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

The most extensive preparations have
been made by the people u Muscalne to
mske the Stale FAR rebound to the credit
of their city and in every respect 10 prove
worthy Of lis name. TIE most liberal ex-
pendigurcs have been incurred and every
thing seems 20 have been planned on gen
circus scale. $1,000 have been appropriated
by a Joint stock company Tor the purpose Of
making the arrangements complete. In ad-
dii;on the Ciiy Council have appropriated
the sum OF $500 towards improving the
roads leading to the Fair Grounds, and the
Township Trustees have given 81 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 RAINING
next week. Trains viii leave the ely every
fifteen minutes and carry passengers to the
Fair Grounds for i mere riae. For the
rules and regulations that are TO govern the
exhibition, We refer 10 the neat pamphlet
ssued by the tate Agricultural Society
which can be had Of The Secretary at Mus
cs,ine. The following items IN relation TO
The preparations for the exhibition We Oh
tain from the Daily Journal Of that city
The 81 acres which comprise be grounds
are new enclosed in board fence eight
feet high. Two neat frame houses, about
20 feet square, have been built Al the en-
rance one on each side They are 70 be
used hy The officers IF the SOCIETY," Near
,he entrance a stand has been erected for
the use Of the Judges Oh troiting and other
equestrian matches around the course. TINS
stand has two floors, The upper rs feet rom
The ground, and il surmounted by nag
staff IS feet in height
The distance around the trottIng course
is half mile. The course is in very good
condition. TIE soil NEST Of the distance is
Of grsseliy. losmy nature, and where
there Is too CREST prePondersnee OF SAND,
kind u muck has been thrown over II,
which packs down and becomes almost as
hard and smooth a. floor. Ram will not
render il muddy, nor will there be much
dust If the weather i dry.
Six tiers o. sesis, $40 ieet in length, mot
$40 feet, as before announced 3 his Paper,)
have been constructed on the north side Of
the grounds. Overlooking The irottin2 courst.
They will accumulate comfortably 1000
persons, and are built sufficiently strors TO
sustain eli thai can ge' upon them.
On the west side are Il closed stalls and
about 100 open ones. The closed stalls, be.
sides being omiortably covered with
boards, are furnished w:th locks 80 that the
most valuable stock may be kept in Them
with perfect safety, We observe that some
Of them are slready coupled, Persons
wishing 10 secure any 81 these should make
immediate application 10 the Secretary
The "opea" stslls are also covered, ont are
open in front
The south and southeastern sides o. The
grounds are lined with about 500 pens, FOR
sheep, swine, &c.
There are to be four wells u God water
on the grounds, two Of aaich viii be IN The
southern part, where mos; VI the stock vii!
be kept.
A large refreEameut tent ladies private
tent, industrial bali, &c, are 10 occupy Inc
space south west Of the troitng course. A
carriage wsy is 10 meandef throughout tie
grounds. Altogether the arrangements srs
the most magnificent and complete Of any
thing Of The kinl in the West.