ANNUAL MEETING. 73 



mile track, was on the request of General Foster, Quartermaster- 

 General of the State of Indiana, deferred until after the State 

 Militia held its encampment on the grounds. 



On motion, the committee adjourned to meet on the call of the 

 President. 



JAMES E. McDonald, 



President. 

 CHARLES •DO^VNING, 



Secretary. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING, JUNE 2, 1902. 



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The Executive Conmiittee of the Indiana State Board of Agri- 

 culture met pursuant to the call of the President, at the room-^ of 

 the Board in the State House in the city of Indianapolis, Ind., -.n 

 the 2d of June, 1902. 



There were present: Messrs. Claypool, McDonald, Beauchamp, 

 Thompson and ISTiblack. 



Absent: Mr. Conger. 



On motion of Mr. Thompson, seconded by Mr. Beauchamp., the 

 contract for the construction of a half-mile race course reported 

 by Mr. Claypool, President, was ratified and approved by the com- 

 mittee. 



At this point Mr. Moore, advertising agent of the Indianapolis 

 Sentinel, appeared before the Board and explained a plan for ad- 

 vertising the fair for 1902, by issuing a special edition of the 

 Sentinel and hating same sent out over the State to county news- 

 papers as a State Fair Supplement. 



Mr. Partee appeared before the Board and explained a scheme 

 to issue a daily program during the fair. 



On motion of Mr. McDonald, the matter of Mr. Partee's adver- 

 tising scheme was referred to Messrs. Thompson, Xowlin and the 

 Secretary. 



