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not jjoiiin to assist us in fretting cattle, or iu getting a crowd. We must 

 stand right on our own bottom in this tight, and wc will go out and get 

 the cattle, and we have them here in this State. 



Dr. Quick: .Mi'. Kobhins is right: if the State Fair show and the 

 cattle show at St. Louis occur at the same time, we Avill all want to l)e 

 iu St. Louis. I don't think the State Board would think of placing the 

 time for the show of cattle here the same week as the show at the 

 World's Fair. 



Col. Wallace: There is a State Fair circuit. We went up to Chicago, 

 and we found out after a few luiuutes that as far as Indiana is cou- 

 cei-ned. they had put us down for a date and Ave Avould have to take it 

 and look pleasant al)out it. whether we liked it or not. Tliat gave us the 

 week of the thirteenth. Indiana day at the St. Louis Fair is the tif- 

 teenth. I wanted to have the Aveek of the fifth, but here is Anderson, 

 CraAvfordsville and Shelbyville with county fairs. These are the ques- 

 tions that are confronting us now, in addition to the (piestiou of Avhethcr 

 Ave are te have a fair at all or not. We can not e.xpect a croAvd during 

 IndiaiKi Day Aveek: everybody Avill Avant to go to St. Louis that AA'eek. 

 The railroads are going to give splendid rates, and they Avill do every- 

 thing in their poAA'er to take tlie croAvd there. We are l)etAveen the devil 

 and the deep sea. Then there is the cattle shoAv at St. Louis. Noav to 

 come l)ack to the original iiroposition I made. If I had the say-so about 

 the Indiana Fair. I Avould not consult anyone. I Avould take the week 

 that suited me best and go out and fight for the exhibits, and go on and 

 give the best State Fair possible. As it is, we have been kicked around 

 betAveen Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky and NeAV York until Ave have no home 

 and Ave have no dates except Avhat they Avant to give us. They want 

 to dictate to us Avhat Ave shall have, I don't see Avhy Indiana can not 

 hold a fair the same Aveek Xcav York does. But someb«)dy said that we 

 Avonld get a train load of exhibits from Noav York. These questions have 

 come up until I<; have gotten to the point Avhere I think Ave should have 

 our State Fair without consulting anybody. Why not have the date the 

 last week iu August? 



Mr, Hadley: That conflicts Avilh oliio's dates. 



Col. AVallace: And in Septcuibei- Ave come into conflict Avith the 

 county fairs. One member said we were under obligations to the county 

 fairs, because they are the fellows that elect us. I thought it best to 

 folloAv Ohio and take the Aveek of the flfth. 



Mr. Iladley: Even if you had your dates, you don't know Avhether 

 you can have your fair oi* not. 



Presidi-nl r.owcn: It semis to iiic the State I'.oard of Agriculture is 

 put in to decide upon the dates for the State I'.-iir. regardless of what any 



