THIRTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT 



OF THE 



Illinois State Board of Agriculture 



Dome Building, 

 Illinois State Fair Grounds, 



Sept. 21, 1900. 



The Board of Agriculture met pursuant to a call issued by direc- 

 tion of President Fulkerson. 



President Fulkerson in the chair. 



Present: Messrs. Rossiter, Cater, Lovejoy, Madden, Cunningham, 

 Tatman, Vittum, Barber, Simmons, Prather, Young, Dickirson, 

 Crebs, Marshall, Chapman and Fulkerson. 



The chair stated that the meeting had been called for the purpose 

 of giving the superintendents an opportunity to report the condition 

 of their respective departments, and to suggest such changes or alter- 

 ations as may be deemed best for the success of the fair. 



Mr. Vittum inquired if there was any way by which complimen- 

 tary tickets could be purchased if desired. Upon being informed 

 that there was not, 



On motion of Mr. Vittum, the secretary was directed to have 

 printed 1,000 tickets, to be known as " paid complimentaries," to be 

 sold by the superintendent of tickets at 50 cents each, to such par- 

 ties as may desire them. The tickets to read on the face, " Compli- 

 mentary, Illinois State Fair, 1900. Good for one admission" — to 

 read on the back, " With the compliments of ." 



Mr. Grout of the firm of Conkling & Grout, came before the board 

 and stated that the injunction suit of Hauff vs. State Board of Agri- 

 culture, would be allowed to stand until such time as the board 

 could find time to try the same. 



On motion of Mr. Tatman, the time for the daily meetings of the 

 board during the fair was fixed for 8:30 o'clock each morning of the 

 fair, in the Dome building. 



Mr. Simmons called up the protest against Dorsey Bros, of Perry, 

 111., stating that the trouble between the board and said firm arose 



