The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-03-08
INCREASE CAPITAL
FAIR ASSOCIATION VOTES TO
DOUBLE ITS CAPITAL STOCK.

+ . 4
To instillin the minds of the farmers
of the district included by the South
ern Iowa Fair and Exposition associa.
ton. thesimportanee of selecting their
corn to be exhibited at the fair next
fall, within the next thirty days, was
the purpose of the Dutch Ltincheon,p
held at the Lacey Hotel yesterday
noon
In an endeavor to create enthusiasm
and interest in the Corn Show of the
coming exposition, directors of the
fair association invited the prize win.
ners of the first grain exhibit of the
fair, and the fair stockholders to the
idinner at the Lacey where mention
could be made of the enlarged. corn
department, and the plan to exhibit
only 1916 corn next fall. af Hs,f55
Dan X. unsicker presided over the
occasion and named |. w. Cook, toast
master of the postprandial program.
Mr.. Cook called upon Fl. H. Rosebrook
secretary of the fair to present the
association plans. Willis Krizer. of
Eddyville, was the first of the corn
prize winners to speak. He was fol.
lowed by Roy lager, of Eddyville, Wal
ter Imig, of Cedar and NJ Fl. Krizer,
of Rose HILL Hon. 7. j. Wilson, rep
resentatiye from Mahaska, who had
just returned from the Legislature at
Des Moines also gave short closing
talk. E.
Two classes in the corn department
are planned for next year. An anna
teur class for the young people, and
ia professional class for the pure
bred" grain, that will. have place
in rext falls show. a& ,.,.s
Within the next few weeks, the
farmers will be Smelling their corn
for planting. The association officers
desire that every farmer in the dis
trict lay aside ten or twelve of the
best ears of the 1916 corn to show at
the fair next autumn. Every talk OF
the after dinner program at the Lacey
'drc.a home the above thought.
AS important as the first meeting
when the Southern Iowa Fair and Ex-
position association was organized.
was the business session held in the
coancil chambers of the city hall,
Monday afternoon at 1880 o'clock by
the stockholders of the fair.
Some OF the original articles of in
corporation were changed by unani
nous vote. The capital stock of the
association was raised from $500
to 100000, and the date of the annual
stockholders meeting was changed
from the third Monday in January TO
the third Monday in November Also
the share holders voted to elect only
one-third of the members of the board
of directors each year, instead OF
choosing a new board annually 3.
The meeting fairly sparkled with
enthusiasm and boosting spirit. Every
action presented the stockholders was
passed without dissenting vote. 1t
was the most successful session held.
Secretary H. H. Rosebrook an
nounced the signing of an extraordin-
airy attraction. He has secured the
first appearance of Fred l.. Owen and
his dirigible airship, which is now
building The attraction is the first
of its kind in America, and will give
fair patrons a first glimpse at the
dirigibles or zepplins which are play
ing so great a part in the great Euro
pean war The Robinson attraction
booking concern gave the local fair a
first choice of it's high class entertain
ment. l...
Present at the business session
Monday afternoon we're one hundred
and forty-seven stock holders. Proxies
from share owners unable. to be
present, boosted the stock represented
to one hundred and eighty-three
shares. &1.