Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-24

this county will lend their approval TO
every movement which will tend to up
build the interests of our county and
fittingly exemplify its material re-
sources and the industrial advancement
and an enterprise Of our people, send
forth this appeal to all voters of Mar
shall county to attend the polls upon
May 2S, and there lend the support to
the proposition which, we believe, will
be the means of a great Industrial and
educational upbuilding of this coun-
ty, and contribute to the advancement
OF our people"
What the Directors Say.
The opinions on the proposed pur-
chase as expressed by the directors
with whom the T.-R. could get In COM
munication, are as follows:
John B. Classen, president OF the
association. chairman executive board,
and member from Vienna township
Il am heartily in favor of the purchase.
The question is simply one of invest
ment. We are not asking for anything
from the county. only asking that sthe
county make an investment that we
on why we shouldn't buy the land,
and theretare many good reasons why
We should. 1t will be a public benefit
to own the grounds, and the ownership,
In my opinion. means the life or death
of the fair. If we have to pay $1,000
each year for rent, we can't pay prem
iums, and without premiums we can't
run a fair. The rent takes all of the
profit out of the fairs. and we can't be
continually asking individuals to put
up the money. If, after buying the
land, the fair should fail say, in five
or six years time, altho I am not pre-
dieting it will, the county will still
have the land and Its improvements.
The latter will cost the county nothing,
and in my opinion the land alone by
that time will be doubled in value. Pri-
vate parties today would like to have
our option. and would snap It up too
quickly IL they could secure 1t, BY all
means vote to purchase the land.
T. P. Lowe, member board from Ma
rion township-''If we vote TO buy the
land it will put the fair on q perna-
nent basis, and relieve the association
of that continual responsibility In
meeting the rent, which Is big item.
1t is valuable piece of property, and
one well worth the money Invested.
favor the purchase most heartily. and
as far as am able to observe In this
part of the county, the people are OF
the same opinion"
A. c. Nyce, member from Liscomb |
township-"By the county owning the
land and giving the fair association a I
home Of its own. we will not have 70 |
rent and when we make the improve
ments that are necessary 1t will be
something like improving ones own
home. think we should, have
county fair by all means. and We can't
have one unless We have some place
30 hold it. I consider the land in
question a bargain, and the county will
get its money out Of it any time 1t
should want to sell. While We run
fair we will always know just where
1t is going to be held, and not be in
fear of losing what we do put in In the
way of Improvements"
D. S. Collins, OF Iowa township-It
would be q good thing for the county.
The proposition to buy is a good one,
without considering the fair, for the
grounds at the price make good In
vestment. OF course buying 1t would
be big boost for the fair association,
but the rental OF the grounds would
pay the county interest on its invest
nent At the price the land is cheap.
favor it and the county should buy" |
A c. Diller, of Taylor township -
Tt would make a real investment for
he county, and its purchase would
mean an Improvement for the fair and
| marked advancement for the coun-
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S. B. Packards Linn township - The I,
county Is abundantly able to make the
purchase. If the investment Is made it
will encourage, and upbuild great
county fair. The saving of $1,000 each
year in the rental will be added to the
will be used for making
Of q permanent nature, I
Ind will be the means of building up a i,
very much greater fair than it would
De possible to do otherwise. The ]
principle OF promoting fairs by aid 4
rom the state has already been Sestab-
ished, so that Marshall county can
receive its share of this aid. For that
.eason why should not Marshall coun-
y, that is abundantly able to buy the
and, do so in the interest OF its indus I,
rial welfare. The county fair is for
he benefit Of the farmers, to furnish L
i stimulus for them to improve their /;
stock, crops and farm produce and
The interest on the county's invest
nent will be returned to the people OF
the county In the form Of more and
better farm products"
Merritt Greene, farrner,S member
rom Marshalltown"I In my mind there
8 no doubt but that it will be much
better for the county to own the land
which, fortunately, is optioned at a
much lower price than 1t would sell
orr today. 1t would really be better
or the county to own the land than to
rave the $1,000 in the bank. The
county has sufficient funds on hand
70 that there will be no extra tax levy.
1 will simply be a case of transfer of
10 many dollars for so many acres Of
and Of even greater value The
county is asked in lieu of its owner f
;hip to pay $500 or $500 per year to
he fair association. In the event of its
ownership of the fair grounds no
mount !. would be asked, so it is as
,road as it is long as far as the inter-
st on the money is concerned"
GETS AWAY WITH CHILDREN
Father Charged With Abdueting Chill
dren Ordered to Orphans Home.
Edward Berry, 70s Noble street, was
and taken before County
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