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raged decency. It is sincerely to be hoped that the 1912 state fair will 

 not be disgraced by any such exhibition. 



The post of secretary, made vacant when Mr. John C. Simpson accepted 

 the secretaryship of the Minnesota State Fair Association, has been filled 

 most creditably by Mr. A. R. Corey, who seems to be admirably adapted 

 to the position permanently. Mr. Corey showed by his management of the 

 1911 fair that he possesses marked executive ability. There were no 

 hitches or delays in any of the arrangements, while the schedule of events 

 and the details connected with the innumerable exhibits were arranged 

 with a sureness and a care which would indicate that Mr. Corey is the 

 right man for the Simpson succession. Mr. Corey is a young man, am- 

 bitious and industrious, and has already won the esteem and hearty 

 praise of most of the members of the state fair board. It is highly prob- 

 able that he will be elected to the secretaryship. If so, The Homestead 

 believes that he will give the utmost satisfaction. 



Following the annual custom the feature of Friday, the closing day, was 

 the million dollar parade of the live stock winners. The winners passed 

 in review before an enthusiastic crowd which completely filled the 

 amphitheater. Not in recent years have better specimens been exhibited 

 in the various departments, nor have the entries so conclusively shown 

 that Iowa has attained to a front rank among the live stock breeding 

 states of the nation. Ofiicials of . the Minnesota and Wisconsin fair 

 boards who w^ere present during the week declared that it must be con- 

 ceded that the Iowa State Fair surpasses not only their own exhibitions, 

 but the fairs of all other states in this matter of jive stock. Secretary 

 Simpson of Minnesota voiced the sentiment of the visiting delegations 

 when he declared: 'The Iowa live stock show is the greatest of its kind 

 ever held in the world." One had but to ramble casually through almost 

 any one of the live stock barns to be convinced that Secretary Simpson's 

 verdict was the correct one. 



Many compliments were passed upon the new machinery hall. The 

 need of such a structure was shown at the 1910 fair, when acres of can- 

 vas were required because the former machinery building was insufficient 

 to house the large number of exhibits. During the past year the state 

 fair board erected a new, permanent machinery hall of steel and brick, 

 the architecture of which is in keeping with the other splendid build- 

 ings on the grounds. This new building was completely filled with a 

 high grade of machinery. The building is not only useful for this pur- 

 pose, but, on account of its large area, will be useful in an emergency 

 to protect the people in the case of inclement weather. It is a notable 

 fact that the number of machinery exhibits has been increasing from 

 year to year, while the quality is of a type which shows that the Iowa 

 farmer is purchasing only the latest and most improved styles. 



