Missouri Association of County and 

 District Fair Managers. 



OFFICERS. 



President — J. Allen Prewitt, Independence. 

 Vice-President — Jack Harrison, Auxvasse. 

 Treasurer — B. E. Hatton, Columbia. 

 Secretary — E. A. Trowbridge, Columbia. 



PROCEEDINGS OF MEETING. 



The Missouri Association of County and District Fair Man- 

 agers met in the ofRce of the secretary in the Agriculture College 

 building at Columbia January 15, 1913. The president, J. Allen 

 Prewitt of Independence, being unable to attend the meeting, Dr. 

 A. W. McComas of Sturgeon acted as president. The minutes of the 

 previous meeting were read and approved. The president's address 

 was read by Secretary E. A. Trowbridge. A representative body 

 of county fair officers from throughout the State was present and 

 the meeting was one of the best the association has held. 



Much time was devoted to the discussion of legislative matters. 

 Different views and suggestions were thoroughly gone over and in 

 the discussions which resulted, many valuable points were brought 

 out. It was the sense of the association that the Legislature should 

 be asked to enact a law governing State fairs in Missouri, and to 

 encourage in every way possible the county and district fairs of 

 the State. The bill, as proposed, provided for a State appropria- 

 tion of $60,000, and would make it possible for fairs to draw 40 

 per cent of their agricultural and live-stock premiums, the idea 

 being that the State could well afford to aid in the upbuilding of 

 the county fair that is properly serving its community. 



Secretary Trowbridge called attention to the county fair 

 bulletin, issued last year by the Missouri State Board of Agricul- 

 ture. This bulletin was prepared by Secretary Trowbridge and 

 copies of it were mailed to the secretary and president of each 



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