Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-29
IMPROVEMENT PLANNED
ABSORB ALL PROFITS
New Building for Women and Children
TO Be Most Beautiful in Whole
Group-Judana Ring for Riding and
Driving Horses Observation-Disclosures
msnts TO Amphithsatsr Demanded.
Gain
.pecial to Times-Repubiican.

Special to Times-Repubiican
Des Moines, Aug. 2e.-The smiles Of
nature never came more timely for the
management Of the Iowa state fair
than this season. This favor over
came all other handicaps and gave
Iowa a record breaking state fair.
It must not be presumed that be-
cause the fair board SO arranged II
that the expenses are perhaps s4o, oOo
less than the receipts there will be
lot of money on hand to spend for I'M
provements. 1t used to be that the
board kept in the bank nest egg OF
$4,000 to make sure Of paying the
premiums; but in later years. since II
has been demonstrated this is not
needed, there has been some antlcipa-
ton Of profits. Improvements are
made beyond what the management
has in bank. For instance. during the
fair this year it became necessary to
build a temporary horse barn one
night. So the net profits will not all
show up as an unused bank account.
There win be some permanent in
provements for the state fair next year.
The new building for women and chill
dren for which the legislature made
provision will De erected. The contract
has already been let 1t will be the
most beautiful building of the whole
group.
More Amphtheatsr Room Needed.
There were several record breaking
crowds at the race track amphith eater
this year and this was warning that
he
cured. On Monday night the seats and
the paddock were all completely filled.
One OF the first improvements at the
track will be tunnel under the track
SO that the quarter stretch can be
recahed without crossing the track. 1t
will be made large enough for horses
and automobiles. Then there will be
placed in the space within the racing
track small open judging ring. At
present 1t is necessary to use for the
light horses and for some of the cattle
the open ring which is back OF the
barns and is seldom seen. A judging
ring for riding and driving horses
within the race track, reached by a
tunnel will be an innovation for Iowa
and greatly help the afternoon pro-
gram.
II tnefe Is money Win WHICH 10 90 IL
there will be some paving of the roads
and streets at the fair grounds before
another year. The highway commits
sion is urging this and the board has
long desired to do so. Road making IL
so much live issue that the state fair
will be forced to give practical dem
onstratione.
What to do with the automobiles is
still an unsoived problem for the fair.
Still less 1t is settled what can be done
TO give to the automobile makers and
their agents the space they want and
ought to have at the fair They could
use a shed costing quarter million
dollars and covering many acres. II
they could get It without cost, and it
would be worth a half million to them
and of great pleasure for all who want
to buy cars.
President Cameron and his associ-
ates are receiving the congratula tons
of the scores Of people interested IL
lowa's great fair over the success of
the 1913 event. Members of the board
of agriculture and heads Of depart
ments worked in perfect harmony and
the outcome was all they could wish.