Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-17
STATE FAIR SPREADING OUT
Being Made to illuminate the
Grounds at Night
MxUP OVER FEDtRAL APPOINTMENTS
All of the NInety-Nine Counties in the
state Have Settled with state
Auditor Promptly on
Time.
CFrom a stat Correspondent.)

DIES MONIES, Dec. 16.-(special )-Here-
after on all the literature sent out by the
department OF agriculture the state fair
will be spoken of as THE Iowa State Fair
and Exposition" 1t will, in fact, be
state fair and exposition" too.
Arrangements are being made to light
the grounds and buildings at night, so that
they will be practically as light as in the
daytime. In addition, the barns and stables
and all buildings viii be open at night,
and there will be a horse show in the stock
pavilion. Every year the attendance at
the night attraction at the fair is larger
than can gain admittance to the amphi
theatre to see Che night attraction. A
horse show in the stock pavilion will thus
provide for the attendance there Of the
overflow and will also compete with the
night attraction at the amphtheatre for
attendance.
The plans for the state fair as instituted
at the meeting Of the directors of the de-
partment last week are very far-reachiug
and provide for the Increase in the pre-
miums in the horse department by the
addition of $500. This will be used to
increase all the premiums offered and will
also increase the number Of premiums Of
Tered Some Of this $500 is also to he
used for entirely new premiums, the most
important Of which Is the premium on
American coach horses.
Recently the United States Department
of Agriculture started in Colorado an ex-
perimental breeding farm under tho direct
supervision Of Prof. Carlisle of the State
Agricultural college of that state. This
experimental farm is for the purpose Of
breeding a distinct American type Of coach
horse The kind that Thomas w Lawson
and his class drive to their carriages.
Prof. Curtiss of the Iowa Agricultural col
| lege Is interested as one of the supervising
directors of this experimental farm. The
Iowa State Fair and Exposition is the first
state fair OF exposition to offer premiums
especially for this class Of horses. The
! premiums VIII be so large that they will
| guarantee the entrance at che fair of the
best class Of this kind Of horses that there
are in the United States, and these animals
| Will all be available for use at the horse
show at night.
There is now but one other state fair that
gives a greater total amount in premiums
in the horse department than does that in
this state In addition to bringing in
American coach horses a new classified
tion, 1t has also been decided to offer pre-
miums on mules that will made classifca-
ton and department in that line that will
be worthy of the name.
The institution Of these plans will prob
ably bring such a large horse exhibit that
1t will be difficult for the fair to handle
them II, however, the legislature buys
the seven acres south of the present ground
and provides for stock pavilion there
the directors wilFluse enough of the profits
of this years fair to build large brick
horse barn that will hold at least 40 head
OF horses which viii provide for large
part of the Increased exhibit.