Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-07
STOCKHOLDERS AUTHORIZE IN
CREASE IN GATE CHARGE FROM
rs TO IS CENTS.
ASSOCIATION MUST HAVE
MORE MONEY is REASON
Officers and Membsrs Of Executive
Committee Re.Elected-Most Of 0i-
reetors, Whose Terms Expired,
Chosen to Succeed Themselves - d.

| The stockholders and directors of the
Marshall County Fair Association, in
annual meeting at the Marshalltown
| Club rooms Wednesday afternoon, au-
thoriZed a 10-cent increase in the price
| of admission, reelected the officers and
and most of the nine directors whose
| terms expired. The officers reelected
by the directors were:
! President-Warren Nichols.
| Vice President-George Lewis.
Secretary-W. NJ. Clark
| Treasurer-C. C. ST. Clair.
In addition to Mr.. Nichols the mem
bers of the executive committee who
were reelected were George Gregory,
G. w Darling and Z. I. Austin, OF this
city, and D. s Collins, Taylor; w. A.
Nichols, State Center; and G. +, STAINS
berry, Gilman.
The directors elected We're c. G. st.
CLAIR .. w. Norris, Jr., H. F. Nc
Combs, F. H. Houghton, and Dr. F. j.
Nelman, of this city; and George Alex
ander, Minerva; F. c. Davis, Bangor;
Warren Nichols. Marietta; and w. K
Lippincott, LeGrand II. F. McCornbs
and DR.. Neiman succeed ) e. Stanton
and G. A. Turner. Lippincott succeeds
n O. Keen, of LeGrand.
Thirty.Five Cents Admission.
In addition to increasing the charge
for admission of adults to grounds from
25 to 35 cents, the price of exhibitors
tickets was increased from IS cents to
ST. These latter tickets are practlcall;
the same as season tickets, excepting
that only actual exhibitors can Sc
cure them. All other admission charges
for children, vehicles and grand staEd
remain as they have been.
1t was solely for the purpose of pro-
vding more money that the increase IN
the general admission charge was
made The opposition to the increase
was slight, and when the question came
to a vote 1t carried unanimously.
Presents Problem in Finance.
The best method of financing the fair
maintaining the high standard and
making the fair even better than 1t has
been-was the principal problem with
which the stockholders were con-
fronted. In order to make the fair what
it has been the expenses have been
heavy. In spite of the fact that the at
| tendance this fall was larger than II
| has ever been, the association had less
than $500 net with which to start on
| the next fair.
| In order that the fair may grow in
| size and exhibits, large expenditures
for barns and other buildings are de-
manded at once, yet almost the sole
source Of revenue to the association is
| from it's gate receipts.
Give Too Much For Money.
| 1t was the quite general opinion OF
the stockholders that the association
was giving too big and good fair for
| the money as compared with other
| fairs to which the gate admission is
either 35 or so cents. but there was no
disposition expressed on the part OF
any to do less than continue building
up the fair and keep on making 1t big
Der and better than ever. For these
reasons the only feasible plan sug-
sested was to increase the price of ad-
mission.
To Improve Sanitation.
E NJ Wentworth, of State Center
urged at both the stockholders and di.
rectors' meetings that the sanitary
needs Of the grounds be better provided
for by the erection of additional build
ings that could easily be kept sanitary
The outcome of urging of this need wa
that the directors authorized the exec
utive committee to expend the amour
| necessary to provide for the wants O