Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-25
IOWA HI 1HE REUNION
The Delegation Likely to Be
Devided ON Choice for
Commander-in-Chiei.
Large Party OF Veterans Will At
tend the Encampment at
Washington.
Amusement Features for the
State Fair Corn in the
Dakotas.
Special to Times Republican.

Des Moines. Aug. 25.r rhere will be
q large party OF lowans who will g
10 the national encaml nent of the G
y X. at Washington next month. Ar
rangenents are already peins made fol
/ q special party from ieIe Which will
include the department commander and
leading department. officials and dele
s;,te. 10 the nationa! enoanpment. a
year ago when C;enera Ell Torrance
WAS elected department commander
mischief the Iowa delegation stood by
General Torrance because he was u
near neshbor. This year the delegation
il likely 10 be divid I'd on the choice for
oomman,ier-in- chief between the efli-
ter of the National Tribune. who lives
/ iii WASHINGTON. and General Black. OF
I Illinois. But what viii take the Iowa
soldiers to the east is the fact that the
lencampment is at the nltional capital.
i Iney will be disappointed in one thing,
however. and that is tho refusal of the
ldilroad companies TO stilow any stop
/ over privileges west of The Allegheny
| mountains. There are a great many of
I the Iowa soldiers Who were from In
diana and Ohio regiments. They would
like to so to Washington aud then stop
off al their old homes on the way back
for u visit Under the rules of the
Central Passenger Association this can
not be done. The PENNSYLVANIA railroad
officials are said to be the leaders
in the movement TO prevent these stop
over privileges in the middle states. In
the territory of the Western Passenger
Association stop-over privileges may
be secured at almost any place. The
department Officials here are trying to
induce the Central Association to
change its plan, but this is hardly
probable now.
The state fair management has. in |
recent years, come fully to realize that
the Iowa people desire and demand
amusement along with their sober la
hors OF fattening fine cattle and grow
~ tan corn. 1t used to be that the
os4}.. .tulu@enlci4t ,.sfeiel etir visf ~
was the horse races. If they did not /
like the races they could patroniZe the
cane racks or so in and see the snake
cfarmer. Sut more recently the fair
has turned more TO real
entertainments. Last year,
for instance. between the races there
was q vaudeville entertainment on a /,
his'h platform in front OF the anlphithe-
ater and fireworks at night This cost
like $500 to $500 a day. but
the management found that it paid f,
This year they have gone a step far
la1 nd II
I day or more for the Spectacular. ,
Last Days of Pcmpeii" ana at the
'a'ne time have other fireworks and p
'&udoNlile show at the race track. i
fhus the fair is not only an exhibition
u proGucts. but is 4 @ aat amusement ,
'1ace There are persons interested IN
he fair who fear the board has gone a y
istle too far in expenditures for amuse-
nent features, but those best informed 9
'e!ieNe that the results will justify the 5
o
Another thing in which the fair has Ii
III advantage over the past is in the q
aNalty OF loes Moines 20 the state fairs. a
other wears it was customary for the +
lily OF oes Noines 10 nave something a
oing at fair times. The merchants de- N
handed that there should be street at y
factlons tbat would keep The people in a
ne town al night. But there was so
lueh OF This that ii hurt the fairs :,
'"W IN" people of pes AIoines appear. .,
. be loyal TO The fairs. There are no =,
peeial attractions ANA the city ofticial, ~
III not license any amusement feature :.
" she ialf week. The opera houses al Il
avs nave the cheapest of the cheap -
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