Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-01
SECRETARY CLARK GIVES COM
PREHENslvE SUMMARY Of
ASSOCIATIONS WORK.
coUNTYs FAIR RANKS
FIRST IN THE STATE
In Amount Of Premiums Paid Exhibit
tors 1t outciasses All others-sec-
rotary Clark Makes Recommended
tons For Betterins the Grounds and
Suggests That the County Help.

AT the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Marshall County Fair
Association, held this afternoon in the
east court room, one of the first re-
ports presented to the stockholders,
was the yearly statement of Secretary
w. NJ. Clark. In it the secretary re-
views the work of the year, and the
last annual fair, giving a detailed
statement of the receipts and expenses,
statistics, which compare the local fair
with others of the state, and recon-
| mendations for the betterment of the
grounds and the annual exhibits.
According to Mr.. Clark's report,
which was compiled in part from state
reports, 1t is shown that the Marshall
county fair ranks first of its kind in
the state. The financial condition Of
the association is excellent, having
cash of over $1,000 on hand
Summary of Money Handled.
The detailed statement of the re-
ceipts and disbursements, which diff
fers only in detail amounts from a
statement furnished by Mr.. Clark and
published a few weeks ago, is given
here in summary. The total receipts for
the year We're $10,610.37. This amount
includes a balance of s1,59197 carried
over from the 1908 fair, and the state
appropriation of $500 OF the total
amount the sale of admission tickets
furnished s6,451.70, and the privileges
s1.05S.o3 The entries for the horse and
other track races brought in s73S.25.
The total expenses for the year
which of course include the cost of the
fair were s9,536.53 OF this sum, 81
! 274.o5 was paid to exhibitors The
horse and track races cost s2.321.50
and the permanent Improvements ST.
| 53009. The actual cash balance or
hand on Nov. 90 was s1,o73.s4.
I What the Exhibitors Received.
OF the s2.274.05 which was paid to
exhibitors, by far the largest sum went
to the owners of live stock The tota
paid in prizes for horses was 1896; cat
tie. s457: swine, s271.50; sheep 1856;
and poultry, s14sso. Awards paid fol
textile fabrics, which include ladies
work, were 1916, and s151.25 was pait
in the art division.
After touching on the Improvement!
made on the grounds during the year
which included additions to the grant
stand and the agricultural hall, SOM
new fence and grading. the secretar.
gives a detailed statement of the re
ceipts and expenses, resulting from
furnishing evening entertainments.
i Night Perform ances Paid.
1 Despite the fact, as ii will be remem
bered. that fair week weather was al
most continuously gloomy, the nigh
performances paid. but the net prof
was not what it would have been ha
the weather been better The tote
gate and grandstand receipts for TIL
evening performances were s3S4.90. tn
associations percentage of the merry
go-round receipts was SIS, and the ad
ditional estimated receipts from priv
ileges was another s75, making tots
of s53490 The expenses were: MUSK
1886; and additional help and light. es
timated at s125, a total of 1851. Thi
} leaves a net profit of s273.90.
Exhibition Barns Needed.
!. Mr. Clark says the number of horse
} and cattle exhibited last fall were nc
what they should have been, but tn
swine exhibit was up to former year
and the number of sheep set ne'
record Agricultural and dairy exhi
bits showed marked increase, bu
there was a falling off in the fruit de
partment
u Mr.. Clark is of the opinion that in
adequate facilities for exhibiting an