SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART I 13 



EXECUTIVE COMI\nTTEE MEETING. 

 June 7-8. 



The committee met with members Cameron, Olson and iCorey present. 



The purpose of the meeting was to confer wath Mr. McClymond of 

 Malvern, Iowa, relative to taking charge of the concession department. 

 The committee and Mr. McClymond were unable to reach an agreement. 



The secretary presented a plan for selling the souvenir key to residents 

 of Des Moines, which key will admit them on "Des lyioines Day" for fifty 

 cents each. The plan as outlined was approved. 



Arrangements w-ere made to met Mr. C'utts of the M. & St. L. Railway 

 on Thursday, June 15, and Mr. F. M. Barnes on Friday the 16th. 



The committee also conferred with Dean Curtiss relative to his being 

 absent during the state fair. 



Final, settlement was made with the Moore-Seig Construction Com- 

 pany in accordance with contract for the construction of the sanitary 

 sewer system on the fair grounds. 



The committee accompanied A. M. McColl of the Board of Control 

 and Warden Sanders of Ft. Madison to the fair grounds and assigned a 

 location between the sheep barn and forage barn for a tent in which to 

 exhibit live stock from the State Institutions under the Board of Control. 

 Also a location at the head of Grand Avenue, Southeast Dining Halls for 

 the purpose of exhibiting manufactured products and needle work. 



The committee from the church owning the building east of Dodd and 

 Struthers Building informed the Executive Committee that they wished 

 to dispose of said building and contents and asked the Executive Com- 

 mittee to bid on it. The committee examined the building and contents 

 and made an offer of |100. 



The secretary was authorized to order fifty stands of three-color sixteen- 

 sheet billboard paper for the purpose of advertising auto races. 



The matter of puting on a cow testing exhibit was also brought to the 

 attention of the committee and it was referred to Mr. Barney and the 

 State Dairy Association. The committee was of the opinion that the 

 expense of this demonstration should be taken care of by the State Dairy 

 Association rather than by the management of the state fair. 



The committee approved payment of bills. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 

 June 15-16. 



• Committee met with members Cameron, Olson and Corey present. 



The purpose of the meeting was to negotiate with F. M. Barnes, Inc., for 

 Ruth Law, aviatrix. Contract was entered into calling for the appearance 

 of Ruth Law and three flights daily at the state fair, the compensation to 

 be $2500 for seven days. Payment to be made pro rata for flights made. 

 In addition to this the committee agreed to stand one-half the expense 

 of a special train to transport Ruth Law, aeroplane and mechanics from 

 Rock Rapids to Ft. Dodge Thursday night, August 24 so that she may 

 make her fir.^t fliglits on Friday, August 25. 



