PROCEEDINGS STATE BOARD OF ACxRICTTLTURE 



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The committee arranged for a meeting of the executive committee and 

 also Directors Sheldon and Curtin for Monday, June 13. 

 The committee approved payment of bills. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING 

 June 13-16, 1921 



Members present: Cameron, Mullen and Corey; also Directors Sheldon 

 and Curtin. 



The secretary brought to the attention of the executive committee the 

 contract submitted by the Des Moines Electric Company. The contract 

 provides for a sliding scale based upon the cost of coal. Also that the 

 state fair should take over all of the wire, pins, insulators, etc., owned 

 by the Des Moines Electric Company for supplying power and light to 

 exhibitors and concessionaires on the state fair grounds. An inventory of 

 this property on May 5, 1921, placed a value on same of $950.78. Under 

 the new contract the management of the state fair is to provide three 

 large transformers at the transformer station of sufficient capacity and 

 voltage to step the current down from 13,200 to 2,300 volts. Also the 

 necessary transformers for stepping down the current from the primary 

 lines over the grounds from 2,300 to 110/220. 



The committee approved the contract as submitted by the Des Moines 

 Electric Company and authorized the secretary to purchase their wire and 

 other equipment at the grounds at the price indicated in the inventory 

 of May 5. 



The secretary was also authorized to submit the following bid on trans- 

 formers located at Camp Dodge: 



Prim. Sec. 



No. Make Type Size Volt Volt Bid 



3 Pittsburg 5367 350 KVA 13,200 2,300 $1,500 



15 Gen. Elec -.H&A 5 KVA 2,200 110/220 150 



1 Gen. Elec H 71/2 KVA 2,200 110/220 15 



8 Gen. Elec H «& A 10 KVA 2,200 110/220 160 



5 Gen. Elec H 15 KVA 2,200 110/220 150 



2 Pittsburg HE 10 KVA 2,200 110/220 40 



5 Pittsburg HE 20 KVA 2,200 110/220 200 



4 Pittsburg HE 15 KVA 2,200 110/220 120 



6 Maloney HE 15 KVA 2,200 110/220 180 



1 Maloney HE 37i^KVA 2,200 110/220 75 



11 Maloney HE 10 KVA 2,200 110/220 220 



3 Maloney HE 20 KVA 2,200 110/220 120 



1 Gen. Elec H 2 KVA 2,200 110/220 5 



$2,935 



The committee directed the superintendent of grounds to move the 

 summer kitchen back of farm house to a point near the entrance of the 

 county agents and farm bureaXi camp, the same to be used as headquarters 

 for the farm bureau and county agent camp. 



The committee also directed the superintendent of grounds to move the 

 small building formerly used as a blacksmith shop to a location at the 

 north end of the 88th Division camp grounds and convert same into a 



