Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-17
FOR 4 GREATER
IOWA STATE FAIR
Directors Plan Many Enlarge
ments For Next Years
Exposition
MORE AND LARGER PREMIUMS
Special Effort to be Made to Make
More Departments More Attractive
Grounds to be Electrically Lighted
at Nisht-Every Department to be
Strengthened.
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Des Moines, Dec. THEREAFTER on
all the literature sent out by the de-
partment of agriculture the state fatz
will be spoke of as "the Iowa state fair
and exposition" 1t will in fact be a
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
will 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 amphithea-
ter to see the 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 am
phitheater for attendance.
The plans for the state fair as in
stituted at the meeting of the direc-
tors of the department last week are
very far reaching and provide for the
increase In the premiums 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 offered. Some
of this $4,000 is also to be used for en-
tirely new premiums. the most impor-
tant of which is the premium on Amer
fcan coach horses"
Recently the United States depart
ment Of agriculture started In Colorado
an experimental breeding farm under
the direct supervision OF Professor. Car
Isle. 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. Professor
Curtiss. of the Iowa State Agricultural
College, is interested as one of the SUI
pervising directors Of this experiment
tai farm. The Iowa state fair and ex-
position is the first state fair or expo
sition to offer premiums especially for
this class of horses. The premiums
will be so large that they will guaran-
tee the entrance at the 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
&ho% rp;vy tar ~
premiums in the horse department than
does that in this state. In addition to
bringing in American coach horses, a
new classification, it has also been de-
cided to offer premiums on mules that
will make a classification and a de-
partmentsi in that line Will be worthy OF
the name.
The institution Of these plans will
probably bring such a large horse ex-
hibit that 1t will be difficult for the
fair to handle it. If, however, the leg
islative buys the seven acres south OF
the present ground and provides for a
stock pavilion there the directors will
use enough of the profits of this years
fair to build large brick horse barn
that will hold at least 100 head Of hor-
ses which will provide for a large part
Of the Increased exhibit.
1t is contemplated in the plans Of the
directors of the department that with
the grounds brilliantly lighted and all
buildings open at night the attendance
at night will be much larger than ev-
er before. Clerks and people from the
city Of Des Moines generally who are
busy with their work during the day
time and who are largely unable to at
tend the state fair at all will swarm to
the grounds at night. With the grounds
open each day several hours more an
additional inducement will be held out
for the very highest class Of attrac-
,tion and concessions to come to the
fair.
The financial prosperity that has
smiled upon the fair the past few years
is enabling the directors to make the
broadest improvements in every de-
partment. There is not department
but will be strengthened the coming
year from machinery and stock down
to chickens and embroidery. In fact the
two last named departments are COM
ing in for their share in abundance. In
the course Of time the exposition
ure in it's frame work is to be entirely
weatherboarded on the outside and
ceiled on the inside so as to make it
one Of the permanent buildings of the
fair. The floor on the inside will be
made Of concrete intsead of sawdust,
and the whole character Of the build
ing changed.
In the poultry department some COM
prehensive plans are on foot. The de-
partment offers premiums for the best
milk COW, the tests occurring on the
ground. 1t is now being urged to offer
premiums for the hen that lays the
greater number Of eggs in a period of
twelve months. There would be some
difficulties attending the test but it is
believed that 1t could be accomplished.
MARRIAGE LICENSE REFUSED.
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