Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-01
Des Moines Packed to ''Standing
Room Only" and Phenomenal
Success Scored
TO HAVE STEEL eRANosTAND
Notable Improvement. Planned for
Next Years Fair--lowa's Stock Elk.
hibit Greatest in the WorId--Hero-
ford Beef Herd Wins Silver Cup -
Corn Awards Made.
to 1,imes- Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moires, Sept. 1.-THE state fair
management this year Is guaranteed a
net profit of from $4,000 TO 100000. as
compared with surplus vast year OF
only $4,000. Dan Patch day was beat
en- Thursday, without special attr@e-
lions, in view of which fact 1t Is I'M
probable that thousands Of dollars Will
ever again be paid Tor one feature.
Zach year about $4,000 in cash, is put
, aside as sinking fund for the ensu-
I ing years fair, and the fair manage
raeilt is now making plans for steel
grand stand, which Us to hold 10000
people and to cost $4,000 or more.
Such as anlpalitheater would give q
! seating capacity for 10000 people, anu
is considered Indispensable at next
Years fair because for several years,
crowds have sought admission that
were twice as large Us the capacity OF
| the present frame structure, which VIII
hold only $500 by crowdlng them IN.
The new amphitheater will probabiN
be erected on the three story plan and
he set back from the race track quite
a distance.
Other proposed improvements are a
swine pavilion whose estimated cost
will be about $4,000; a central office
for the fairs officers to cost 100000.
and walks and pavements which Will
cost 10000. The fair will furnish as
much money as 1t can and petition
will be made to the Legislature Tor
these improvements The receipts to
date are, for 1904, $5s.740: for 100b,
$7s,0a6.
Des Moines has certainly been pack
I ed to standing room only" for the
past few days. Hotels in oil parts OF
! the city have been turning away people
by the hundreds on account of having
I no accommodations and the chairs and
floors of the railway stations and ho..
| tel Hobbies have been thrown into SER.
| vice and transformed Into lodglnt!
places for the unfortunate visitors VIII,
have been coming to the city to attend
| the state fair, but who have been un'-
able to secure lodging In the hotels.
| Good humor prevails, however,
amongst everybody. The fair Is worth
| the Inconvenience, and the thousand
OF visitors who are In the city from all
parts of the state are heard on every
hand to express themselves as thor
ough1y satisfied that the exhibition this
year Is on d higher standard ana \
grander scale In every department
than ever before on amy previous year.
|, Competent and well known Judges Of
lexposltlon affairs announce that Iowa
| easily stands In the lead in arranging
a finished exhibition Of the products Of
Ian agricultural country. Governor
Cummlns Of the state, who has been
attending the fair for the past three
days, is among the more enthusiastic
in his praises for the efforts Of those
who have had the enterprise In hand,
Il cannot express my pleasure too
often nor too strongly concerning TIN,
phenomenal success OF the institution
for this year." said the governor yes
terday afternoon, while enjoying the
racing program. Iowa has never
known such an exposition, nor any
other state In the union. The stock
exhibit is the biggest In the world. II
docs not take second place even to any
/ OF the worlds fairs"
Governor Packard, superintendent OF
the cattle department. IL another Of the
old time fair men, who Is greatly
pleased with the results OF the expos
ition this year iowa occupies an un-
| iuue place on the so-called circuit Of
| the state fairs" said Governor Pack
Fl ard. ut takes place Immediately after
the Missouri state fair at Sedalla, and
Just before the week Of the state fairs
OF Minnesota and Nebraska. In our
cattle exhibit for this year we have the
largest and most elaborate display In
the history OF the Iowa state fair. in
! the exhibition the Herefords are out
showing the other breeds Of cattle
| Iowa Is strongest on the Angus breed
this being the natural Iowa stock, al
though we are also strong on Short
horns and Jerseys. but the Herefords
are entitled to the first place this year
among the exhibitors. there being just
ltwenty-four different herds on eNhibi-
ton"
Cattle and Corn Awards.
The fine silver cup offered for the
winner In the beef herd contest. was
awarded to the Hereford herd Of cattle
! exhibited by Cargill and Mcmillan OF
| Lacrosse. Wis. The four competitors
| were:
Herefords--cargill q Mcmillan. La
Crosse. Wis.
Shorthorns--Tebo Land and Cattle
| Co.. q. B. Mitchell. manager. Clinton
Mo.
Aberdeen-Angus-E. T. Davis. Iowa
City. Ia.
Galloway-Bro6kside Farm Co.. Fort
Wayne, Ind.
The judges chosen by Superintend-
ent Packard were Frank Van Malta,
of Fowler. Ind, Hereford breeder;
A. A. Armstrong. Of Argo. Ill. a
breeder Of Angus cattle. and T. J.
Wornall. OF Liberty. Mo-, Shorthorn
breeder. The crowd assembled greet
ed the decision with loud cheering.
Some additional marks as to the CAL
loway herds today will conclude the
greatest cattle show in the world.
In the agricultural awards made yes
terday Fred McCulloch, Of Hartwicls,
won the single prize Of $50, offered for
the best ear Of corn Of any variety,
grown in Iowa in 1904. Many COM
peted for the prize. Following are tho
prizes for the ten best ears OF white
and yellow corn.
Clayton, Polk and Cass counties, in
the three different districts, received
the awards for the best county dis
plays. The latter included grains
| grasses, vegetables and all soil pro-
ducts.