—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 5, 1974 22 Keystone Expo (Continued From Page 1) by the formation of the Keystone Exposition Center Committee, with Reber as chairman. To find out more about the proposed Keystone Expo, Lan caster Fanning talked to Dr. Reber this week together with Secretary of Agriculture James McHale in McHale’s Harrisburg office. ‘ “We have seen a tremendous amount of support - bipartisan support - for the Keystone Ex position Center,” Reber said. “We have the backing of just about every farm organization in the state. There’s a bill now in a Senate committee, Senate Bill 1379, which would provide $l5O million for the construction of a new facility. If that bill gets out of committee before March 1, and if it is passed by both houses of the General Assembly, it will be mx-mii 8 PA. 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Manufacturers’ representatives will be able to answer any questions. - Allis-Chalmers - New Holland - Wayne Wyant 1-5; 128- 135 - Starline Barn Cleaners, Barn Eqpt Feeders and Spreaders Booth 380-381; 382-383 - Grove Wagons ROY A. BRUBAKER 700 Woodcrest Ave. Phone 717-626-7766 Sales Representative Howard L. Erb pledge of whole-hearted support from Governor Milton Shapp, and signed by the Governor. He has said he would sign it. If all those things happen, we could have at least part of the Keystone Expo open for the 1976 Farm Show.” Both Reber and McHale were quick to point out that the proposed center would be used throughout the year, not just during Farm Show week. Even now, the present facility sees service all year long, with rents being collected for everything from rock concerts to mobile home shows to livestock events. “We had 113 events last year,” McHale said, “but we’re losing a lot of national and international shows to other places like Louisville, Kentucky, where they’ve got much better facilities for handling really big events.” Besides, the Farm Show Building AT k* -***. '-**v '*-* " V / v * - Lely Fertilizer Distributors - C.A. McDade Co 361- 362; 369-370 - Hamilton Equipment -J D. Woodhouse Co. Booth 188-190 171- 169 162-164 145-143 - Lamco Forage Boxes Booth 36-39 venient to good roads would be considered for the exposition center. One site that would not be considered is the present one. Studies have shown that renovation of the old buildings would simply not be economical. Tearing the old complex down and starting over might make sense economically, but the site would still be plagued by periodic floods and horrendous traffic problems during Farm Show week. Living traffic nightmares, include the tale of one man who last year took five hours to get from downtown Harrisburg to the Farm Show parking lot. The Keystone Expo would have just about twice as much physical plant as the' present complex. A main arena would have 15,000 seats, compared with the present 7500. A small arena • would seat 3500 compared with the present 1500, and there would be 555,000 square feet of exhibition area, compared with the present 333,000. Parking would also be expanded considerably. The new facility would be equipped to handle peak loads of 200,000 people, with an average of 150,000, it would have space for 300 trucks, 500-buses and 35,000 automobiles a day. “Let’s remember, though, that we’re not proposing a Farm Show Building,” Reber noted. “This is an exposition center, and it is to be used for the benefit of all Pennsylvanians, not just far- mere.” Reber said the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association and the state Chamber of Commerce had already expressed interest in the center. Most of the events now staged in the old facility would no doubt use a more modem one He said the committee has even discussed the possibility of in- Lititz, Pa. is very difficult to reach. And there isn’t enough parking space.” A number of sites more con FREE SAMPLE COPIES Copies of LANCASTER FARMING are not always easy to find they are not sold on newsstands and perh jps some of your friends may not be acquainted with our weekly service. 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Last year in the Farm Show Building we had one horse auction where the sales topped $4 million. The state collected six percent sales tax from that $4 million. We could use more events like that, and I think the Keystone Expo would be a way to get them.” Increased business for nearby hotels, restaurants and service firms were other pluses, Reber and McHale felt, for a new facility. How do you justify to the non- FARMERS MARKET YOUR 1973 TOBACCO Through AGWAY, INC. Where Quality is Recognized by USDA Grade. For More Information Call AGWAY LANCASTER 394-0544 You i Name P.O. BOX 266. LITITZ. PA. 17543 fanning public a $l5O. million expenditure for a facility to replace a worn out Farm Show Building? Why not just forget about the Farm Show? “First of all,” Reber said, “the Keystone Exposition Center would not be just for an annual Farm Show. Secondly, agriculture is im portant, vitally important, to the people of the Northeast. “If a Keystone Expo can help the people of Pennsylvania and the rest of the Northeast learn more about farming, and the fact that farmers are creating renewable food and fiber resources, then 1 think it would more than pay for itself.” TRY A CLASSIFIED AD Sti eet Add) ess & R. D, (’ity. State and Zip Code Address
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