Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-27
IHE Fair A SUCCESS
Everyone Pleased With Show.
ing Made at the State Fair
Thus Far.
cummins and Dolliver Ad-
dressed the Old Soldiers at
Their Campfire.
Importance Of Iowa as an Agri-
cultural State = Large
Attendance.


Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Aug. 2l-The state fair
is voted by every one great success,
so far rs it is possible for the manage
ment and the exhibitors to make a sue
cess of it. Yesterday the clouds cleared
away and gave the fair chance, tho
the ground was wet and muddy. The
soldiers We're there in large numbers.
I The campfire was Il good one and the
speeches by Dolliver and Cummins
We're appreciated. Today the dedication
1 gram. Governor Savage of Nebraska
was net on hand, but Governor Cum
Minis and Senator Hartman talked.
4 Senator Hartman told of the work of
/ the fair and the struggles of the man
/ ayers before they had succeeded in
making of the fair the success which
it now is He also spoke of the iber-
ality of the state in appropriating for
the new $4,000 pavilion in which TO
have the greatest stock show on earth.
! Governor C'ummns elaborated on
the greatness and the grandeur of the
state and based his remarks on statis-
tics which he presented showing how
the state has grown and expanded and
is now in the front rank OF states. He
presented vast amount OF valuable
information ans! was listened to With
attention by the thousands present.
Mi Cummins. to SHOW the relative
importance of agriculture and manu-
factures quoted the figures showing
that in the United States there is en-
ployed as fixed capital in manufactures
d little more than five billion dollars,
while in agriculture there is invested
more than twenty billion and a half
dollars. In Iowa The proportion is even
mere startling. In 1850. according to
the reports of that time. there was
famed in Iowa II total OF S2i.622 acres
OF land. Now of the 35,3oo00 acres in
Iowa there is under cultivation a total
of S4,574.331 acres. These figures Illus
trait as no other figures can the fact
~ ,;lera Is vegr little waste land IN
Iowa and Very little that has not been
made use OF. The value Of this land is
now more than S1.7o0.00 600 The
number OF farms is 22s662 and the
number operated by their owners is /
1896.
Iowa farm products have been in
creasing enormously in value In recent
Years. According to the reports of the
crop bureau the actual cash value of
Iowa farm products in 1899 was report
ed to be 1855. 5.ll1.52S, which was twenty
millions in excess of the
value of the products in amy other state
of the union. OF this vast amount the
Iowa farmers fed to their live stock a
home Slo2023.040. This fairly illus
trates our commanding position among
the states, for Illinois fed $S1.00O.OO0
worth, New York 500 100000. and 9th
ers following along with smaller
amounts. The comparison is deeply
gratifying to the people of Iowa. but
there is still another more pleasing to
the pride of the people of the state.
With all this agricultural wealth we
find that conditions in other industries
are good. Wages are comparatively
good. and the rewards of industry in all
lines are excellent.
The total gross income from farms is |
greater in Iowa than in other states.
The figures for the best of the states.
which figures include additions to farm
property. are: Iowa. sass, 145.7S5: Illi
nos 6.i0S.202: Texas, 1896, I45.32S; |
Ohio S211.l44,2Si. There We're no 9th
ers approaching these in the total value /
OF farm income.
LII another way may this supremacy
of Iowa be shown. The following fig
lreS show the value of all domestic an 4
inalS in the states that led all Others |