PART II 



Proceedings of State Agricultural Convention 



TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9TH, SAVERY HOTEL 



The twelfth annual meeting of the Iowa Fair Managers' Asso- 

 ciation was called to order at 10:00 a. m. by President H. S. Stans- 

 berry. The program was carried out in full and the papers, ad- 

 dresses and discussions will appear in full in the Iowa Year Book 

 of Agriculture. 



WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1919. 



The Chairman (President C. E. Cameron) : The convention will 

 please come to order. In opening this morning we will be favored 

 by a solo by Mr. Koons of T. Fred Henry's Band. 



The Vice President (J. P. Mullen) : The next topic on the 

 program is the annual address of the president. 



Mr. Chairman and Members of the Sixty-fourth Annual Agricultural Con- 

 vention: 



PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. 

 C. E. Cameron — Alta. 



We have again assembled to transact the business for the coming year 

 and to hear the reports of its stewardship for the past year and I am sure 

 that when you hear the report of the secretary who has made a detailed 

 statement of all the business transacted in the last year, including the 

 holding of one of the greatest state fairs in its history, you will be proud 

 of the fact that you are a part of this great institution. The attendance 

 and receipts exceed those of all past years by a large percentage. Not 

 only was this a banner year for the state fair, but all the county and 

 distri'ct fairs were successful beyond expectations, except when bad 

 weather interfered. 



I am glad to see so many representatives of the county and district 

 fairs present, and I do not believe it is altogether due to the withholding 

 of .that $100 from your annual appropriation. You are interested in fair 

 work and it is here that you can rub elbows with your fellow fair workers 

 and go home with some new ideas to better your fair and increase your 

 attendance. I hope that through your attendance at the meetings of yes- 



