38 TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART I 



a general disposition among the fair men to simply forget about the past 

 three years and to go back to about the year 1918 for a basis of estimat- 

 ing the receipts and for making up the budget for the fairs in 1922. The 

 total receipts of the Iowa State Fair in 1918 were $251,196.62 and the total 

 expense, $202,089.76. The attendance in 1918 was 324,377, which is 

 larger than we should anticipate for 1922. On the other hand, the re- 

 ceipts from several departments should show a sufficient increase over 

 1918 to offset this difference in receipts and ticket sales. 



As I have already stated, I do not believe that the board should antic- 

 ipate making any profit on the 1922 fair. Therefore, if the board can 

 arrange their budget of expense for the 1922 fair so that the total cost 

 will be in the neighborhood of $250,000, I believe they would be safe in 

 anticipating that the receipts would take care of the expense. To bring 

 this about, however, it will be necessary for every department superin- 

 tendent to co-operate and share in the reduction. To reduce the expense 

 of the fair in 1922 about $47,000 will require a lot of careful work on 

 the part of some one and I am satified that it can be worked out to the 

 best advantage by adopting the budget system for all pay rolls, premium 

 offerings and other expense of the fair, the budget to be worked out by 

 a committee selected by the board at this meeting. The committee should 

 make up the budget in detail for each department and report to a meet- 

 ing of the board to be called the fore part of February. 



Mr. Curtiss moved that the executive committee be instructed to limit 

 the expenditures for attractions for the 1922 fair to $30,000. Motion 

 seconded by Mr. McHenry, and carried. 



The subject of pay rolls for all departments for the 1922 fair came up 

 for a lengthy discussion, and it was the concensus of opinion that there 

 must be a general cut in all departments. The following approximate 

 amount to be expended in each department was agreed upon: 



COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF EXPENSE OF 1918-1919-1920 AND 1921 

 STATE FAIRS WITH ESTIMATE OF BUDGETS FOR 1922 



1918 



Fair 



Committee meeting- ...$ 1,413.61 



Postage 1,543.84 



Printing- 5,602.21 



Adverti.sing- 16,439.61 



Attractions 23,963.93 



Auto races 6,300.00 



Light and power 1,406.10 



Water 605.68 



Forage 10,627.73 



Salaries, secy.'s office.. 7,531.44 



Board meetings 759.20 



Decorating- buildings. . 863.65 



Police department 8,895.17 



Admission department. 3,365.15 



Treasurer's department 1,965.75 



Concessions dept 2,227.50 



Speed department 841.75 



Horse department 1,587.20 



Cattle department 1,152.98 



Swine department 672.20 



Sheep department 441.00 



Poultry department... 336.50 



Machinery department . 841.60 



Agricultural dept 689.90 



Horticultural dept 220.71 



Floricultural dept 168.00 



Exposition dept 478.96 



