Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-25
A GOOD EXHIBITION.
Tremendous Amount Of Stock Arriving
at the State Fair,

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at the State Fair.
Des Moines, Aug. 25.-~-'Iowa is going
to give this year the biggest stock
show that has ever been held in the
world" said w. w. Morrow, president
of the association, last evening, IN
talking about the prospects for next
week. "In the swine pavilion there are
2,86S piggies with their names on the
registers. This will make a larger as
sembly of prominent and blooded hogs
than has ever before been gathered to-
gether in one place at one time. But
for lack Of accommodations the state
fair could have entertained at least
800 more hogs this year.
The same conditions prevail in all
other live stock departments contin-
ued Mr.. Morrow. with the cattle
there are about 500 that expect to be
| present during the fair. and they will
all arrive in the city today and tomor-
row. This will far exceed all previous
records in the cattle department, and
Governor Packard. who has charge Of
the cattle, and who is so we'll known
among the cattle men Of the country,
attributes the great increase this year
III 3Sllc SlOCh uGpdI lIilSIllS " llS
fact that it has become pretty well
known in all parts OF the United Stat
es that if an animal is able to win a
premium at the Iowa state fair it can
win at any live stock exposition in the
world
"The horse show will include almost
400 animals. aside from the speeders.
and they will number about 1875. And
there are so many sheep that CEN
sus has not yet been taken"
Horses Come Today.
Thousands of people are today arriv-
ing on the grGS1sds with their exhibits.
Wfmott, the horse racer, expects his
string of sixteen runners to arrive to-
day from Portland accompanied by
their handsome girl cowboy riders
who will ride In the twenty mile relay
race during the course of the fair Lii
berati's great Italian hand will arrive
Sunday and in the afternoon will give
the first performance of the EXPOSE
tion at O'Clock when they will rem
der sacred and patriotic concert on
the grounds.
1T will be the greatest show ever
held In any of the states" said ]. C..
Simpson, secretary of the state fair.
last evening. Mr.. Simpson moved his
office to the grounds yesterday after
noon. and from now until the fair is
closed he will devote his personal at
tention to the direction of the MANY
minor details of the exposition. Iowa
has established a reputation in her live
stock shows which is equaled no where
in the world" said Mr.. Simpson, "and
che weather permitting this year we
will break all records ever made In
blooded stock shows, including the
records made by our own association
In other years. Every department has
been obliged to turn applicants awav
on account of not being able to handle
the exhibits, but II the plans of the
association are consummated we will
be in a position next year to take care
OF everybody who has anything he
wants to show the public"
The various railroads entering the
city are planning on bringing in the
largest crowds during fair week in the
entire history of the fair. They base
their estimates on the universal in
quiry at all Of their stations through
out the state regarding rates compared
with that of previous years.
1t is estimated that the total num-
Der of visitors brought to Des Moines
by the various roads during the week
VIII number at least 10000 and per-
haps reach the 100000 mark, providing
no bad weather comes to keep the
sightseers at home. Last years there
We're more than 100000 brought in by
the railroads, and there is every indi-
cation that the number this year will
be much larger.