Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-08
WELL.kNoWN MINERVA FARMER
CHOSEN TO HEAD COUNTY
FAIR ASSOCIATION.
GEORGE LEWIS ELECTED
As NEW VICE PRESIDENT
Other Officer. Reelected by Fair d.
reetors-stoekhoIder Authorize In
crease in Grand Stand Admission -
Moro Stock 10 Ordered SeId-super-
visor. Will Be Asked to Help.

OFFICERS and members or the eNeCu-
tive committee of the Marshall County
Fair Association We're elected by the
board OF directors at their annual
meeting Wednesday afternoon. Pre-
ceding this meeting the stockholders,
while in annual session, took action on
three questions, eacn of them having
AS its object the raising of more money
for the needed Improvements OF the
grounds.
Ine OFFICERS elected by the directors
were: president, warren Nlcho!s, Oh
Minerva; vice president George Lewis,
OF Taylor township; treasurer, =. g. st.
Clair; secretary, w. Nj. Clark. Inc
members OF the executive committee
elected We're: George w. Darling, Mer-
rltt Greene, and h. L. Austin, OF this
city; ID. S. Collins, OF Llscomb; w. a.
Nichols, of State Center; and G. +.
stansberry, of Gilman.
Ciasssn Refuses to Serve.
1t was not without some difficulty
that president was finally found who
would serve. MIR. ClaSsen, who has
been the head of the association Tor
tive years, refused to serve longer, and
a!tho reelected again. he still declined
and resigned on the spot. Mr.. Nichols
was also reluctant, but he was finally
prevailed upon, and accepted. MI.
Nichols has been vice president and SUI
perintendent of the horse department.
Mr.. st. Clair and Mr.. Clark were both
re-elected. Mr.. Nichols takes Mr.. Clas-
sens place on the executive commits
tee, and George w. Darling and +. t.
Austin succeed l.. e. Abbott and George
Gregory. The others We're Reelected.
Want Higher Grand Stand Rate.
The stockholders recommended that
the price of admissions to the amphl-
theater be raised, authorized the board
of directors to push a canvass for the
sale of more stock, and asked the exc
cutive committee to wait upon the
county board Of supervisors and ask
them to make certain needed improves
ments on the property, which the coun-
ty owns. All of these actions We're for
the sole purpose of getting more money
or its equivalent. for permanent i'm
provements and more show and seating
| room III the fair grounds.
The efforts made IT, get an expires
/ sien OF the stockholders favorable. 20
!; increasing the admission charge at the
=
| A motion. expressing the desire of
I! the stockholders that the charge to the
grand stand be raised from Is to %
/! cents carried with only q few dissent
| ing votes.
Authorize More Stock Sold.
The authorized capital stock of the
association is $4,000. but only about
5000 of this stock has been sold. The
stockholders desire that the directors
make a canvass and sell more stock.
so that the association can have the
| money to making improvements, such
as charging the grand stand. building
one or perhaps two barns and enlarg-
ing other buildings. No limit was fixed
on the amount of stock that might be
sold.
Ask Supervisors to Help.
Two motions, aiming to secure aid
from the county, thru the board of SUI
pervisors were passed. one of these
instructed tine executive committee to
ask the board of supervisors to build
Il cattle barn. The other instructed
that the executive committee ask the
supervisors to provide suitable and
adequate buildings for sanitary pur-
poses on the grounds for the use of the
public Both of these carried without
OpOSltlOn.
While it is recognized that the board
of supervisors is limited to $500 u
year as the amount that it can appro-
pirate to the county fair there is moth
ing to preevnt them from making
whatever improvements they may wish
to make on the grounds. The title to
the land and all the improvements that
are made on the property is vested i'll
the county, the same as the county
farm the court house, and other cour-
ty property.
An effort to levy another assessment
of Is per cent on the stock was un-
successful, and eventually the action
taken was reconsidered and rescinded.
This was another move that was made
for the purpose of raising more money.
That the fair association is wide
awake and is holding interest was
shown by the attendance and the live
~ interest taken in questions touching
on it's management and financing.