Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-19
The Grounds at Des Moines
Are the Scene of Busy
Preparation
WATERLOO TENT ALREADY UP
1t Will be Large Enough to Accomo-
date a Large Number of Exhibits
New Depot of Street Railway Com
pany Nearly Completed - Planning
for MitchellvilIe Girls Orchestra.

Des Moines, Aug. 19-The state faii
grounds have already taken on busy
| appearance Tents are being put uF
rapidly, Improvements are being hur-
| ried to completion and some of the eX-
hibts are already in place. Wagon
| loads of machinery are being hauled to
the grounds and booths are being fitted
UP in readiness for the opening of the
fair and the presence of the crowds.
The Waterloo tent was put up yes
terday afternoon. 1t is an immense at
fair and is located north of the road TO
the westward of the amphitheater 1t
will be spacious enough to accommodate
a great number of exhibits. The ex-
hibits of manufacturers which are to
be located in the tent are expected the
last part of the week Predictions are
for display of unusual merit by the
Waterloo business men. Attorney Cen
eral Mullan who was in Waterloo over
Sunday. says there is no doubt the city
will make an exhibition that will be a
credit to it's interests and highly at
tractive TO visitors
The decoration of the stock pavilion
and of the swine judjing pavilion has
been begun. The work is in charge OF
w. p. Guiberson of this city. The dec
orations will be superb and those in the
live stock pavilion will excel those of
last year.
The street railway company is push
ing the new depot to completion rapid
w. 1t is now in condition for use, but
the finishing touches will be put on be-
tween now and Friday. The street rail-
way company's tracks around the loop
within the grounds have been laid and
a high wire fence is being put up to
enclose the loop. The passengers car
ried by the street railway company Will
be discharged at the depot and will pass
thru turnstiles into the grounds, pur-
chasing their state fair tickets before
going thru the turnstiles. In the same
way in passing out to take the street
cars. one must pass thru the turnStileS
at the north end OF the depot and pay
car fare before leaving the depot. Thus
the trouble of collecting fares on the
fair grounds cars will be obviated. The
turnstiles of the street care company
are fie in number and are at the north
end of the depot Those of the state
fair management are at the south end
of the depot and are also five in numb ar
thus making 1t possible for an immense
number of people to pass thru the gates
In a short time.
Ger four hundred new swine pens
haze been built. A large tent has also
Il
and under this a number of tents will
be established. In spite of the in
creased number of pens persons that
want to exhibit are turned down daily,
simply because there is no more room
available.
Additional horse barns are badly
needed C. r. Crouch, of Lafayette.
Indiana, of the firm of j. Crouch &
Sons, importers of fine horses. was in
the city yesterday and called to see
Secretary Simpson. This firm alone
will have over fifty horses exhibited at
the fair.
Superintendent Fitzgerald. of the in
dustral school for girls. at Mitchell
vile, was in the city yesterday and Wis
tied Secretary Simpson. The two Went
to the fair grounds and looked over the
live stock pavilion, where the orchestra
from Mitchellville will provide music.
1t is going to be necessary to enlarge
the orchestral platform in order to
make 1t big enough to contain the or
chestra. The Improvement will be
given attention at once. The orchestra
will consist of 40 members, and it will
arrive in the city Sunday morning and
give a concert then. The girls will
live in tents under the charge of mat
rons Superintendent Fitzgerald says
the orchestra is larger and better than
it was year ago. The girls are prac
ticing hard daily in preparation for the
fair.
A force of men is busy al work paint
ing the race track fences with cold
water paint. The construction of the
addition to the amphitheater has been
finished. This Will seat 1900 people.
The tent of the State Federation of
Labor will be put up next SATURDAY..
A. l.. Urick- state organizer. will be in
charge. ]. C. Byram will also be in
the tent much of the time. Organized
labor has never had headquarters
tent on the grounds before, and the in
novation is expected To prove popular
with union labor men.
Milwaukee is After It.