Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-02
sTocKHoLDERs VOTE ASSESS
MENT OF Is PER CENT AGAINST
ASSOCIATIONS STOCK.
TO USE MONEY TO ERECT
NEW LIVESTOCK BARNS
Supervisors VIII Be Asked to Give $500
of county's Money For Same Pur-
pose-Al Old Officers, Executive
Committee Members and Directors
Are Chosen to Succeed Themselves.

The old officers. and executive com
mittee, also the nine directors, whose
terms of office in the Marshall County
Fair Association expired, were re-elect-
ed at the annual meeting Of the board
Of directors and the stockholders at a
meeting held in the east court room
Wednesday afternoon.
The officers reelected were: Presi-
dent, ]. B. Classen; vice president,
Warren Nichols; treasurer, c. c. ST
Clair; secretary. W. NJ Clark.
The executive committee, in addi-
ton to the officers who are mem bers
of it, reelected, consists of L. c. Ab-
bolt, D. s Collins. Merritt Greene
George Gregory. ". a. Nichols ana
G. F. Stansberry
The members of the board Of direc-
tors reelected We're: ]. c. Bailey, Tim
Der Creek; D. S. Collins, Iowa; ]. W.
Gaunt, Liberty; Nelson Fiscus, Lis
comb; and L. c. Abbott, P. F. Arney,
o. L. Ingledue E. r. Lay, and \. P.
Strub, of this city.
Vote Assessment on Stock.
erect buildings in which 10 exhibit live
stock. the stockholders voted 10 make
an assessment of 10 per cent on the as
sociation's stock This will create a
fund of about $500. In addition the
board of supervisors is 10 be asked TO
give $500 from the county's fund.
which is the maximum it can give IN
der the law. Two thousand dollars will
aid materially in making these i'm
provements, without exhausting the
cash balance in the treasury. which it
Is deemed wise to keep intact lest a
leficit should result because of bad
weather during the fair next year.
Opposed to Increase in Admission.
A motion TO raise the general adj
mission from % cents TO 50 cents was
voted down by the stockholders, it BE-
.ng deemed unwise 10 increase the
price.
If the merchants of the city act on
the invitation, which is 10 be extended
10 them, that they build an exhibition
hall on the grounds in which their
merchandise may be displayed. such a
structure is likely to be erected next
summer. By a motion the stockholders
Instructed the executive committee tc
ask the merchants 10 promote such 8
building enterprise. This building
would provide. among other things. fol
sanitary lavatories. and a rest room
which are badly needed Criticisms @.
the present lavatories were made q;
the n Getting.
The report Of Treasurer c. c. 81
Clair, which was in many respects
similar 10 the secretary's report, and
also the report Of the auditing commit
tee. which checked the books of tho
secretary, were read The latter report
ed that the books and accounts had
checked 10 the cent.
Board Pleased With Management.
That the board Of directors was we'll
pleased with the management of last
falls fair. which was solely in the
hands Of the executive committee, was
evidenced by the promp-ness with
which President ]. 3 Classen. Vice
President Warren Nichols. OF Minerva
Treasurer c. {. $. C,air. Secretary W.
NJ. Clark, and the entire membership
Of the Old executive committee were
re-eIeeted.