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 PERMITS AND PRIVILEGES. 



JAS. K. DICKIRSON— Superintendent. 



lo the Hon. W. H. Fulkerson, President, and Members oj the Illinois State 

 Board oj Agriculture : 



Gentlemen: — 1 beg leave herewith to present for your consideration and 

 approval my report as superintendent of permits and privileges for the Illi- 

 nois State fair for the year 1900: 



The sales of concessions for the year 1900 exceeded those of the previous 

 year, aggregating the sum of $7,800.50, but owing to continued rain during 

 fair week many of the concessioners were rendered absolutely unable to pay 

 the stipulated price for their privileges, and it was therefore utterly impos- 

 sible to collect in full. My assistants, without instructions from me, and be- 

 fore I was aware of it, sold gate tickets to the concessioners to the amount 

 of $80.00, under the impression that where concessioners desired more tickets 

 than the rules of the association granted them, it was part of their duty to 

 sell them as many as they desired; and here permit me to make a suggestion: 

 1 would most respectfully recommend that the superintendent of permits and 

 privileges be permitted and instructed to sell concessioners hereafter the 

 tickets they may need, over and above the number they are entitled to by 

 reason of the purchase of their privileges, as stipulated by the rules adopted 

 by your honorable board, thus saving your secretary the trouble and annoy- 

 ance of honoring the requisition on him for such tickets, as well as the time 

 and trouble incurred by the superintendent of permits and privileges in issu- 

 ing said requisitions. 



Following is my report of the amount of concessions sold or contracted, 

 the amount of concessions not collected, the amount collected and the amount 

 of all other moneys coming into my hands during the time covered by this re- 

 port; also showing the amount paid over to your treasurer by me, with the 

 treasurer's receipts for same: 



STATEMENT. 



J. K. Dickirson. superintendent of permits and privileges, in account with the Illinois 

 State Board of Agriculture, for the year 1900: 



Dr. 



To total amount of concessions sold or contracted.,. $7,800 50 



To total amount of gate tickets sold to concessioners 80 00 



To amount overpaid (occurred of necessity in making change) 1 84 



Total S7.882 34 



Or. 



By amount of concessions uncollectable and not collected $1,125 00 



By amount of treasurer's receipts, concessions collected 6,722 34 



By amount of concessions refunded to Fountaine 35 00 



■ Total $7,882 34 



I beg lea\e also to submit herewith my record book for your examination, 

 and a detailed statement itemizing the entire receipts is herewith attached. 



Respectfully submitted, 



J. K. Dickirson, 



Superintendent Permits and Privileges. 



