Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-02
Col. Joseph Eiboeck Wou'd
Have Them Supported by
Licenses and Concessions
THE RACES ONLY EXCEPTION
Some Of Eiboeok's Assertions as to
tho Serving Of Drinks on the Fair
Grounds, Subject to Denial = Idea
Of WicIe Open Fair Long Ago Aban-
doned by the Managers.
,pecAal to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican,
Des Moines, Sept. 2.--Col. Joseph FL
boeck, editor Of the Anzieger, has a
novel proposal for the future Of Iowa
state fairs. He would make the fairs
free to all visitors and provide for sup
port from licenses and concessions
and otherwise directly by the state. He
would do this for the purpose of MAX
ing It q free fair for all the Iowa peo-
pie. He declares that the support OF
the last state fair came almost ems
tirely from Des Moines people, and
that the people from out in the Istate
were frightened away by announce
ment in the daily papers that Des
Moines was to be q closed up town dur
ing fair week. with no gambling ana
no sports, and that during the days OF
the fair Des Moines presented the as
pect of deserted village. The peo-
ple FROM the country who cante here
went direct to the state fair and dia
not stay over night or do any trad
gestion, which has been made qhat tns
state contribute from 100000 70 twics
this sum for permanent exhibition
buildings and to support the fair.
II would then go further" tsaid the
colonel, "and | would make al admis-
sion to the fair henceforth free, tho
only exception being to the races. l
would provide that the raeel receipts
and the exhibitors fees and tihe money
from concessionares should be sufti :
cient to pay all expenses and premiums
of the fairs Why. the BAR conces-
sions for The sale of beer and wine
a she would bring 100000 into the
treasury Of the department., and ! be-
lieve there would hardly bel any more
drinking done than under tine present
arrangement. A we'll Informed man.
himself a large exhibitor. ihformed NE
that In more than fifty buildings ths
exhibitors kept liquor andi served 1T
free to their friends. B7rs located
about the fair grounds would relieve
them Of this necessity and the trouble
and expense and bring morley into the
Golfers of the fair. The1 the peopls
of Iowa could see the great fairs free
of cost The trouble with our state
fairs Is that the town isl run on too
small scale and the fairs are run
likely country shows. People will not
come to Des Moines FROM other towns
in the state II they are merely to find
here the same life they Hnd at home"
The assertion of Col. Eiboeck that in
fifty places on the fair exhibitors were
serving their friends something to
drink is subject to denial. As mat
ter of fact the utmost diligence has
long been observed in preventing any
thing Of the sort and the complaint,
If there is any, is that there is MOTH
ing to be had on the grounds strong
er than pop! It is related that at
few of the pop stands on the fair
grounds beer was to be- had in pop bot
ties, but one would have to give the
and grip and take oath.
Outside the grounds two or three
joints started up but were soon squel-
ched. The state fair managers long
ago abandoned the idea Of wide open
fair. They found, or claimed to have
found, that the farmers of Iowa will
not send their boys and girls to the
state fairs If liquors are to be had on
be run on prohibition plans.
George E. Taylor. Of OttumWa. is
said to be engaged in preparing his
letter OF acceptance" Of the nomi1a-
ton for president of the national lib
erty party. The principal point he will
make in the letter will be that Presi-
dent Roosevelt is insincere in his atti-
Jude toward the negroes. and that the |
republican party is in league with the /
for the purpose of effecting |
OF the negro with the |
,nly penalty that of reduced represen- |
.ation for the southern states in con- |
gress. He will dfnounce this scheme |
n unmeasured terms and poor gram |
mar Mr.. Taylor has been acting with |
he democrats for number of years. /
He was one of the alternate delegates I
o the national republican convention
1t Minneapolis and walked out of that
convention vowing vengeance on Presi- |
lent Harrison, later joining a move
nent to oppose Harrison.
Peter Sells, the great Snowman,
when young man, worked for his
,rothers who were auctioneers in Bur
ington, Iowa A great many showmen
lave either started in Iowa or have
ived here in early life.
The states share of the interest on
tate money in Des Moines banks was
lot as much last month as previously
rhe balance had averaged on $1,210,-
100 for the month. and the state will
ret s2.19421 IN interest. The balance
will gradually. decrease for a month
md a half and then begin to rise again.
Professor Harvey. of Menominee,
lich., has been secured as one of the
ecturers at the next meeting of the
State Teachers Association which will
,e held in Des Moines commencing
December 27 He will lecture on The
Present Movement Toward Industrial I