TWENTIETH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART I 15 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 

 March 7-8. 



Members present, Cameron, Mullen and Corey. 



Members of the senate sub-committee on senate files 192 and 193 were 

 taken to the fair grounds where they investigated the need of additional 

 land and new cattle barn. 



The executive committee appeared before the agricultural committee 

 in the senate to explain senate files 192 and 193. 



The committee approved the employment of C. C. Heer as assistant 

 secretary at $150.00 per month and Laura Schulze as stenographer for 

 the publicity department at $100 per month. 



The committee authorized payment of bills. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 

 March 11-12. 



The committee met with the following members present: Cameron, 

 Mullen and Corey; also Directors Weaver and Curtiss. 



The committee met with the sub-committees from the house and senate 

 relative to appropriation bills for cattle barn and additional land. The 

 members of these sub-committees were taken to the state fair grounds for 

 the purpose of viewing the land the state proposes to purchase and to 

 determine the condition of the present cattle barns. The executive com- 

 mittee also appeared before the appropriation committee in the house 

 and explained these two bills. Messrs. John Wallace, of Wallaces' Farm- 

 er, and B. O. Gammon, secretary American Polled Hereford Association, 

 also appeared before the appropriation committee in the house in the 

 interest of these bills. 



The committee held a conference with Mr. L. E. Fogelsong and dis- 

 cussed the matter of beautifying the state fair grounds. The secretary 

 was instructed to enter into conti'act along the lines brought out in 

 conference covering supervision of the planting and care of trees, shrubs 

 and flowers on the state fair grounds for the sum of $500 per year. 



Dean Curtiss recommended that the $1,000 saddle horse stake be 

 offered at the Iowa State Fair in 1919 under the same condition as the 

 stake offered at the 1914 fair. The recommendation was approved by the 

 committee. 



The hour when live stock must be in place at the 1919 Iowa State 

 Fair was discussed at length by the committee, Dean Curtiss and Mr. 

 Weaver. On account of the conflict with the Illinois State Fair and the 

 agreement with the Live Stock Record Association that live stock will be 

 accepted by the Iowa State Fair until 9:00 a. m. Monday morning, August 

 25th, the committee adopted the following rule, which in general will 

 apply in the horse, cattle, swine and sheep departments: 



Judging- in the Horse Department will begin on the following hour^ and 

 dates: Ponies and mules at nine a. iii. Saturday, August 23d; draft and 

 harness classes, all breeds, at nine a. m. Monday, August 25th. No devia- 

 tion will be made from this judging program. 



The committee approved payment of bills. 



