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regarding the engaging of attractions, tlie moving of live stock herds on 

 our circuit in the future, as in the past, but you will see that as we must 

 operate a full eight days' fair that unless it will be possible for your board 

 to release attractions and live stock somewhat earlier than this year, it 

 will be impossible in the future for us to have a close relationship in these 

 matters, which we have had in the past. We do not want to find this 

 necessary; but our fair' has reached such proportions' in size of exhibits and 

 aggregate attendance, that it is absolutely necessary that we operate a 

 full eight days' fair, and therefore cannot advertise an eight days' fair and 

 then only have exhibits in place for six days and part only of the attrac- 

 tions for eight days. 



Will you kindly take up this matter at an early date and advise u.s of 

 your action as soon as possible? 



Yours very truly, 



THOMAS CANFIELD, 

 Secretary-General Manager. 



RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE 



MINNESOTA STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY AT A 



MEETING HELD ON OCTOBER 3, 1919. 



Whereas, The Minnesota State Fair has fixed its dates for holding the 

 1920 fair from Saturday, September 4th, to Saturday, September 11th, in- 

 clusive, and 



Whereas, The Iowa State Fair has heretofore failed to release its live 

 ^tock and various attractions due at the Minnesota State Fair earlier than 

 Friday afternoon and evening preceding the opening of the Minnesota State 

 Fair, thus making it impossible to have the live stock exhibits and other 

 attractions available for the Minnesota State Fair on the opening day 



thereof, and 



Whereas, The Board of Managers of the Minnesota State Fair is duly 

 appreciative of the splendid co-operation existing between the Iowa State 

 Fair and the Minnesota State Fair, thus contributing to their mutual ad- 

 vantage, therefore. 



Be It Resolved, That tlie Board of Managers of the Iowa State Fair be 

 and are hereby requested to so arrange their fair dates if possible, to admit 

 of the release of live stock and other attractions due at the Minnesota State 

 Fair, so that they can reach tlie Minnesota State Fair Grounds and be in 

 place not later than 8:00 a. m. Saturday, September 4, 1920. 



Resolved Further, That inasmuch as the Board of Managers of the Minne- 

 sota State Fair has adopted the policy of holding its fairs in future years 

 for not less than eight day^, the said Board of Managers of the Iowa State 

 Fair be and are hereby requested to so formulate their policy as to avoid 

 conflicting dates in the years to come. 



Resolved Further, That the secretary of the Minnesota State Fair be and 

 is hereby authorized and directed to forward to the secretary of the Iowa 

 State Fair a copy of these resolutions. 



Attest: THOMAS H. CANFIELD, 



Secretary-General Manager. 

 Dated at Hamline, Minn., Oct. 7, 1919. 



Mr. Curtiss suggested that no action was necessary by the board if the 

 record associations insisted that the resolution adopted by them at the 

 American Royal in November, 1918, be adhered to by the state fairs. 

 Mr. Escher suggested that members of the board who were directors in 

 the various record associations write the secretaries of the record asso- 

 ciations and ascertain if it be their intention to withhold prize money 

 according to the resolution unless stock is released by the fair managers 

 at 4:00 p. m. on Friday and accepted up to 9:00 a. m. Monday. 



President Cameron stated the dates for the 1920 fair should be fixed 

 at this time. 



