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I hope that the institution I work for may at some time in the future be 

 useful to you in your own bailiwick and on your own home playing 

 grounds. But, men, the job is pretty clean cut. It don't mean anything 

 except a little more perspiration, a little more dirtied up shirts and worn 

 out shoes, and later on we shall be favored with the things that are worth 

 while and the things that have been achieved in the past did not come easy 

 at all. But now a broader vision and a little bit clearer insight have come 

 to us, we have tidied up some and we are not going to get lost again 

 from normal lines, and you folks carry the control in your hands to preach 

 a little word of optimism and give a little word of cheer, if you are located 

 in the city, and perhaps a word of optimism will help bring the things 

 worth while to come again. There are good things here; let's work, let's 

 think, let's brag a little, let's have some enthusiasm, let's drive, let's see 

 if we can't instill into ourselves a personality with driving force that will 

 take us through another year and give us that quality of leadership that 

 will make other folks listen and will make other folks want to do some- 

 thing and to profit by the examples we set up in our own communities. 



Mr. M. E. Bacon : At this time on our program we have the in- 

 troduction to you of our officers — not an introduction because you 

 are all acquainted with them, but we thought it a proper thing to 

 introduce the officers elected of the Association for the year 1922. 

 You have had introduced to you our new president, Mr. Estell, who 

 has acted as toastmaster. I will not introduce Mr. Estell at this time. 

 I will first introduce to you Vice President-elect Mr. L. W. Emery, 

 the secretary of the Clay county fair, of Spencer, Iowa. 



Treasurer-elect I\Ir. Roy E. Rowland, secretary of the Southern 

 Iowa Fair and Exposition, Oskaloosa, Iowa. 



Secretary-elect Mr. Roy E. Wilkinson, secretary Buena Vista 

 county fair, Alta, Iowa. 



President Estell : We will next have the report of the Resolutions 

 Committee by the chairman, Mr. Chas. Barber. 



REPORT OF RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE 



We, the Iowa Fair Managers in convention assembled, desire to express 

 our sincere appreciation for the co-operation and support given our legis- 

 lative committee in the granting of increased state aid by the Thirty-ninth 

 General Assembly, and that a copy of this resolution be conveyed to each 

 senator and representative of Iowa. 



The granting of this increased aid is a recognition of the confidence 

 our legislators have in county and district fairs as a factor in our commu- 

 nities in the up-building of the agriculture and live stock industry of our 

 state. 



Whereas: The Horseman has conducted a fair department in the inter- 

 ests of State, District and County Fairs for the last ten years; and 



