PROCEEDINGS STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 29 



statement to them of the amount of any loss or deficit sustained by them 

 in the actual cost of putting" the cars in operation and operating the same, 

 as in said order provided. 



Sated at Des Moines. Iowa, this 25th day of August, 1921. 



STATE BOARD OF AGRICUT^TURE OF THE STATE OF IOWA 

 By C. E. Cameron, A. R. Corey, Its President and Secretary. 

 C. E. Cameron E. J. Curtin 



J. P. Mullen Cyrus A. Tow 



A. R. Corey T. C. Legoe 



AV. W. Morrow C. F. Curtiss 

 H. O. Weaver F. E. Sheldon 



E. T. Davis Sears McHenry 



E. M. Reeves H. L. Pike 



The order and contract were discussed at length by the Board. The 

 possibility of securing liability insurance covering the employes and also 

 public liability was thoroughly discussed and representatives of different 

 insurance companies were called in to the conference. The Board also 

 called into conference Mr. O. H. Bernd, Secretary of the Des Moines City 

 Railway, and the Auditor. Mr. Bernd presented to the Board figures 

 showing that the actual operating expense of the Des Moines City Railway 

 for the last two weeks in July, not taking into consideration taxes and 

 interest on bonds, averaged about $3,600 per day, and that the receipts for 

 the same period averaged about $4,000 per day. Mr. Bernd also stated to 

 the Board that the Des Moines City Railway Company did not carry em- 

 ployes' compensation insurance and also stated that he thought it would 

 be impossible to secure public liability insurance for a street railway 

 company. 



Mr. McHenry moved that the report of the committee be accepted and 

 that the committee be continued for the purpose of delivering the signed 

 contract to the Des Moines City Railway Company, and for the further ne- 

 gotiations with a view of securing both employes' and public liability in- 

 surance. 



The officers and members of the State Board of Agriculture signed the 

 agreement as officers of the board and also as individuals. 



SPECIAL COMMITTEE MEETING 

 Friday, August 26, 1921 



The committee delivered the signed agreement to Mr. Gamble, repre- 

 senting the Des Moines' City Railway, and also requested that they take 

 out liability insurance covering all employes of the company. The com- 

 mittee also communicated with a number of insurance companies and 

 made satisfactory arrangements for insurance covering the employes of 

 the company but found it impossible to secure public liability insurance. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING 

 August 20 to September 2, Inclusive 



The committee held no regular meetings during the period of the fair 

 but handled all matters brought to their attention. The committee also 



