26 TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART I 



MEETING STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 

 Tuesday, August 23, 1921 



An informal meeting of the State Board of Agriculture was held in the 

 club dining room Tuesday noon. August 23. The Board discussed the 

 possibility of securing street car service during the period of the state 

 fair. On motion duly made, seconded and carried the executive committee 

 and Director H. O. Weaver were authorized to communicate with Gov- 

 ernor Kendall, F. C. Chambers, receiver for the street car company, and 

 other officials with a view of establishing temporary street car service 

 during the period of the state fair. 



SPECIAL COMMITTEE MEETING 



A special committee consisting of the executive committee and Director 

 Weaver communicated with the Governor regarding temporary street car 

 service during the period of the state fair. The Governor intimated his 

 desire to cooperate with the fair management in this undertaking. He 

 communicated with U. S. District Judge Martin J. Wade at the Congress 

 Hotel, in Chicago, indicating his wish and the wish of the fair manage- 

 ment, and arranged for a special committee to meet with him on Wed- 

 nesday, August 24. 



The committee also ascertained that Mr. F. C. Chambers, receiver for 

 the Des Moines City Railway was in conference with Mr. Harris in 

 Chicago. 



The committee designated Mr. Cameron and Mr. Weaver as a special 

 committee to go to Chicago and lay the proposition before Mr. Harris and 

 Mr. Chambers and the committee representing the bondholders. 



MEETING STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



Thursday, August 25, 1921 



Board Room, Administration Bldg., 10 A. M. 



The following members were present: Cameron, Mullen, Corey, Weaver, 

 Davis, Reeves, Curtin, Tow, Legoe, Curtiss, Sheldon, McHenry, Morrow 

 and Pike. 



The special committee appointed by the Board to negotiate for tempo- 

 rary street car service in brief made the following report: The commit- 

 tee, as requested, proceeded to Chicago and held a conference with Mr. 

 Harris, Mr. Chambers and the chairman of the committee representing the 

 bondholders. The committee placed before these representatives of the 

 street car company the importance of temporary service during the 

 period of the state fair. 



Mr. F. C. Chambers, receiver for the street car company, communicated 

 with U. S. District Judge Martin J. Wade, and arranged for a hearing 

 on the matter at the Federal Building in Des Moines at two o'clock p. m. 

 Thursday, August 25. The representatives of the street car company 

 indicated to the committee that in their opinion the court would not 



