Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-26
Attendance This Year Expected
to Be Twenty Per Cent
Greater Than Ever Before
GOOD CROPS FOR THE FARMERS
Larger Exhibits Are Also Relied Upon
to Increase the Attendanee-Entries
For Stock Exhibits Must be in by
August I, the Closing Dats--lowa's
Official Register.
Special to Tlmes-Republicar.

Special to Tlmes-R Republican.
Des Moines, July 26.--Secretary John
G. Simpson, Of the agriculture depart
ment, stated today that from the re-
ports reaching the office from over the
state and from the information the di-
rectors of the department are securing
from various sources as we'll as the
class and size of the exhibits of the
state fair. he is confident that the at
tendance this year will be 20 per cent
greater than ever before, IL the wealth
en- is favorable during the fair week
Reports from the northeastern part
Of the state are to the effect that the
hay and small grain is being taken care
of in excellent shape there. Reports
from other sections Of the state are
nearly as good and it is on the success
Of the farmers in getting the hay and
rectors Of the state fair are basiny
their hope of a big attendance.
There is no question but the state
fair will suit the people better this year
than ever before. There is very ma
terial change in the nature Of the at.
fractions and the tone of the fair will
this year place 1t on IL higher level and
the equal Of any of the state fairs.
The directors are relying to very
large extent on the fact that all the
exhibits this year are to be much
larger to bring much OF the increased
attendance as we'll as the fact that the
farmers of the state have their pockets
lined with money OH account of the
good crops. There remain only five
days and all the entries for the stock
exhibits will be In, tile date of closing
being August 1. Practically all Of the
entries are supposed to be in by this
time and while the names of the ex-
hibitors will not be announced for some
time they are among the best in the
country. There is every inducement
for the owners Of stock to bring their
stock for exhibition this year for the
reason that the exhibit being big. at
tention will be attracted to it, and the
people interested In fine stock will cer-
tainIy be in evidence this year and any
one with stock there will be we'll adj
vertised.
There are new exhibitors in the list
this year, drawn in by the new prem
iums that have been offered this year
for the first time, both In the cattle,
horse and dog sections. There is, not
a section Of the exhibits but will be
better than last year, or ever before,
according to indications, though the
poultry and fruit superintendent are
out Of the city and these have not been
heard from recently
For the evening this year the chief
reliance is on the seige of Port Ar
thur. which will be superior to last
Years because there will be more fire.
works and imitation of battle and less
Of the vaudeville. There win be three
bands, two Of them from out Of the
state and famous bands, where last
year there was but one state band.
There win be better and more numer-
GUS attractions between the races IN
front Of the grand stand. Then there
is the relay ladies' fve-day race and
the races OF the fire departments.
Prof. w. r. Pattersof's claim that
Iowa, should publish a year book IN
addition to the official register, which
would give some condensed infonna-
tion from the. various departments.
showing what 1t COSTS to run the state
fair and giving the results from year to
wear of the progress Of the various de-
partments of the state government,
has been followed by considerable fav-
ora,ble comment. A comparison shows
that none OF the states in the west,
with the exception of Michigan, have
taken up the idea ais yet. A compari-
son of the books published by the var
io,ls states shows too THAT the Iowa
official register compares very favora-
bly with thuse published by other
states in the west. In Minnesota 1t is
called the tBlue Book" and while it is
a larger volume as to size Of page and
thickness of the volume, ii contains no
valuable features that are not in the
Iowa book In Michi gan 1t is called the
Manual, and in Missouri the Official
Manual. All three of these are about
the same size and all are larger than
the Iowa book, but none contain more
valuable information. The Iowa Of
fetal Register is ahead of most in the
matter of arrangement of the matter
contained in the book SO as to be cas-
lily found.
A very interesting comparison Of the
various state publications is pertain
ing ito the salaries paid the chief state
officials With the, exception of the
position of governor most of the states
nav more for their state officials than
does Iowa. The governor in Iowa gets
$4,000, and Minnesota and Missouri
nav the same while Michigan pays but
81. 1000. In Iowa the state officials.
such as the secretary Of state, treas
urer and auditor. get $1,000, while in
Missouri they get $4,000, in Minneso-
ia $4,000, and in Michigan the auditor
gets $4,000, and others get $500 and
$1,000 and fees. In Iowa the railroad