Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-31
IOWA Expoo,rioN EXCEEDS ALL
PREVIOUS EFFonrs AND
~ ExAlB,rs.
ATTENDANCE PROMISES
TO De RECORD BREAKER
Between 1000 and 5000 People En-.
campsd on che oreunds-Horss and
Cattle Exhibits Biggest Part OF Show
-swins Entries Show 4 Slump
General Grant at Soldiers Day.

question the preliminaries for the an
nual Iowa state fair exceeded all pre-
vious efforts, in its completeness and
finish the exhibition surpasses all 9th
ers, and the weather for the opening
has been all that could be desired-in
fact with the opening of the week and
expanding the program to It's fulness
the outlook is for fair and exposition
which in point of interest and attend
ance is the best ever held.
Iowa has simply passed all pre-
vious achievements this year." said
President Cameron today, land we
have here today open to the public the
greatest fair we have ever held. 1t can
not be described; there is only one way
that the slightest appreciation can be
had of the vastness and educational
value Of this fair and that is by COM
ing here to see it and staying long
enough to see it WE'LL"
The total number of exhibitors this
year is 1,243. This means that in every
department and practically every class
competing Tor the $4,000 in premiums,
there is sharp competition. The state
wide character of the fair is shown by
the fact that there are now on the
grounds between 1000 and 5000 camp
ers in tents and nearly all will remain
the full week.
Livestock Exhibits.
The horse and cattle exhibit is easily
the biggest thing on the grounds
There are $40 horses entered. and all
the big breeders are here with their
choicest Crouch and Finch each have
fifty stalls filled; Burgess as forty
five; Mcmillan has forty; ilefe4ure has
thirty-five; Truman has .enrty; and
Maasdam. & Wheeler h1ls~> '-ty, and
all the other good exhibitions are here
The Clydesdale which won INST prize
at Paris and cost $1,000 10 tt,e import
er, is here. The show of high school
horses and other saddle animals is ex-
ceptionally fine. The big six-horse
teams of Swift and of Crouch attrac,
great attention. A portion of the
Shetland pony exhibit was judged or
Children's Day.
There are SS7 head of blooded cattle
on the grounds. and this includes a fin,
representation of the dairy breeds. TIL,
Hereford and Shorthorn breeds ar,
about on par in the exhibit.
The swine exhibit is not quite as
large as last year, because of an eff
| fort to discourage the bringing of in
ferior animals, but there are between
$500 and .2.400 hogs in the pens. TIL
sheep exhibit is very much stronge
la CT ho ,h,,i
| ing is literally overlooking with exhibit
and 1000 listed.
Machinery Exhibit Great.
, The machinery exhibit. now that 1t i
all in place, is declared by all the Wis
itors to be the greatest thing in th
line that was ever got together. Their
are more acres covered. there are NOR
exhibitors, and there is very mucl
greater variety Of the exhibits thai
ever known before In fact, there i
nothing that Is not complete, excep
possibly the threshing machines, an
there are two good exhibits of these
There are great many novelties 70
both farm use and for factories.
| The exhibit of butter is most excel
lent, the III tubs scoring high and al
the exhibitors we'll pleased The frs
prize was awarded to H. l.. Forreste,
of Lake Hills, Iowa.
The boys and girls college scholar
ship contest was a decided success.
First in the girls contest was Maud
Campbell, of Ames. The winners i
the class of thirty-two boys can no
| be known until later.
Today is old soldiers day at the fail