Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-29
This Years Exhibition to be the
Biggest Agricultural Show
on Earth
TRAINED Al
FEATURE.
Many Novelties to Be Added to the
Night Attractions-Dairy Maids and
Rrooms in Costume to Add to Edu-
cational Merit Of misunderstanding
Reduced Rail Fairs.
,ecial to rimes-Republlcan.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, June 29.-Iowa's title TO
having the greatest agricultural FAR
in the United States will be still fur
Their proven by the fair Of this year,
according to the plans of the state
board of agriculture. Other state fairs
in some instances have larger attend
arce and make more money and have
more Of the side show attractions.
Iowa's state fair is an agricultural
fair and exhibits more farm machin-
cry and farm products in the way OF
crops and stock than any other state
fair.
This year there Is to be introduced a
second night attraction that will be an
education In itself in the matter of
animal Industry In the stock pavll-
lion there will be a horse show and
farm stock show. Besides all the val
deville attractions OF trained and fancy
horses that are seen in every horse
show, there will be trained animals Of
other kinds. One Of the most taking
features of this animal show will be
the parade Of dairy cattle. Each diff
ferent breed Of dairy cattle will be ac-
companied by dairy maids dressed IN
the costume Of the country that orig
mated the breed of cattle. After the
parade there will be a drill Of the
dairy maids. The participants will be
the same who gave the drill on the
campus of the State Agricultural Col
le,ge at the last commencement.
The attendants of the various breeds
OF horses In the horse parade will be
dressed in the costumes of the coun-
try originating the breed, and so far
as possible the vehicles used will be
those of the country where the partic-
ular breed originates. The horse pa
rade will be followed by the trained
horses, the cattle parade by an exhi-
bition by a trained bull, that is said
to be better than any trained horses.
and the sheep parade by an exhibition
Of trained sheep. There will also be an
exhibition of trained elephants. All
together, the new night attraction Will
be one of tthe finest in the country.
In the night attraction given before
the amphitheater the Sheridan's Ride
spectacular affair by Paine will be
given.
The effort just now being made by
the state board of agriculture is to in
duce the railroads to give the 3-cent a
mile rate for the round trip to the at
tendants at the state fair. It is be-
lieved If this is done that the attend
e.nce this year will far exceed that OF
any state fair thus far held.
President Cameron, of the board, de-
.clares that there are more new exhlpl-
Lors of cattle and horse stock eXhlbl-
Its at the state fair this year than ever
before. This is one of the signs that
The members of the board look upon as
very favorable. 1t indicates that there
is growing interest, and the new ex-
shibitors for the most part are eXhlb-
ttors with but one or two or a few an
sirnals. The effort of the board for
wears has been to induce the farmers
Of Iowa to raise pure bred stock and TO
exhibit them at the state fair. The
fact that the larger per cent OF the
exhibitors this year are to be new ex-
hibitors is a hopeful sign and indi-
cates that the farmers are interested
At the same time there will be
number Of the big breeders with big
herds. The Whitehall Sultan and the
Choice Goods lines of shorthorns which
have become so famous over the coun-
try are both to be exhibited again this
year.
There Is much gossip among poll
tictans as to whether Governor Albert
B. Cummins will resign or will serve
out his full term as chief executive OF
the state.
Governor Cummins was asked yes
terday If this speculation had reached
his ears. II have heard something OF
the talk" he said, ''but I have not tax
en- up the matter for serious or final
reconsideration"
While many Of the governors friends
would advise him to resign and &c
back into the practice Of the law i'm
mediately, IT. is thought by politicians
probably more Of his friends would ad-
wise him against resigning.
All the people have been cognizan,
Of the fact that his political ambition
has been to serve the state in the I'm.
tied States senate. The outcome of the
recent primary election insures the
election of Senator Allison to succeed
himself. There is persistent rumor az
to the irnprobability that Auditor B. +
Carroll, the republican nominee fo1
governor, would appoint Governor
Cummins to be senator If there shall
be a vacancy In the ordinary course
OF events, therefore, the governor will
resume sthe practice of the law mex
January If he doesn't resign to resume
the practice at once. II he should re,
sign it would only hasten his re-
sumption Of professional work by 6
few months.
However, the governor desires to en-
ter the campaign OF this year in be
half Of the republican tickets, national
state and local, and to lend his aid t
! the election Of republican Legislature
and state administration in Iowa. 1t i
thought probable that his inclination
in this respect will induce him to fore
go resignation Immediately, for obvi
ously 1t will be much easier to par
| ticipate in the campaign while still II
office than if engaged in rebuilding hi