Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-02
FAIR COMMITTEE, SuPERVl-
SoRs, COUNCIL AND LIVE
STOCK MEN INTERESTED,
MUST EITHER ENLARGE
GROUNDS OR MOVE FAIR
Plan Of Acquiring Land Adjoining
Present Site Sufficient to Give
Room Needed Considered Feasible
by Some-Others Prefer Entirely
New Location and Buildings.

Some definite action looking to the
/ eulargement of the county fair
grounds or the removal to a new site
now seems probable with the county
fair board. the county board Of SUI
pervisors, the city council and the
newly organized Marshall County
Pure Bred Live Stock Association
interesting themselves in the Ques-
( ton. a committee to investigate and
recommend expansion of the present
grounds or purchase OF another site
recently was appointed by the county
/ fair board, and another committee,
| chosen by the life stock association,
! viii meet with the county fair board
10 recommend a plan for enlargins
the fair This latter committee IL
composed OF J. H. Packer, or
| Clemens; r. L. Pemoerton, Of Lee
Grand. and +. G. Paul, OF this city.
The live stock association Is look
ing TO the future and hopes for the
establishment of a district fair as
ISOLATION which will take in eseveral
surrounding counties. 1t is pointed
out that some OF the smaller county
fairs have had difficulty in the past
few years TO keep going and that
exhibitors from some Of the neigh
boring couties have exhibited at the
Marshall county fair and not at
hSme. II is argued that II Will be 10
the best interest of agriculturists
turnout these counties TO unite in
u district fair.
Must Have Larger Site.
L IS agreed, however, that whether
the local fair Is TO become a district
meeting rather than a county eX-
cure more ground. The question now
is whether this expansion shall come
thru purchase of new ground ad-
joining the present park or by &C
curing an entirely new site.
There is much TO be said in favor
Of both courses. but the purchase Of
a new site involves other questions.
such as suitable railway and street
car transportation and easy access
for the public.
The argument advanced against
the purchase of a site on the south
| side OF the city is that to reach the
! new park II Will be necessary 10 ex-
tend the street car line and the
! public must cross dangerous rail-
I road crossings. One Of the big
| factors IN the success of the fair AT
- - in
| location.
The principal argument against the
! present site IS the inability 20 ac-
quire enough ground adjoining the
! present park to meet all require
| Inen-s.
Forty Acres Needed.
Those who haze most earnestly
! urged enlargement seem to he agreed
] that the association, should acquire
I about forty acres. \ MEMBER OF the
I county board and a member Of the
city council, in seeking a solution,
/ hit upon a plan wnich seems feasible
and which, on investigation, would
seem TO offer all that any Of the ex-
I la1siOH!sts desire.
There mas been a general impress
sion Iaut the county properly now
devoted 10 the Colnly| lair use :
+ ant seventeen and tive-tentAs
/ ceres When the county acquired
/ Eilnkie's park, the present grounds,
! so The county records show, thirty
( and eighty seven hundredths acres
! were purchased. AL U this tract is
not used. il is tIue, put it vas argu-
Cd Ill Of it could De made service
allie " tuing and probably some
. u-a.ng along the cast side OF the
! Iarl TO protect against oyerhowinZ
I from Linn creek.
May Acquire Needed Room.
| 1t IS believed the association might
! acquire the Bradbury land, adjoinine
/ Tho fair grounds on tne south, and il
( IS thought the city might be induced
/ 10 abandon that portion Of Easi
| Boone street, west of South Tenth
avenue, which now serves no good
purpose and contains dangerous
/ Formers and a grade raiiro. 4 cross
! ing.
| The Bradbury property j. said 10
| comprise i1c and one-ha'' fcrrs an
the abandonment Of Boone street 70:
I aaouJ tho DiocKs and purchase OF