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5. Night gown 1.00 .75 



6. Underskirt 1.00 .75 



7. Cotton smock finished with hand trimming 2.00 1.00 



8. Middy suit 2.00 1.00 



9. Voile collar and cuff set, hemstitched 75 .50 



10. Collar and cuff set with wool embroidery 75 .50 



11. Pair hand embroidered pillow cases 75 .50 



12. Embroidered guest towel ' 75 .50 



13. Crocheted edge on guest towel 75 .50 



14. Holder 35 .25 



15. Sewing bag 50 .25 



16. Sewing apron 50 .25 



The Chairman : I might say that Ames will provide you with the 

 suggested premium list in this department. In fact, I think they 

 have mailed out promiscuously to the fair secretaries of the state 

 this suggested list. 



We will have to eliminate any further discussion on these topics 

 until later. We will hasten now with the program. We have a 

 lot of extra numbers that aren't printed on our original program 

 which is now in your possession. 



We are fortunate in having with us this afternoon W. H. Smol- 

 inger, secretary of the American Trotting Association of Chicago, 

 and I am going to call on Mr. Smolinger for a few remarks. W. H. 

 Smolinger. 



W. H. Smolinger (Chicago) : Mr. President and Members of the 

 Iowa Fair Association : It is always a very great pleasure to me 

 to meet and be present at a gathering of this kind where the different 

 things and subjects are discussed for the betterment of the county 

 fair. I was enjoying myself very nicely until your cordial presi- 

 dent called upon me to make some remarks. He has no sympathy 

 for me and less for you, and the only good thing about it is that 

 he will have to be bored with the rest of you. It is certainly an 

 inspiration and conducive to a growth of enthusiasm to see as- 

 sembled here so large a gathering representing between ninety and 

 one hundred fairs, all domiciled in the same commonwealth. I 

 think this is the largest gathering of county fairs I have ever had the 

 privilege of attending. It is said of the state of Iowa, and statistics 

 prove it, that Iowa produces more pork than any other state in the 

 Union. It has its nearest competitor beat several times, and none 

 ever hopes to approach you. It is also well known that there is no 

 state in the Union that has more herds, both large and small, of 

 registered beef cattle than the state of Iowa. Your dairy industry 

 is advancing by leaps and bounds. I doubt if there is another state 

 in the Union that can do what Iowa does. If you put a Chinese 



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