The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-22
IOWA STATE FAIR

The most extensive preparations have
been made by the people OF Maseaune TO
make the State Far rebound to the credit
Of their city and in every respect TO prove
worthy Of lis name Tie most liberal ex.
penditures have been incurred snd every
thing seems 10 have been planned on gen
erous scale. $1,000 have been appropriated
by JOINT stock company for the purpose Of
making the arrangements complete. In ad-
diliua the City Council have appropriated
The sum Of $500 towards improving the
roads leading 10 the Far Grounds, and the
Tow ship Trustees have given an addition
al sum Of $500 to widen the track across
the slough. The Railroad track will be laid
TO the Grounds and the cars be running
next week. Trains viii leave the city every
ffieen minutes and carry passengers 10 the
Fair Grounds for a mere trifie. For the
rules and regulations that are 10 govern the
exhibition, We refer TO the neat pamphlet
issued by the S tate Agricultural Society,
which can be had OF the Secretary al Mus
csune. The following items IN relstioh TO
the preparations for the exhibition we Oh
tain from the Daily Journal OF that city -
The 81 acres which comprise be grounds
are now enclosed in q board fence eight
feet high. Two neat frame houses, about
90 feet square. have been built al the en-
trance one on each side. They are to be
used by the officers Of the SOCIETY,". Near
The entrance stand has been erected for
The use Of the judges on troitng and other
equestrian matches around the course. This
stand has TIVE floors, the upper 70 feet from
The ground, and is surmcunted by flag
staff IS feet in height
The distance around the irothng course
is half mile. The course is in very good
condition. The sod NEST of the distance is
Of graselly, loamY nature, and where
there Is too great prePonderanee OF sand,
kind u muck has been thrown over II,
which pa ks down and becomes almost as
hard and smooth a. floor. Rain @lll not
render il muddy, nor vii there be much
dus; II the weather is dry.
Six tiers or seats, $40 ieet in length, mot
94e feet, as before announced d his paper,)
have been CONSTRUCTED on the north side Of
the grounds, overlooking the trotting courst
They viii accoma6Rte comfortably 1000
persons, and are built sufficiently strong to
sustain all that can gel upon them.
On the west side are III closed stalls and
about 100 open ones The closed stale, be-
sides being comfortably covered with
bosrds, are furnished wi,h locks 90 ihst the
mos, valuable stock may be kept IN them
with perfect safety. We observe that some
Of them are already occupied. Persons
wishing 10 secure any Of these should make
immediate application TO the Secretary
The "open1 stGlis are also covered, ou' are
open in front.
The south and southeastern sides Of The
grounds are lined with about 500 pens, for
sheep, swine, &c.
Their. are to be four wells o. God water
on the grounds, two Of which viii be in the
southern part, where most Of the stock will /
be kept.
A large refreshment teH', ladies' private /
tent, industrial hall, &c, are 70 occupy The 1
space south west OF the trotting course. .
carriage way is to meaEder throughout tas
grounds. Altogether the arrangements are
the most magnificent and complete Of any |
thing Of the kiad in the West.