Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-01
Want FAIR NEXT YEAR.
st. Louis Exposition Will Not
Interfere With Annual
Iowa Exhibit
AnAu,. eApncpc, iNcr,riirE
ANNUAL FARMERS INSTITUTE
Representatives of County and District
Fair Associations and other Dele
gates to Meet In Des Moines Next
Week-complaint Regarding Appre.
priations for Exposition Exhibit.
to Times-Republican,

Des Moines, Dec. 1.-The annual
this city next week when the repre-
sentatives of the county and district
fair associations and delegates from
county farm Institutes and from coull-
ties will meet to discuss farm topics
and fairs and select a state board Of
agriculture for the following year.
There are eleven elected members Of
the board, elected by the entire insti-
tute, but one for each congressional
district. and these with the governor,
president of the State College, state
veterinarian and state dairy commits
sioner constitute the board. There are
six of the eleven members Of the board
whose terms expire this year, namely:
j. P. Manatry, Fairfield; w. c. Brown.
Clarion: S. B. Packard. Marshalltown:
Nj. ]. Wragg, Waukee; Mike McDon-
aid, Bayard; and II. l.. Pike. Whiting.
II is certain that a majority OF thess
men will be reelected. and perhaps I'LL
of them. Mr.. Manatry, representing
the First district. will have opposition,
since the First district people are
pushing r. S. johnson. of Columbus
Junction. to the front for the place. Mr..
johnson is SECRETARY Of the district fair
at Columbus. which is one of the most
successful in the state. 1t Is not known
that there will be any opposition to
others. Mr. Brown is the director who
has charge OF the horse exhibits, Mr..
Wragg is the specialist IN horticulture,
Cove rnor Parkard handles the cattle.
and Mr.. Mcdonald deals in butter and
cheese and chickens. In view OF the
great success which the fairs the pest
two OF three years nave had there is
no disposition to bring about general
shake-up. It Is probable that the
board will re-elect without opposition
president; C. E. Cameron, vice presi-
dent: John c. Simpson. secretary: G.
d. Eliyson, treasurer. There Is not now
nor has there been any doubt about a
fair next year. Secretary Simpson
some time ago secured from the ma
jority of the well-kncwn exhibitors
statements as to whether or not they
will exhibit next year in view of the
ST. Louis exposition. Almost without
exception they have stated that they
will certainly exhibit at the Iowa state
fair whether they do at st. Louis or
not. In view OF this there can be no
doubt about there being a fair, and in
fact there has been nobody opposed TO
a fair.
The executive committee of the Iowa
commission on the st. Louis exposition
is in session today. The chief purpose
Of the meeting today is to make the
appropriations for the next few
months. since the commission is I'm
tied In the amount that can be ex-
pended before the opening of the ex-
position. The severa! department
heads reported on their needs and what
they should have to carry them over
until the entire appropriation Is avail
able and the executive committee will
report tomorrow to the whole commits
sion on the disposition OF the funds. I.
Is possible that tomorrow at the meet
ing there will be another revision OF
the general appropriations for the DIFF
ferent departments There Is mu,h
complaining on the part of some OF the
heads of departments that they have
not been given as much as they should
have for the proper making OF their
espective exhibits The following
shows the appropriations by the corn
mission for each department as origi
nally made and as changed at meet
ing held In September: