Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-22
|R[ S|AI{ Fair OPENS
The Forty.Eiehth Annual Exhibi.
ton OF the Iowa State Agri.
cultural Society.
Prediction That This Years Fair
Will be a Financial
Success.
The New Stock Pavilion to be
Dedicated Monday-Good
Race Program.
ecial TO Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moincs. Aug. 22.-The forty
eighth annual exhibition of the Iowa
state Agricultural Society was open
ed today 1t will be perhaps unfortu-
nate that two years hence when the
association celebrates its tiftieth year
the exposition at St. Louis will be in
progress. ana there will be no state
fair. The association skipped fair
when Chicago had the Columbian ex-
position and il is known that the
board expects 10 miss a fail in 1901.
But the fair this year promises 10 be
far in excess of anything ever seen be-
fore For many years the fairs We're
disappointing. especially in a financial
way. The state bought the ground ana
erected the buildings, but even then
The fairs We're not money makers.
Every time there was bad weather the
association would get into debl. Ii
used to be the fashion to elect men
for directors who would be able and
wiling to sign notes for collateral Sc
curty at the banks for sundry loans
and advances. Finally they became
weary of this and decided that the
fairs would have 10 be run to make
money. Three years ago the fair Was
protitabe Two years ago there VAS
added to the balance on hand enough
to MAKE about 10000 Last year a
little more WAS added TO the fund
With this sort of a record the board
felt that ii could now afford for the
first time to begin spending money for
permanent improvements and accord-
in.ly the reserve fund has been re-
dueed some 10000 this year for rerna-
nent Improvements. These consist of
new brick sidewalks. new buildings
additional barns. etc. In addition TO
.his the association added to the S3s.-
a stock building so that the pavilion
erected really represents an invest
meat cf el1aut $4,000 The pavilion
is now ndsAesi ana retdy feF use
the finest thing OF the kind on any fair
ground anywhere.
Today and Saturday are given over
10 the exhibitors who are busy placing
their exhibits and securing space. The
superintendents and directors are on
hand and ctlices were opened this
morning The officers of the fair this
year are president, j. G. fraser.
Bloomtield. Vice president, w. w. Nor
row. Alton; secretary. j. c. Simpson.
Knoxville: treasurer, G. ID. E.llyson
Des Moines. The superintendent ana
heads of departments are Tickets.
c. w. Phillips. Maquoketa. gates. L. G.
Legoe. What Cheer. assistant, w. G..
Frasier, Atlantic; concessions, j. w.
Waqlsworth. Alsona. grounds. j. H..
Deener. Des Moines; marshal, w. w.
Williams, Osceola: assistants. e. w
Bingham. Osceola, and j. w. Cor
with. Bayard: chief of police. Donald
Hill. Storm Lake; light and power.
John Covnie, Des Moines; horses, w. c.
Brown, Clarion: speed. c. +. Cameron
Alta: cattle, S. Is. Packard. Marshall
town: swine W. NJ. McFaiden. West
Liberty: sheep and poultry. John
Ledgerwood. Leon: implements. w. W.
Morrow, Alton grain. vegetables and
apiary. r. T. ST. John. Riceville.
dairy. NJ Mcdonald Bayard; fruit and
flowers. Nj j. Wrags. Waukee; fine
art. j. p Manatry Fairfield
The fair proper opens on Monday.
when the new stock pavilion viii be
dedicated With an elaborate program in
which Governor cumnins, of Iowa. and
G:oevrnor Savage. of Nebraska. will
take part. ON the following day there
viii be another program at the pavi-
lion for the old soldiers. who are adj
nai,,ed free on that day. on simple
icentilication at the gates. There will
be representatives. of the q. A Il. in
soldiers With tickets. During four days
the girls orchestra from the State In
dustrial School at Mitchellville Will
furnish music in tine pavilion and the
ainphitheater at the races and fire.
W Works This orchestra of forty pieces
has been in constant training five hours
a day for the past Year and is one OF
the finest musical organizations in the
country outside of professionals. The
orchestra has been handsomely uni
formed by the state.
The race program begins on Monday
and lasts -four days with about 100 good
horses entered. The pemiums are lib
eral. :. number of the purses being
$1,000 and tho rest no, less than $500
each. The State. Fair Association pays
all premiums in the speed department
before the animals leave the ground
so that good stables are always rep
resented.
Pho ,,rn,nilt,ns sriyen hy he assoCia-