Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-30
IOWA AND BEET SUGAR.
g. +. Saylor Tells of Some Reasons
Why 1t is Hard to Interest
Farmers.
State Has So Many Sure Things
That There is No Need to
Experiment.
Big Day at the State Fair-The
New State Chairman
Comment.
Special to mes-Republican.

! Iowa take more interest in the develop
asked of G. F. Saylor, apostle-in-c CHIEF
of the beet sugar propaganda of the ma
tional department of agriculture, yes
terday. Mr.. Saylor has travelled al
over this country, investigating the cul-
ture of sugar beets and their manufac-
ture into sugar. He spent last winter
in Hawaii, on further inquiries into the
sugar business as carried on in those
countries.
Because the people of Iowa have SC
many sure things that they don't need
to experiment" replied Mr.. Saylor, SEN
tentiously. "Out in the mountain states
where they have to irrigate, and there
fore are compelled to intensity their
farming; in Nebraska, where they are
never sure Of crops such as we raise in
Iowa, and in many other states which
have not the agricultural advantage OF
our state, they are compelled to look
| to every new thing which promises
large profits. But in Iowa we don't have
to do this. We have other things from
which our people know, by long expert
ence, that they can earn sure returns
900
| Anybody who may be inspired by a
curiosity to know just what Mr.. Saylor
meant, would find an answer if he
would visit the state fair grounds today.
or any other day this week. AT II
o'clock this morning 500 head of the fin
est cattle in the world were paraded in
| front of the grand stand, on the fair
grounds. John Cownie, who is general
| ly considered a pretty good farmer, and
who ought to know what he is talking
about, declared it was the finest cattle
show ever presented not only in Iowa,
but in the United States. "I know all
about the stock show at the world s
fair" added Mr.. Cownie, .and will be
backed by every stockman here when ]
say that we have a better stock exhib-
! 1t than was to be seen at the Chicago
/ exposition. There are herds from all
over the country. the very finest ami
mails in their different breeds that the
world affords. You know, Iowa raises
| the best cattle in the world now. Thir-
| ty-eight per cent of the horses exported
from this country last year went from
Iowa. Down in the southern part of
the state there are scores of firms which
buy and ship horses by the carload the
year around. But the greatest thing of
this fair is the cattle showing. There
are just about 500 head, and nobody
should fail to see them. We haven't
stall room enough to give them good
accommodations: nothing like the num-
ber was ever seen on the grounds be-
FORE
leading, as it does, in horses, in cattle,
in corn, in hogs-in value of agriculture
al products as a whole, in the quality
and the value of It's annual butter out
put; with its coal mines now taking a
place in the forefront of the country, in
value of their annual output: with
magnificent crops this year and the
reputation of being the surest crop
country in the world-why, it really
isn't much wonder that the people of
Iowa are getting to be proud of their
state. and that the rest of the world re-
CARDS it as an ideal commonwealth.
Yesterday was the greatest Tuesday
in the history of the state fair, and to-
day will probably be the greatest
Wednesday, in point of attendance.
Something like 10000 people were on the
grounds yesterday, and it will be no
surprise If Thursday or Friday sees
twice as many. The business houses of
Des Moines will nearly all close at
noon Friday. to give their employees a
chance to attend the fair, and If the
weather continues good. it is confident
ly'believed the 5000 mark of attend
ance Will be passed
The members of the state committee
who have dropped off in Des Moines on
their way home from Dubuque, make a
report on the late meeting which is de-
cidedly encouraging. Mr.. Weaver as.
sured his colleagues that he is under
obligations to no senatorial candidate
for his election as chairman. He was
not asked to be a candidate, and was
not pledged, or asked to pledge himself.
to any candidate or policy in the con-
duct of the campaign. Under all the
circumstances" said Mr.. Weaver to
some of his friends, II am compelled to
be good deal more careful and fair
than any other man would be, because
anything In any way suggesting un-
fairness on my part would be at once
charged up to favoritism. / propose to
run. not Gear campaign. or a Cum
Minis campaign, but republican cam
paign for the whole republican party"
That is the sensible position which
Mr.. Weaver takes. and it shows that he
appreciates the position to which he has
been elected. If he will conduct the
campaign as he says, and his friends
and acquaintances are confident he will.
1t will result in a great victory this fall,
and will rebound to his credit.
The politicians are now pretty gen
orally agreed that there really wasn't
much senatorial politics In the candi-
dacy of Mr.. Weaver or the organization
OF the committee. None of the COM
mitteemen who come from Gear terri
tory" were asked to pledge themselves
to any special course. The Gear man
ayers did not even suggest preference
for anybody for chairman. Mr.. Weaver
was looked upon as Gear candidate.
but neither Gear nor any recognized
spokesman Of the senator asked single