Missouri County and District Fair 



Association. 



OFFICERS. 



President — A. R. McComas, Sturgeon. 

 Vice-President — J. W. McDermott, Kahoka. 

 Treasurer — -B. E. Hatton, Columbia. 

 Secretary — E. A. Trowbridge, Columbia. 



REPORT OF SECRETARY. 



(E. A. Trowbridge.) 



At the annual meeting of the Missouri Association of County 



and District Fair Managers, 1913, the 

 matter of legislation was discussed. The 

 legislative committee of the organiza- 

 tion was instructed to do all in its power 

 to foster legislation which would aid 

 county fairs in Missouri. There was in- 

 troduced in the Legislature a bill allow- 

 ing each county fair 30 per cent of the 

 total amount of premiums paid on live 

 stock and agricultural products up to the 

 amount of $300. The members of this 

 organization, and particularly the legis- 

 lative committee, were active in pro- 

 moting this bill, and it passed the Legis- 



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lature, was signed, and during the past year a large number 

 of county fairs received State aid. Further particulars re- 

 garding this matter appears elsewhere in the proceedings of 

 this meeting. 



The organization has grown during the past year, the mem- 

 bership has been increased and it now stands ready to be of 

 service in any way possible to the county fairs of the State. 



(320) 



E. A. Trowbridge. 



