IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



5,000 hangers and mailing tubes. 



3 00 window cards 



500 large daily programs 



Billboard service 



Dates and billboard paper 



Illuminated billboards 



Cuts and electros 



Photographs 



Catalog and directory advertising 

 50 M gummed date stickers .... 

 Printing dates on envelopes .... 



2,000 monthly calendars 



5,500 post cards 



Distributing adv. matter 



Street car adv 



Canvas signs 



Misc. items 



Total cost 1915 $15,432.13 



Estimate 1916 $13,500.00 



Reduction from 1915 $ 1,932.13 



Mr. Curtin moved the advertising budget as presented by the secre- 

 tary be approved by the board. Seconded by Mr. Phillips. Motion 

 carried. 



Mr. Frank Joseph, deputy state superintendent, appeared before the 

 board and presented a proposition for putting on a state spelling contest 

 at the 1916 state fair. Mr. Curtin moved the board appropriate $100 

 for prizes for the contest and that the details be left in the hands 

 of Mr. Joseph and the secretary. Seconded by Mr. Olson. Motion carried. 



A committee composed of Messrs. Wilson, Trillow, Allbright, repre- 

 senting the Floral Association, and Mr. Green, superintendent of the 

 Floricultural Department, appeared before the board relative to a better 

 building or better headquarters for the floral display at the Iowa State 

 Fair. Mr. Curtiss moved that the matter be left to the executive com- 

 mittee and in case no better building or location could be provided that 

 the present building be made as suitable as possible. Seconded by Mr. 

 Reeves. Motion carried. 



Mr. Curtin moved that the concession department be handled through 

 the secretary's office and that Secretary Corey act as superintendent 

 of the concession department and that he be authorized to employ an 

 assistant superintendent of the concession department for a period of 

 three weeks prior to and during the fair. Seconded by Mr. Olson. Motion 

 carried. 



Mr. Curtis moved that the executive committee be authorized to put 

 on a dog show at the 1916 fair provided satisfactory terms could be 

 made for staging the show and a satisfactory location could be secured. 

 Seconded by Mr. Curtin. Motion prevailed. 



Mr. Curtiss moved that the board adjourn until eight o'clock p. m. 

 Seconded by Mr. Tow. Motion carried. 



EVENING SESSION. 



The board convened at the rooms of the Department of Agriculture, 

 with President Cameron in the chair. 



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

 Tribby, Phillips, Reeves, Curtin, Tow, Legoe, Curtiss, Sheldon, Escnei, 

 Mullen and Pike. 



