Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-18
United States Court Officer
Says That Exposition
Should Be Big Help
VIEWS PROJECT AS
EDUCATIONAL AN
Believes Good Exhibits Win
Attract Crowds and Lead
to Better Products

%, G. Moon, assistant district attoN
ney In the southern Iowa district 81
the United States court, believes that
the proposed fair for Ottumwa and the
territory embracing southern Iowa
and northern Missouri, will prove TO
be an educator and developer Of the
community. Mr.. Moon states that the
field for such movement ID ripe and
the things 1t can accomplish aro
many.
People do not know the possibiA
tiles of Iowa's soil,' said Mr.. Moon.
"Of course they know moro today than
did their fathers when they came here
a. pioneers and great atrides have
been made, but there is much yet to
be learned of the states possibilities
that only development will tell. The
next decade will witness wonderful
advance made toward the development
of the states resources Of all kinds
but particularly on the farms.
TEN or fifteen years ago the farmer
living distance from the city, was
unable to come into town after supper
and return home at the usual hour OF
retiring for then he did not have his
auto for travel, nor some of the labor
saving machinery in use today to
handle the great volume Of work that
he had to do. Neither did he do his
work In the same manner as today.
The change Of system In handling his
work was the result Of development In
the methods Of modern farming and
changes can be expected continuously.
'The farmer did not raise as fine
quality of the various crops nor as
great crop per acre decade ago.
Neither did he give, the same atten.
ton to the various breeds of CATTLE
whether for dairy or meat: hogs.
horses, sheep, chickens, etc. Competis
tion at fairs, at farmers Institutes and
stock shows has developed the farmer
In all lines but a greater devel0pment
awaits him and can see gfeatsspef VI
bilities In the proposed fair ianl
position to do this very thing
II the farmer has been ed ~
himself and as result NAL "
crop yield greater and of
quality by watching how h1 6oiG
and the state schools d
he will attend the state f
cattle and stock shows SlzNesA
places from time to s "a
moro interest will hes xs A
district exhibit AZ y.
home where he, tql| II sss &
hibitor without gfQ
trouble. Such p1S3e 3 I.l9 $780, q! :
discussed should ed !!(II = ! II
no matter what lind II! sssss !
stock breeding he s1s !ss
Fair Should An 81 HID III
"The best surgeons M
frequently away from
tend an operation or sped
where some unusual piece III
is to be performed by some 0nI
and expert In that profession
doctors travel great distaD ~
think nothing Of the cost if s3&
able to learn from the metha 4S8
ed by the best specialists1
particular branch Of the i
Fairs such as the one undl
sion in Ottumwa will d0 TIL y
crowds that attend. The "a
farmer attends the state ~
what the exhibits can tea 5f}
the improvement Of his cro1 ssS
breed of live stock Hel
brings home seed that he Atssa b,
his own place. This Ia tuf Ia kS
a year or two. be used Zen = u
the community to the be1 Ss
that particular grain crnf nt.s
no profession or, bushes VA
fairs and competitive gait
to in such a manner as h VA, >
Not only In the things n
farm, but the imp7eme 11X1 -
chinery he uses which [4
these fairs and their ~ Nh.
farm demonstrated II VI is.sS s5Ass' 81 1@,t @tt