Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-09-05
The RECEIPTS WERE LARGE

Les MONIES, Sept. Z.-Ino nIty
seventh annual state fair and expo
sition has passed into history.
The formal closing took place las
night, with the conclusion of tn
big hippodrome show in the stool
pavilion.
The attendance yesterday was II
the neighborhood of $4,000. Oh
the same day last year it was -,
900. It was the first disagreeabl,
day that the fair board has encount
cred since the exposition opened.
was hot and a high wind swep
great clouds Of dust over tn,
grounds.
From every standpoint the fai,
has been the greatest ever held IL
this state. In one respect the fail
has been the greatest ever held IL
the world. All authorities are
agreed that the live stock show ha:
never seen an equal.
In point of attendance the expo.
sition has passed, the marks set by
all previous years. Both on Tues.
day and Wednesday the attendance
broke the highest record set by any
fair heretofore held. The Tuesday
attendance was $4,000, and on Wed
nesday it was $4,000. The highest
previous record was made on We'd
nesday of the 1909 exposition, when
the attendance totaled $4,000.
In the matter of receipts the ex-
position was ahead from the start.
Increased attendance, larger and
better exhibits, caused the source of
revenue to yield larger sum than
ever before realized.
Secretary Corey of the fair boa. I'd
estimates that when the final result
is known, that the fair this year
will net $4,000 profit.
1t is figured that the expense OF
the exposition will total practically
$150,000. This was reached We'd
nesday night and the receipts of
Thursday and yesterday practically
were all profit.
The premiums being paid to prize
winners by the fair board this year
are greater than ever before. The
board started paying off the prizes
yesterday morning. BY tonight it is
figured that fully 100000 will be
given to the ribbon winners.
The exit of exhibitors and stock
men began last night. The greater
part of the exhibits will be remov-
ed from the grounds today, al
though 1t will take a week to get
everything carted away. Most OF
the stock men are just starting out
on their annual tour over the circuit
of fairs.
But little was doing yesterday in
the line of entertainment save the
show before the grandstand in the
afternoon and the hippodrome show
at night in the stock pavilion.
The million dollar" parade Of
live stock prize winners in the af-
ternoon was the finest ever held. All
the cattle and horses which won
premiums in the Judging the past
week We're paraded before the
The Calf Kiltie band led both
They made a great ap-
pearance in their smart uniforms.
At the head of each parade rode
President Cameron of the state fair
board and state fair officials and
state officers. Superintendent Pike
of the cattle department was in the
van of the cattle parade and Super
intendent Curtiss of the horse de-
partment rode in advance of the
horse parade.
III Is estimated that fully 500 cat
tie and as many horses were in each
procession. The race course was
filed for almost half its length.
The concessions and privileges at
the fair have netted more money to
the state fair board this year than
ever before. Superintendent Brown
stated yesterday afternoon that his
department has had a revenue
which amounts TO almost $4,000
This is $4,000 more than any other
far ever secured from the Midway
people.
The much advertised race be.
tween the aeroplanes and Ray Har
roun and Steinhauer. the former In
a Marmon and the latter in an All
bott-Detroit. We're not pulled off 2.
scheduled yesterday afternoon.
Both Parmalee and Turpiu were