Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-04

other hand the Review claims that 1t
is a Marshalltown scheme, and that
this city will be the only community
benefited. "Do you want to tax your
self to buy q. fair ground for the coun-
ty, but which in reality is fair ground
for Marshalltown? the paper adds in
conclusion.
Such sentiment Seems altogether
unworthy OF the press of the smaller
towns of the county, which appears
many times to give expression TO Jea'-
ousy on everything pertaining to Mar
shalltown. AS far as MarshalltoWn IS
concerned this city receives less ac-
tual benefit from the county fair IN
proportion to the amount of its invest
ment than probably any other town IN
the county The fair grounds, il pur-
chased by vote of the people, is to be-
long to the county, not the city or the
Marshall County Fair association me
association simply controls and man
ages the property just sol long as It
maintains fair annually, according
to the provisions of the state law.
MANY of the officers of the association
are from the country and the smaller
towns. The president Of the association
is from Green Mountain, the vice
president from Minerva, the secretary
and treasurer from Marshalltown. Just
one-half OF the directors, eighteen or
the thirty-six, are from the smaller
towns and country neighborhoods.
Can't the country people trust this rep
resentation in the officiary OF the asso-9
citation? There is no graft In the coun-
ty fair association, and the T.-tR. firmly
believes that the voters of Marshall
county are far too intelligent and SEN
sible to be influenced by any intimation
that a county fair in MarshalitoWn IS
not for Marshall county, one township
equal with another.
y
It is easy to see why such senti-
ment might spring from Rhodes. for
the good PEOPLE of Eden township have
a district fair of their own. MARSHALL
town business men help this fair as
we'll as the county fair, and are ready
and willing to continue their support.
Let's keep together and have county
fair grounds and county fair second
to only the state fair in iowa. We can
do 1t by standing together, but not by
.s IT,
dividing into factions. The county has
an opportunity to buy fine parcel of
land cheap, and has the money to pay
the cash for it.. No extra tax will be
levied All it wants is the proper au-
thorization on the part Of the voters,
and il the TAR. is not badly mistaken
this authorization will be forthcoming
on May rs.
If a farmer in Marshall county found
himself out of. debt and with money
lying idle in the bank he would con-
slider 1t a good investment to buy a
piece Of land adjoining the city resi-
dence and factory district of the coun-
ty seat. That is Marshall county's con-
ditfon. While all her people use the
land for county fair, it will rise in
value and make profit for the county.
Z "The girls Of the Y. w c. A. must
now bow to mere man." is the way a
Des Moines paper puts 1t in speaking
of the young women's campaign for q
building fund in Des Moines. Secretary
j. H. Fellingham, Of the Y, M. G. A..
has finally been appealed to as the
leader Of all committees. Mr. Telling
hams good work is becoming apparent
in the capital city, the same as 1t was
here during his successful administra-
ton of z. M. G. A. affairs.