Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-19
LOCAL COMMENT

a
erage there are going to be very few
years of rain disaster. Such floot
as the recent one In the fail has moi
been known In thirty years and under
the law Of averages may rot occur
during fair week again in 100 years
The only regret Is that the fair asso-
citation VIII be prevented from going
ahead with its constant building i'm
proyements which have lone so much
10 make the fair what 1t is.
The hog barn this year showed that
II is all needed. Likewise the poultry
building with an increase OF 800 fowls
on exhibition. The extension TO the
amphitheater was almost fully occu-
pied even in rainy week and was full
10 capacity Friday evening demon
4 sirai!ng that in good weather with
normal crowds this increased seating
space is going TO pay for itself in its
| own earnings.
The things that are left TO he done
! at the fair grounds henceforth will
not require such large expenditures
as heretofore. The school exhibit
building Ia wholly inadequate and
when IL is considered tina: all
the grandparents, aunts. uncles
and cousins as we'll as the par
ents are interested in chiid's
exhibit Of school work Il can be real
lied how broad and general IL the In
terest in this department.. Extensive
work should be done this wear In filing
Z the walks and drives with c.nderR and
surfactng with gravel This will not
Z involve large expense out viii make
I the county fair rain proof so far as
; seeing the exhibits is conc er,1ed. The
( paving Of the Lincoln highway ncx;
| spring viii take care of the road IN
front Of the grounds.
I There is great need for rnore atten-
! ton In getting Information to the
! crowds The system Of premium tags
I for instance is wholly un!ntelllgibie
/ 20 the thousands 81 people who come
i 10 sec the fair These tags have been
designed 10 assist the clerks in ,heir
! Bookkeeping BIZ; c!aSs arc division
numbers mean nothing TO me visitor.
Every entry card and every premium
/ tag should be plainly written 10 show
/ the species ~ animal or ne Kind 81
! an article Il desigaates and should con-
/ tain the name Of the class In which
entry has been made. As 1t is now
one must be posted as 10 livestock to
know Shor,horns from Herefords
I Guernseys from Jerseys. White Rocks
I from orpinstons, Poland chlnas from
4 Ber.shires. etc when he premiums
are awarded the tags should show
< whether 1t Is the cow or the calf that
( won In the same pen. the cock or the
( hen the seed corn or the whole ex-
| hip!t etc. II this fair IL put on for
| the benefit ~ the 10 900 people who
| come 10 see It In one day the informa-
/ tion should be posted up for the pub
! lie rather than for the clerks who DO
| the work Exhibitors themselves who
| want all N" advertising they can get
out Of their exhibits should inssst upon
1 this information being posted upon
+ every exhibit by the fair management.
/ rs TO a uew building for The school
exhibit nothing ia needed more badly
and with the fair association limited 10
It's gate receipts for its building funds
me suggestion arises that the school
I district Itself should provide Its own
| exhibit hall just as the merchants have
/
| suggested 4 ucrchants' hall the idea
was ridiculed but when ono hall was
/ built the second followed at the very
next fair Surprising that thousan
dollars were invested in a school er-
! hsoit hall with room enough therein
for the baby show: The Marahalltown
school board could stimulate :. .remer.-
/ aous amount Of interest In yrhooi work
M s.,o .
| $500 children nr 70 20 contribute
! nicseis and dimes and coHld well af.
! ford 10 make up the remainder Of the
| fund ont Of it's general school moneys.
! Win the toxin schools exhibiting ~
] wards In q building ~ .he.r own the
/ present building could be Gevotea OK
/ clpsivelv to country school exhibits
Let's have n fine school exhib!, hatl
and what IL the usc waiting for tho
/ fair association IN make money enough
/ a, the gates? ~ that time there viii
be need for more no2 pens. and where
/ VAL the school exhibit be ;nen?
/ There viii he need again IN The nrz.
1 big day for an elevated grade a-e.nnd
IA" race track fence for the people 10
stand upon % SET She faces An this
I ''t-'''7N - III" HSGIiEE 81 material 10
make the All and iit.l. ~ (, should
! ns 'rIIl. each year az the material
becornes available AT Il low Yrsce. The
! low ground cast ~ the ca.tl, barns can
be flied up cheaply by widening tho
7 creek channel and pulling he dir, m
/ on IN" sides. an immense amount Of
| filling can thus be- done FOR $500. and
that IN cheaper than spending MANI
! thousands for more land south OF The
race track.
! The Improvement made between the
! sFandstand and the track fence af-
| iords an excellent place FOR ;nosn who
| wish IN feel the hot breath 81 the rae
/ Ing horsns. put people should be alb
soiuteiy prohibited from standing on
the steps where n dozen have oh
structed the view Of ten times an many
In the seats behind.
| =
| The Marshall county fair has been
| the succesa that II IL becsuse IL has
| been made go and IL IL :he hope OF
| every orc that the public effort 20
build IL UP VIII continue 20 be sus-
tanned.
| The opponents ag well AZ the aHvo-
| Gates Of public Fairgrounds for chill
| dren might profit by visit 10 Gin
! :s::;, .-he-e ..hA sAaa - giving she
dren Of the city elbow room" In their