Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-22
FAIR GROUNDS ARE
MUCH IMPROVED
Flower Beds Add Materially to
Their Attractiveness---No
Available Space Left
STREETS IN GOOD CONDITION
One Thousand Dollars Expended In
HuIins in cinders-cement Walk
Also Put In-Governor's Address Re-
oeived With Great Favor All Over
the country-state Fair Nursery.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Aug 22.--Among the
improvements at the state fair grounds
this year are some large flower beds
about the agricultural building, in the
space in front of the street car en-
trance, and at one or two other places
about the grounds. They add very
materially to the attractiveness of the
grounds Large boxes have been made
and placed in various parts Of the
grounds and this year number Of en-
ployes will be kept busy gathering up
all the refuse paper and other stuff
about the grounds. 1t is the intention
to thus keep the grounds in better
shape than heretofore The grounds
were never looking better than at this
time.
The secretary's office has been very
materially enlarged by an addition to
the north and the office of President
Cameron will be in the same building
this year, instead of half way up the
hill as heretofore. Besides this tele-
phones have been put in all the import
ant buildings so as to make communi-
cation about the grounds easy.
Yesterday Secretary Simpson receiv-
ed telegram from one of the largest
breeders Of Berkshire hogs in the
country asking for space to put tent
so as to make an exhibit. He had
telegraphed for space and was told
there was no space and then asked for
space to put tent and 1t was found
necessary to refuse even that. There
is not foot Of available ground any
where for such tent. When all. the
crates are unioaded and tents have
been put up for the men with the
hogs to sleep in the land about the
hogs section will be taken up. This.
too, in the face of the fact that one en-
tirely new hog shed has been erected
and considerable extension put on
another one.
The old poultry building has been
built over and it is the intention to use
it permanently as cattle barn. The
building now makes in every way as
good a cattle barn as the new one that
has been erected on the ground with
the exception that it is a little farther
away. The building as rebuilt into
cattle barn is better than the regu-
lar barn for the reason that 1t is light
er. Next year it is proposed to build
more barns of the type of the one built
year or two ago.
thn
street which runs west of the stock
pavilion and agriculture building a ce-
ment walk has been put in which will
make it possible for people to Keep IN
the dry in case Of rain. Besides this
about $1,000 has been put In in hauling
in cinders and building UP other
streets so that they are in nearly as
good condition.
Carl Ralyea of Forest City, formerly
assistant to Secretary Simpson, has
been employed this year to gather in
formation ard conduct a press bureau
for the benefit of the papers of the
state. Every paper in the state can
get all the information there Is
through this press bureau free if 1t
wishes it. The awards Of the judges
will be made up twice a day through
this bureau at noon and in the eve
ming. A vast amount of other infor-
nation will be furnished as well and
the building directly west of the stock
pavilion is to be devoted to the use of
the newspaper men who visit the fair.
There will be one decided innova-
ton at the fair this year in the way OF
a nursery which will be kept by some
girls of one Of the churches Of the city.
Farmers wives who bring their child
rem to see the fair sometimes get tired
out because of the children and have to
gn to the woman's building to rest.
This year a space has been fenced in
at the woman's building so that the
children csnnot possibly get out and
wander about the grounds and there
will be girls there to take care of the
children and keep them amused and a
doctor to lcok after them if they get
sick.
Still ;l,io' her innovation will b.
roof garden kept by the Valley Junc-
tioa Christian church. This church
pays the fair $500 a year for the rent
of the old dairy building for a dining
hall This year down on one Of the
busy streets they have secured space
for another dining hall and roof gar
den is being erected above in which
will be served all sorts of cooling re-
freshments at an elevation where it is
expected there will never fail to be
cooling breezes.
Considerable interest is being mani
tested here in the information in the
Sioux City Tribune to the effect that
District Attorney Macmillan was APP
pointed to the reciprocity conference
from there on his own request. 1t is
learned from one who was in attend
ance that the effort of the standpat-
.ers was to capture the organization
of the conference and that it was on
the organizations committee that they
sought membership. A number voted
for the standpat element not knowing
Of the scheme. but there was not more