4 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



MEETING STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 

 February 8 



The board convened at eight o'clock p. m. at the Savery Hotel. Presi- 

 dent Cameron presided: 



The following members answered to roll call: Cameron, Olson, Corey, 

 Tribby, Phillips, Reeves, Curtin, Tow, Curtin, Pike. 



The minutes of the meeting of the State Board of Agriculture Decem- 

 ber 9 and the minutes of the Executive Committee Meeting up to and 

 including the meeting on January 21 were read and approved. 



The matter of admitting autos after five o'clock p. m. without charge 

 was discussed by the board. Mr. Reeves moved that autos and other 

 passenger carrying vehicles be admitted free after five o'clock p. m. each 

 day of the fair. Seconded by Mr. Tribby. Motion carried. 



Mr. Phillips moved that old soldiers, their wives, and widows of old 

 soldiers be granted free admission each day of the fair under the follow- 

 ing regulations: Soldiers wearing the bronze button or by presenting 

 discharge or pension papers; the wives of soldiers when accompanied 

 by their husbands, and widows with their pension papers or their hus- 

 band's discharge papers. Seconded by Olson. Motion carried. 



It was the wish of the board that the speed program on Thursday, 

 August 31 be so arranged that the grand live stock parade might take 

 place at four p. m. 



It was the opinion of the board that it would be well to designate 

 Tuesday, August 29 as Futurity Day and judge the draft horses, Shorthorn 

 and other futurities on this day. 



The board discussed the advisability of reproducing the Iowa Agri- 

 cultural exhibit at the Panama Pacific Exposition commonly known as 

 "The Horn of Plenty." Mr. Reeves moved that the Executive Committee 

 be instructed to reproduce this exhibit, provided same could be done at a 

 reasonable expense. 



The board discussed at length the matter of reducing the cost of the 

 fair. The Executive Committee recommended that in their opiniori the 

 expense of the 1916 fair might be reduced to $160,000 without crippling 

 any department or making the fair less attractive to the public and 

 exhibitors. 



MEETING STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



February 9, 1916 



The board convened at the office of the Department of Agriculture in 

 the State House at nine o'clock a. m. with President Cameron in the 

 chair. The following members answered to roll call: Cameron, Olson, 

 Corey, Tribby, Phillips, Reeves, Curtin, Tow, Curtiss, Pike, Sheldon, 

 Morrow. 



. The minutes of the board meeting on February 8 were read and 

 approved. 



