ager Since the letter was made public last week there have been many favorable comments com com- comments ments on the suggestion in including including in in- those from rom Gov George GeorgeD D D. D Clyde and Gus P. P Backman secretary of the Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce I Gov Clyde said the proposal needed a great deal of study before it is considered feasible feasible feas feas- ible but he urged the board to appraise the matter carefully SHOULD the board decide to recommend the proposal al the matter would have to be submitted submitted sub sub- milted to the State Legislature and then at a general election because the state constitution now stipulates that the fair be beheld beheld beheld held in the thc capitol city Mr Freed advised the fair board that Lagoon had recently recently recent recent- ly Iy purchased 60 GO acres north of its present location for expansion expansion sion purposes specifically to build a stadium and race track for stock cars HE SAID that the fair could be held at its traditional time just after Lagoon closes for the season I Other advantages would be I 1 locating the fair between Ogden and Salt Lake for Cor casier easier cas cas- ier access to both population centers 2 give the fair air a anew anew anew new look with new buildings and eliminate facilities so antiquated antiquated anti anti- and costly at the present present pres pres- ent cut site 3 eliminate the cheap carnival atmosphere of the current midway operation opera opera- tion of the fair and utilize Lagoons Lagoon's Lagoons Lagoons Lagoon's La La- goons goon's midway facilities H 4 1 ALLOW the fair board to concentrate on producing the fair rather than maintain old buildings and grounds and renting renting rent rent- ing facilities the days the fair air is not in session 5 make the fair air supporting self without a large Jarge capital investment from the state now constantly required required required re re- re- re to maintain buildings used ed for only ten days a year 6 release the fair from competing com com- with pr private prate ate enterprise 7 Eliminate the present inadequate in inadequate in in- adequate congested site where parking is so limited and there is no room for expansion 8 8 allow the state stale to dispose of the fairs fair's present property thereby obtaining money or making it into an attractive park AiR MR FREED called attention to other state fairs held in connection connection con con- with permanent amusement amuse amuse- ment parks which are very suc sue He singled out the Texas Texas Tex Tex- as State Fair at Dallas as being in this category The fair board was asked to tomake tomake tomake make a study of the amount of buildings needed for displays displays displays dis dis- dis- dis plays commercial agricultural al al homemaking arts fish etc ete and its needs for a stadium Then Lagoon would make a firm proposal on rental which the fair would pay for use of the buildings during its ten day run LAGOON would build the structures use them for picnic picnic pic picnic pic- pic nic terraces and other activities activities ties during the summer season and maintain them year round Mr Freed said that Lagoon would expect to recoup costs of the added facilities primarily primarily primar primar- ily through increased use of the midway during the period of the fair |