20 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



AUDITING COMMITTEE MEETING. 



October 26-27. 

 Members present, Legoe and Mullen. 

 The committee audited all paid bills on file. 



MEETING OF STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 

 Thursday, December 14, 1916. 



The board convened at ten a. m. with President Cameron presiding. 

 The following members responded to roll call: Cameron, Olson, luorey, 

 Morrow, Tribby, Reeves, Curtin, Legoe, Curtiss, Sheldon, Escher, Mullen 

 and Pike. 



The secretary read the minutes of the board and executive and special 

 committee meetings, commencing with the board meeting on February 9 

 and concluding with the auditing committee meeting on October 26-27. 

 Mr. Olson move the minutes as read be approved. Seconded by Mr. 

 Sheldon. Motion carried. 



Mr. Olson moved the board adjourn sine die. Motion carried. 



Mr. B. W. Garrett, clerk of the Supreme Court, was called and admin- 

 istered the oath of office to the following newly elected officers and 

 members of the State Board of Agriculture: Cameron, Olson, Davis, 

 Curtin, Legoe, Sheldon, Mullen and Escher. 



The secretary called the roll and the following members responded: 

 Cameron, Olson, Corey, Morrow, Tribby, Davis, Reeves, Curtin, Legoe, 

 Curtiss, Sheldon, Escher, Mullen and Pike. 



The board proceeded to elect a secretary and treasurer. Mr. Pike 

 moved Mr. Corey be elected secretary to succeed himself at a salary of 

 $a,400 per year until April 23, 1917, and then $3,500 per year until the 

 next annual meeting of the State Board of Agriculture. Motion seconded 

 by Tribby. Carried. 



Mr. Mullen moved the Department of Agriculture pay the $2.5 premium 

 on the $10,000 surety bond required of the secretary. Motion seconded 

 by Mr. Olson. Carried. 



Mr. Legoe moved Mr. W. W. Morrow be elected to succeed himself 

 as treasurer of the Iowa Department of Agriculture for the ensuing year 

 at a salary of $100 per annum contingent upon giving bond of $100,000 

 with surety approved by the State Board of Agriculture. Motion seconded 

 and carried. 



The matter of permitting Sears-Roebuck and Company and other cata- 

 log houses to exhibit at the Iowa State Fair was discussed by the board. 

 Dean ^Curtiss suggested that no action be taken at this time but that a 

 conference be arranged between the officers of the Iowa Retail Merchants' 

 Association and the State Board of Agriculture at the next meeting of 

 the board. 



The secretary made the following report to the l>oard: 



