14 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



The committee also had a conference with Mrs. Allen O. Ruste, iCliarles 

 City, chairman of the Mothers' Congress. An agreement was reached 

 whereby she is to take charge of the Child Welfare Exhibit at the Women 

 and Children's Building. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 

 June 24-25-26 and 27. 



Members present, Cameron, Olson and Corey. 



The purpose of the meeting was to confer with Mr. M. G. Linn, general 

 manager of the Des Moines Electric Company, relative to that company 

 taking over the transmission line from light plant to fair grounds, reliev- 

 ing the department of making further payments on line and certain 

 changes in equipment at transforming station. 



The following letter from Mr. Linn sets forth the agreement entered 

 Into: 



Des Monies, Iowa, June 27, 1916. 

 Mr. A. R. Corey, Secy., 



Department of Agriculture, 

 State House. 



Dear Sir: Tliis is to confirm my conversation witli you. as Secretary of the 

 Agricultural Department, last Saturday. 



You can use tliis letter as a, receipt in full for tlie balance due on the trans- 

 mission line going to your Fair Grounds, with the understanding that this 

 line and the transformers, switches, choke coils, and sucli other equipment as 

 we have to change, becomes our property. "We will change the apparatus in 

 tlie sub-station without cost to you, and connect you on to the Prairie City 

 line giving you the same class of service, voltage, etc., at tlie Pair Grounds as 

 you have liad in tlie past. 



The substance of this agreement, is tliat we are to own the line in the 

 future, do what we want to with it, and the contract which was entered into 

 on the 12th of July, 1911, will be in force and effect, the same as though you 

 had completed the remainder of the payments on your line as per the terms 

 of the contract, 



I am anxious to change this line promptly, and I will be pleased to have 

 you confirm this agreement at your early convenience. 



Yours truly. 



M. G. LINN, 



General Manager. 



The matter of putting on a Ford Championship Race was discussed 

 by the committee. It was agreed that $500 in cash prizes be offered in 

 this race; $250 for preliminaries on Saturday, August 26 and $250 for 

 the final heat on Friday, September 1. In addition to cash prizes C. L. 

 Herring of the Herring Motor Company agreed to offer a silver loving 

 cup for the final heat. 



The secretary was instructed to purchase two suitable loving cups 

 for the winners of trotting and pacing division of the Iowa State Fair 

 Futurity No. 1 to be raced this year. 



The committee also conferred with B. M. Breed, Creston, relative to 

 acting as assistant superintendent of the concession department. An 

 agreement was reached whereby he is to take charge of the department 

 from August 7 until the close of the fair. The committee agreed to allow 

 him thirty days' time for the two trips he has already made to Des 

 Moines and for his services from August 7 to September 2 inclusive. 



