Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-01
RANKS THIRD AMONG ALL FAIRS,
INCLUDING STATE AND
TRI.STATE.
HAS MADE REMARKABLE
GROWTH IN SEVEN YEARS
Statistics Show II Has Handled More
Than 100000 in Conducting Its Bus
iness-Premiums Of $4,000 Cash
Have Promoted Agricultural Pur.
suits-Statisties Of Development.

The best evidence Of the agricultural
wealth of Marshall county is the
Marshall county fair. The best proof
! that Marshall county's fair Is the big
gest Of its kind in the state is its COM
parison with other fairs. Marshall
county comedies first and second places
only in the list Of almost 100 fairs
! held each autumn in Iowa to any 9TH
er fairs. These two are the state fair,
with all Iowa behind it, and the Tri-
State lair at Sioux City. which draws
support from part Of three common
wealths.
! After them comes the Marshall coun-
! u fair now seven years old. And in
some OF Its departments the local fair
ranks second. and a close second at
that to even the great state fair.
Attracts Statewide Attention.
! These statements are facts. They
/ are taken from the returns made I'M
! der oath by other fair associations be-
fore they could secure their yearly APP
! preparation from the state. These state
AGRICULTURAL society statistics show the
{ local fair to be by far the largest OF
any other county fair ever since the
Marshall county association was or
gained II 1906
Since then the fair has become both
an institution and an exposition. 1t
long ago passed the point where 1t
might even be compared to the ordi-
nary county fair. In fact, from the
very first. It never had any such char
acteristics Instead il has been cosmo-
po.itan and metropolitan.
These characteristics and its size,
which includes the attendance il draws,
the exhibitors it attracts and the mum
Der and quality Of the exhibits, the
cash premiums ii pays. ard the amuse-
merts it furnishes, are the things on
which its reputation has been built.
They are also the reasons why this
fair gets more extensive publicity in
farm papers Of general circulation and
the state press than few other fairs
enjoy.
Is District in Character.
In two respects the fair is becon-
ing 10 be more and more a district In
stitution. These are the people and
exhibits. particularly live stock. that
It draws from an extensive central
. lCNG teEI.l a 'Si. SSOtI SNdIc ~
It's visitors are from adjoining coun-
ties. IN the last two years It's large
premiums have attracted many out-of-
the-county breeders and exhibitors OF
fancy and blooded animals.
Some Of It's divisions Of exhibits. es-
pec.auy the cattle, horses. and swine,
contain hundreds Of individuals each
wear. The sheep division has developed
dimensions much larger than other
county fairs. The same can be said
OF almost all Il not all, Of the other d.
visions.
Statistics Show Its Size.
The table Of statistics accompanying
this story IS worth studying. 1t gives
the principal items Of the associations
business year by year that makes
total Of much more than 100000 that
Il has handled II seven years. sum
married these items are:
Admissions paid ct gate ....... 1891
Total receipts $50, oi'4o
Gate receipts ......... 45,274.2o
Cash premiums paid ........ 15,l2o2o
! PAID for amuseuen ...... i, lS2.3e
Permanent Improvements -. 14li6.63
TIE item for amusements includes
purses for horse races, and is the gross,
and not the net, amount this sport COSY.
( The entrance money the horsemen
paid went into the receipts, and re-
duced BY more than half the actual
sum the association spent for races.
I The number Of paid admissions tells
only part OF the story Of the crowds
To reckon the total number that at
tended no less than $1,000 free admis-
sions for children. veterans. exhibit
! ors, Their helpers, and others should
! be added.
Is the Peoples Show.
! This fair is the peoples show. 1t Is
/ run in their interest without thought
Of profit, but for the good Of the whole
community. That is one reason why 1t
/ has grown Examine the figures. They
tell Of steady gain year after year.
4 falling off is shown here and there
ii different items, but there has beer
no serious setback.
| Premiums have been increased stead
fly and in volume rapidly. More than
! 5000 in cash has been paid to eX-
! hibitors. Almost $4,000 Of this sum
went to livestock owners. Here is the
amount paid by years for cattle, horses
swine, sheep and poultry:
Sheep and
Year Cattle Horses Swine Poultry
1906 1898 1925 1892 s65.5.