Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-01
RANKS THIRD AMONG ALL FAIRS,
INCLUDING STATE AND
TRl-STATE.
HAS MADE REMARKABLE
GROWTH IN SEVEN YEARS
Than 100000 in Conducting Its Bus
iness-Premiums Of $4,000 Cash
Have Promoted Agricultural Pur-
suits-Statistics 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 it's kind in the state is it's COM
parison with other fairs. Marshall
county comedies first and second places
! 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 Ialr at Sioux City, which draws
support from a part Of three common
wealths.
After them comes the Marshall coun-
ty fair. now seven years old. And in
some Of It's departments the local fair
ranks second. and a close second at
| that to even the great state fair.
Attracts State Wide 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
/
any other county fair ever since the
Marshall county association was or
ganzed il 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
) wi I've no haer
poiitan and metropolitan.
These chara cteristics and it's size,
which includes the attendance it draws,
! the exhibitors it attracts and the num-
Der and quality of the exhibits, the
cash premiums it pays, and the amuse-
ments it furnishes, are the things on
which it's 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 becom-
| ing to be more and more a district In
stitution. These are the people and
| exhibits, particularly live stock, that
| It draws from an extensive central
iowa a sSlS SSoN SAil1 g "
its visitors are from adjoining coun-
ties In the last two years Its 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-
pecially the cattle, horses, and swine,
contain hundreds Of individuals each
year. The sheep division has developed
I than other
county fairs The same can be said
Of almost all. II 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 a
total Of much more than 100000 that
it has handled in seven years sum
married. these items are:
Admissions paid at gate ......139,9l
Total receipts ............* b9. o4'.4o
! Gate receipts ............... 4o,z'4.zo
Cash premiums paid ........ Is, l252o
PAID for amusements ........ II, IS23o
Permanent Improvements -. 14.l46.t3
The item for amusements includes
purses for horse races, and is the gross
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.
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 $4,000 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
i community That is one reason why 1t
has grown Examine the figures. They
tell Of steady gain year after year
A falling off is shown here and there
in different Items, but there has been
no serious setback.
Premiums have been increased stead
iiy and In volume rapidly. More than
$4,000 in cash has been paid to eX-
hibitors Almost $4,000 Of this sun
went to livestock owners. Here is the
!. amount paid by years for cattle, horses
swine sheep and poultry:
Sheep ani
Year Cattle Horses Swine Poultry
1906. %. s29S 1925 1892 $500