Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-07
STOCKHOLDERS UNANIMOUSLY
PASS QUESTION OF CHARGE
TO BOARD TO DECIDE.
DIRECTORS WILL MEET
JAN. 1e-oFFlcERs NAMED
G. F. Stansberry, Prssidentb c. c. ST.
Clair, Treasurer; and w. M, Clark.
Secretary, Reelected e. c. Davis,
of Bangor, Chosen Vice President
Two Elected to Executive Committee

| Officers anu members OIL the podEu VI
directors and executive committee were
elected, and the question of the admis-
| sion price was referred to the board of
| directors, at the annual meetings OF
the stockholders and directors Of the
| Marshall County Fair Association.
held at the Marshalltown Club We'd
nesday afternoon The admission price
was discussed long and earnestly. but
rather than disrupt te harmony that
has existed in the fair association, both
sides receded from their position to the
extent OF voting unanimously for the
board to fix the price.
What promised TO be disturbing
problem. and one that was likely to
cause disSension among the stockhold-
ers. was thus amicably passed to the
board. The latter body fixed Tuesday.
Jan Is. as the date when il will con-
slider the question.
Officers Elected.
CT +. Stansberry, OF Gilman, and c.
T.. ST. Clair and w. NJ. Clark, Of this
city, were re elected president, treas
urer, and secretary respectively. +. Z.
Davis. of Bangor township, WIS elected
vice president 10 succeed Merritt
Greene The election OF an assistant
secretary. an office that vas created
last year. was passed to the executive
committee, il being pointed out that
il was desirable to select for this place
a person who could thus become ia
miliar with the WORK and who could
succeed Clark when me latter quits the
office
The nine members Of the board
elected were: F. r. Benedict. George
Gregory, Fred Hopkins. and a. b
Balch. of this city. and c. Z. Lynch,
Vienna: +. G, Paul Taylor; g. +.
StanSberry. Gresnca site, and II. NJ
Weeks, Eden. All We're reelected.
with the exception of Baich, who was
elected to take the place of A. G. Click.
The directors appointed Joseph Wal
termeyer, Of Logan a director. in the,
absence Of any slockhoEde- from tina.
township.
President Stansberry was elected
delegate and Vice President K. Z. Davis
was chosen alternate To 7he annua.
meeting OF the state board of agricui-
ture. at Des Moines, Dec. Is. Secre-
;ary Clark was appointed a delegate
to 1he annual meeting of the state fair
managers al Des Moines Dec. II.
Differ About Admission.
Discussion Of whether the admission
price should be SO cents or 50 cents
developed that the stockholders I, Il
the country were divided on the ques-
ton. The movement TO reduce the adj
mission price TO 35 cents was led by
y. a Evans. In order 10 get an eN-
preston Of opinion stockholders from
each township present were asked TO
give their views. Some We're IN favor
Of tn. reduction, and others were no..
Some said they had heard complaint,
and others said they had not.
Officers of the association. who held
a majority Of the proxies Of stockhold-
ers, might have voted down the effor.
to reduce the price. but did not do SO
because it was not desired TO force the
question thru regardless OF the opinion
Of those VINO were in favor Of the lowef
admission price.
Eliminate Reserved Seats. -
After l.. &. Abbott had urged the
stockholders 10 act unanimously and
:, work in harmony for the best inter-
est Of the fair. and TO refer the ques-
ton to the board Of directors Z. IL
Van Law moved the question De re-
ferred " 4. Evans seconded It, ana
the motion carried without dissension
The stockholders voted almost IN
snimously to eliminate the reserved
seats such as were tried this year. The
motion eliminates them from the
grand stand, but does not prevent
erecting reserved seats in an addition
10 the grand stand in the paddock just
in front Of il.
The directors did no more than eject
officers and fix the date for the Janu-
airy meeting, when the admission
..flaT-z z,:ii Re considered.