TWENTIETH AISTNUAL YEAR BOOK— PAKT I 3 



lot, down wood for fuel, free pasture for four cows, ten hogs and the 

 privilege of keeping chickens; also gasoline and lubricating oil for auto- 

 mobile. 



The committee approved the contract made by the secretary for the 

 purchase of eleven acres of land lying north of the speed barns and 

 race track for the sum of $9,000.00. Also the commission of $100.00 paid 

 A. J. Ross for negotiating said contract and $15.00 attorney fee for J. L. 

 Gillispie for drawing contr'icts and assignment. 



The secretary submitted the following estimate on the cost of con- 

 structing two additional sections of the grand stand. The estimates 

 were made by Architects Keffer & Jones: 



ESTIMATE OF COST. 



Additions to the Grandstand, Iowa State Fair, DeS Moines, Iowa. 



Excavating $ 100.00 



Footings 400.00 



Reinforced concrete 1,200.00 



Cement floors 175.00 



Brick work 540.00 



Sheathing 337.50 



2x4 and 2x6 135.00 



Roofing 600.00 



Gal. iron cornice, etc 200.00 



Painting 300.00 



Steel in place 14,400.00 



Carpenter labor 565.00 



Mill work 80.00 



Flag poles 75.00 



$19,107.50 

 Contractor's profit, 10% 1,910.75 



Total for one section $21,018.25 



Total for two sections 42,036.50 



Seating 4,500.00 



Architect fees 1,300.00 



$47,836.50 



The committee authorized the secretary to employ a stenographer for 

 the publicity department. 



The committee fixed the dates for the next board meeting for February 

 5th and 6th and President Cameron directed the secretary to issue the call. 



The committee approved payment of bills. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 

 January 20-21. 



Members present, Cameron and Corey. 



The committee met with Mr. H. S. Stanberry, Waterloo, and J. Q. 

 Lauer, Waverly, president and secretary, respectively, of the County and 

 District Fair Managers' Association, and drafted a bill clearing up the 

 statutes relative to county and district fairs and agricultural societies, 

 and also propcsing to increase the maximum state aid paid to county 

 and district fairs from $800.00 to $1,500.00. 



