Dome Building, Sept. 27, 1900. 



The board met pursuant to adjournment. 



President Fulkerson in the chair. 



No business, 



On motion of Mr. Prather, the board adjourned until tomorrow 

 night at 8:00 o'clock, to meet at the Leland hotel. 



Leland Hotel, Sept. 28, 1900. 



The board met pursuant to adjournment. 



President Fulkerson in the chair. 



The chair stated that owing to the inclemency of the weather for 

 the past four days there would be a deficiency in the receipts of the 

 fair, which would necessitate the borrowing of money to meet the 

 expenses of the fair. 



Mr. Simmons moved that inasmuch as there is an apparent defi- 

 ciency in the treasury, caused by the inclement weather of the week, 

 to meet present obligations of the board, the Finance committee be 

 called upon to suggest means to meet said emergency, 



Which motion was adopted. 



Mr. David from the Finance committee, introduced the following 

 resolution: 



Resolved, That the president and secretary of this board be and are hereby 

 authorized to borrow a sum of money, not to exceed twenty thousand dollars 

 ($20,000), as cheaply as possible, to make up any deficiency in our treasury 

 to pay all expenses and promised premiums for the State Fair of 1900, allow- 

 ing sufficient funds to carry us over until we secure our annual appropriation. 



On motion of Mr. Madden, the above resolution was adopted. 



Mr. Barber moved that the chair appoint a committee of seven 

 members to represent this board in the annual convention of the 

 Association of Fairs and Expositions, 



Which motion was adopted. 



The chair appointed Messrs. Barber, Madden, Crebs, Cunningham, 

 Conrad, Prather, and the secretary. 



On motion of Mr. Conrad it was determined that six days' fair be 

 held in 1901. 



Mr. Simmons moved that the date of the fair for 1901 be fixed as 

 near the middle of September as possible. 



Mr. Dickirson moved as a substitute that it was the sense of the 

 board that the date of holding the fair be fixed for the second week 

 in the month of September, and that the special committee be so 

 instructed, 



Which motion was adopted. 



The chair called the attention of the board to the building of a 

 broad road around the south and west sides of the Exposition build- 

 ing, stating that the rains had prevented the work being done as 



