Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-14
WILL SPEND ITS MONEY
State Fair Management Will Use
lts Surplus for Building
Improvements.
Hull.Prouty Contest Growing
Warm at the start.-
Prouty's Coup.
cummins Will Make Only an
Evening Speech at AT.
lantic Tomorrow.

special I1rneS-RepuDllUd d.
Des Moines, Sept. ia meeting OF
the state board of agriculture will be
the year. The exact financial status of
the department will MT be known until
that time, but it is certain that the de-
partment is prepared to make still
greater Improvements at the fair
grounds during the next year and still
have comfortable cash balance in the
treasury. All those Interested agree that
the fair did better than expected. The
premiums have all been paid in full. The
speed premiums We're largely paid at
once and in the case of the larger eX-
hibitors half their winnings were paid
as soon as the sums could be ascer-
tained. The remainder of the warrants
went out today to the exhibitors and
prize winners, and this cleans it all up.
John Simpson, assistant secretary, has
been working on this matter for several
days, and has at last cleared the books.
The demand for immediate payment Of
premiums was less this year than for
many years. A few years ago the prize
winners would be lined up four or five
deep in front of the secretary's Office
demanding their money right away. The
last two years they have been less
demonstrative. This year they went
home quietly and waited to get their
IN, l,,a
financial safety of the association. In
other years some trouble has resulted
from the Willingness of the secretary
to pay few of the needy exhibitors be-
fore they left the fair grounds. Several
We're overpaid by accident, as shown by
closer figuring UP later on. They were
potified of the fact, but the association
pever got cent back. Exhibitors are
afflicted with forgetfulness under such
circumstances. The largest sum realized
by any exhibitor this year outside of the
speed classes was by j. r. Peake, OF
Winchester, ILL.,, on standard bred
horses. This was the largest of the war
rants which went to 495 successful ex-
hibitors in various classes. The largest
il. cattle went to 7. F. B. Sotham, OF
Chillicothe, Mo-, s3lS on his herd of
Herefords. More money was paid out on
Shorthorns, but it was much divided.
The largest sum realized in the hog de-
partment was by George w. Trone, of
Rushville, Mimi, s216, but Thomas Teal
& Son, of Utica, Iowa. were a close sec
.ond with warrant for s21O. Z. c. RAJ
bers & Co., of Fort Atkinson, Wis, got
about 5000 on chickens. and George
Harding &; Son, of Waukesha, Wis, the
same sum on sheep. Fred Hithershaw,
o. Des Moines. got 1884 on farm products
and L. G. Clute, of Greeley, s2sl on
farm products. The total of winnings
for about tilirty-five horse owners in the
speed department was $4,75O.
incidentally it may be mentioned that
the resolutions passed in some places
censuring the state fair management ON
the matter of cutting off the free passes
to old soldiers have been in bad taste.
The officers of the department say they
are willing to take the blame for cutting
off free passes and expect to be criti-
cised; but as a matter of fact none of
tie officials have ever given any expla-
nation of the act of the board in cutting
off the free passes that in any way re-
fleets upon the old soldiers So far as
known no official has said anything that
could be construed as intimating that
the veterans We're either dishonest or
careless in the use of tickets issued to
them. The only complaint ever made
was that those who had the distribution
Of the tickets permitted them to get into
the hands of persons not entitled to
them. But this was not to the discredit
of the soldiers themselves However.
the board has simply ignored the entire
matter thus far, and it Will hardly be
heard from again.
Indications are that the congressional
fight in the Seventh district will be un-
usually warm right along from this
time. Judge Prouty is evincing Gispo-
sition to force things. His letters to
Capt. Hull proposing that they agree
that whichever gets the majority of the
delegates in the Polk county conyen-
tion shall have the entire delegation
from this county to the state conven-
tion, was regarded as a movement to
force Hull into position early. Hull
will not make the agreement Some
years ago Hull secured majority in the
convention and was permitted to name
the entire delegation, thus breaking the
rule in regard TO supervisor districts
as the unit. In the recent campaign
the Hull men. who favored Foster for
governor. insisted on the supervisor dis
tricts being the unit instead of the
county. They were opposed by the Cum
minis men who are generally. also, for
Prouty Now Prouty has succeeded in
ousting Hull on record as In favor of
the supervisor plan. If this plan is
adopted the county is sure to divide it's
vote between the two and the outside
counties will have to settle it. Dallas.
Warren and Marion are sure for Prouty.
Madison has always been for Hull. and
Story is fighting ground. The first week
in October there is is county fair at
Adel In Dallas county. They nave a
democratic day" to be addressed by
Walter McHenry. and they have in
duced Judge Prouty to speak to them
on the next day. This is regarded as an
expression of the Dallas county prefer
ence for Prouty In fact the Curnmins
strength generally will so to Prouty,
while Hull's men forced the fight
against Cumnins and will have: to rely