Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-12
State Fair and Exposition Man
ayers Expanding Consider
able Brain Work
WORK UNDER HANDlcAPs
Plan to Open All Departments at Night
Requires New Electric Lighting
PIant-Necessary to Expend $4,000
and the Board Hasn't the Money
Other improvements Required.
Special to Times-Republican

Special to Times Republican.
Des NIoines, April 12--It took but
the putting of motion and a vote
by the directors of the state depart
ment of agriculture to make the state
fair into the Iowa State Fair and
ESposition," but tits requiring great
deal of brain work on the part of Sec
rotary Simpson and some of the mem
bers Of the board to make 1t In fact
what 1t will be in name.
Every year heretofore the fair has
had day attendance and such night
attendance as cared to go and see some
tire works limited by the capacity of
the amphitheater. Now it is proposed
to have the thing open nights in all
departments but to do this the grounds
must be lighted and all the buildings
lighted. II this is done the night at
tendance will add about so per cent
to the gate receipts, but to light the
grounds and buildings is something
more than thought. The directors
have been trying to get the Des
Moines Edison light to furnish the
electricity. TO do this the Edison COM
spany will have to invest about s10,-
600. and they don't care to invest that
amount just for the mere meter rent
for one week out of the year. They
can hardly be blamed.
The department has on the grounds
an antiquated lighting plant that will
not even light all the streets as they
should be- lighted. When an investi-
cation was made of the cost Of improv-
ing the plant it was found that a new
plant would have to be put In and that
this would cost some thing like $780,
600. To make an exposition out of
the fair 1t will be necessary to have
the buildings lighted on 9thessinside as
bright as day, and 1t will be necessary
to have them outlined on the outside
with electric lights. To put in the
lights, wire, ETC., in the agricultural
building alone will require an outlay
of something like $4,000 with $500 for
the stock pavilion. The department
hasn't got that much money to spend
on the thing. Over in Ohio the legisla-
5ture authorized the fair department to
issue bonds Of s25O.00o to improve the
entire grounds.
Aside from the lighting problem the
board from the profits of last years
fair must this year erect big horse
barn that will cost $4,000 at least.
Water works mains must be put in
that will cost in the neighborhood Of
$12, 900 all OF which will be underground
and SO will not add to the attractive-
ness Of the grounds. There are several
other matters that will cost consider
able and will further cut down the
profits remaining from the success of
last year.
Az delegates to the National Con-
ference of Charities and Corrections
which meets in Minneapolis June IL
to 10. Governor. Cunlmins has APP
Hon. j. NJ. Enmert, of Atlantic; Miss
Carrie Marin, of Burlington; DR.. ]. M.
Barstow, of Council Bluffs; Mrs. Emma
NJ Van VechtenJ F. K. Ward, Mrs.
John T. Hamilton, DR.. George E. Craw-
ford, of Cedar Rapids; DR.. Jennie Me-
Gown, Of Davenport; Miss Flora Dun
lap, Miss Lillian Mathews, Hattie R.
Garrison, DIR. w. H. Slingerland, of Des
Moines; Dr. Nancy Hill, Rev. George
L. Cady, Mrs. John ]. Nullany, OF Du-
buque; Professor G. c. Wycoff, Mrs.
Jessie Macy Mrs S. H. Crosby, of
Grinnell: Mr.. Elmer Park, OF Keokuk;
DR.. Paul S. Pierce, Of Iowa City;
members Of state board Of control: Col.
c. G. Horton, Mrs. T. j. Fletcher, Miss
Jessie Binford, of Marshalltown; Mrs.
r. G. Rhodes, Of Mount Pleasant; Pro-
lessor II. H. Freer, of Mount vernoni
Dr. Agnes Eichelberger, Mrs. James
F. Fry, Mrs. II. l.. Brown, Professor
Fred e. Haynes, Of Sioux City; Clar-t
ence w. Wassam, Of Iowa City
A complete revision of the rules and
regulations OF the state board Of
health, affecting quarantine and the
control of infectious diseases, SANTA
ton, etc, will be effected at the July
meeting of the board. It was ordered
done by the meeting yesterday and a
committee composed of Drs. Sans, Eli
ker and Thomas was selected to do the
work Many of the present rules are
regarded as totally obsolete and the
board expects to adopt the most mod
ern system at the annual session in
July. A school Of instruction in sanf-
tary matters will b conducted by some
OF the members Of the state board Of
health at the Marshalltown meeting of
the health officers association Of the
state In June. Colonel Francis, who
has made a study for the state board,
OF the subject OF sewage disposal by
towns and cities, will present an ex-
tended report on the subject at that
meeting. Professor Kinney will be
present to discuss chemical phases of
santa ton. The state board yesterday
voted to urge the local boards of health
to send the local health officers to the
Marshalltown meeting, on account Of
its extreme Importance. And it is rec
commended by the state board that the
local communities pay the expenses Of
their delegates.
Iowa fire insurance underwriters are
arranging to hold a convention in Des
Moines within the next ninety days to
organize a state association, to better
the condition of fire insurance agents.
1t is expected that about 500 insurance
men will be in attendance. B. F. Kauff
man of the. firm OF Wilmer & Kauff-
man is one of the leaders in the move
ment The Iowa association will be
a branch of the National Association