Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-11
is ENTHUSIASTIC.
President j.. c. Frazier of Iowa Agri.
cultural Society Talks,

cultural Society Talks.
eve will have the best fair this
year in the history of the association"
said President John G. Frazier, of the
Iowa Agricultural society, to a Cou-
rier representative at the Ballingall
hotel Saturday, Feb. ]. THE asso-
citation is in good,condition, and, new
er saw the interest SO great as it is
even at this early date. We are plan
ming many improvements for this sea-
their annual pilgrimage to Des Moines
this summer to attend the fair they
will hardly know the place" Mr.,
Frazier is highly enthusiastic over the
prospects for the fair and If hard
work and endless energy will do the
business his words will be verified
when the affairs are settled up at the
conclusion of this years exhibition.
Home for Sunday.
President Frazier was enroute to
his home in Bloomfield to spend Sun
day with his family, Saturday evening
when seen by the Courier man. He
had been in Des Moines for some time
taking up the preliminary work of the
association, and will return there Tues
day, when it is expected that bill
providing for an elegant new stock pa
vilion for the society will be introduce
ed in the legislature. Mr.. Frazier be-
lieves the agricultural society is in
urgent need Of such building, and
he is lending mis- strongest efforts to-
ward the securing of the same. That
President Frazier is right in asking
for cIlah q Youi1inn CT cd
last year when there were nearly 800
head of cattle on the ground for exhi-
bition purposes. There We're so many
of them, that there was no place to
care for them. Every cattle barn on
the ground was crowded, also four of
the horse barns, and despite all that
the officers could do they were forced
to see many head of valuable show an
imals standing around tied to fence
posts with practically, no protection
from the weather.
Tent for Pavilion.
Last year an innovation was started
in the cattle show ring A large tent
was secured and the Judging done I'M
der this. 1t proved so very successful,
that the officers at once went to work
to secure pavilion and every indi-
cation points to their being successful.
1 1t is President Frazier's idea to have
/ this building made permanent. He
4 believes the state society is but now
being developed, and that the future
| will see it still greater success than
the past. He will urge that the stock
| pavilion shall be constructed of stone
and steel. His idea of a building is
like the new one at Springfield Ill.
This was erected year ago at cost
of $4,000 and is permanent fixture,
and it is probable that an appropria-
ton will be asked from the legislature
providing for such building.
Other Improvements.
| According to President Frazier, the
society is contemplating many other
/ improvements on the grounds for this
| year. Several cement sidewalks will
be laid, and it is the intention to have
4 several new cattle barns constructed.
4 Improvements in other departments
are also contemplated.
], Good Speed Program.
4 President Frazier is also believer
4 in speed programs for state fairs, and
he expects to have a program issued
which will bring some of the best horses
in training to the state fair this fall
Several $1,000 purses are announced,
and it is also the intention to have
several stake races. Already many
prominent horsemen have indicated
that they would bring their strings
to Des Moines, and there is no doubt
but this year will see some of the
best racing witnessed on the grounds
The Date.
/ This years fair will be held from
i August % to 80 and already President
Frazier is making arrangements fol
special features. He is correspon
dence with great many different
people who have special exhibits they
want to put on, and this line will nc
doubt be we'll represented when the
gates open for the annual exhibition