Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-17
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Ito exhibit as they wanted to. The
space was limited and It was necessary
for the management to cu. down the
number of pens man wanted to the
number that were available. Further
more It has been necessary In the past
to put the hogs into the pavilion with
out very much system This year the
Berkshires will occupy one part, the
red hogs another, the Chester Whites
another, the Poland -Chinas Nanother
and SO on. They will he grouped to-
gether. Vi s
In addition to the improvements
that the department oflaericulture is
making the Modern Woodlnen are go
ing to erect a $500 building for the
accommodation of It's members. and
friends and this VIII lead to similar
buildings being erected by other fra--
5ternal societies and Other, interests.
The International Harvester Company.
the manufacturers at N[arshalltow
and the manufacturers at Waterloo are
prepared to erect buildings this year
IL the department coulds but find
ground for them for a permanent loca-
Stion. Until the twenty acres north Of
the fair grounds Is secured and the
race track Is moved north 1t will be
impossible to give them land. The In
ternational would put UP $1,000
building and other implement compan 4
les have indicated q desire to do the
same. A bill was presented at the last
session for the purchase Of the twenty
acres and the removal s,f the race
track hut 1t was defeated by theS econ
opy movement then prevailing and
only the SIS, 900 for the swine pavilion
was a flowed.
The various interests will not put up
buildings till they are given permanent
sites for them, and the department
cannot give them permanent sites till
there is more room.
"A complete diagram Of the grounds
OF; the state fair as IT. is proposed that
they shall be has been completed, and
1t is proposed to hold strictly to that
diagram. The present sheds that are
used for horse barns will be torn down
and the barns Will bA farther south,
where the swine sheds are now The
new horse barns will he large ana
commodious and will be built as are
the new cattle barns, go that in time
the space between the barns can be
covered with a roof so as to protect
the people from rain The race track
will be moved north and the ground
iwhere the track il now will be occupied,
by the machinery sheds and special
buildings by the farm Implement and
machinery companies. The space be-
tween the machinery department. and
the horse barns will be occupied by an
open court and an administration
building. 1t is then proposed to put
in a. few thousand dollars in covered
walks leading from one building to an
other and leading up from the street
car depot and the Rock Island depot so
that whether It rains OF is screening
hot the people will be- protected both
from rain or q hot sun when they once
reach the grounds, and grain will then
have no effect on the attendance Here
stofore the attention OF the department
has been to strain every nerve to take
care of the exhibitors This will still
be the policy for a couple of years or
more, but soon the department expects
TO reach the place where in the plan
of improvements the comfort of. the
public can be given greater attention.
Because of the limited appropria1
tions and the limited amount Of oash
available, the department will have to
put off until another year the horse
show at night. 1t is impossible to pro-
vide this year for the extra electric
lights to light up the pavilion suffi-
GENTLY. The streets will be very much
lighter at night, and the race track will
be lighted. Other attractions will be
sufficient SO that 1t il expected there
will be quite a night attendance, but
the night horse show that was expected
to divide the crowd with the night
show in front Of the an!phitheatre will
have to be put over till another year.