4 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



The advisability of increasing the admission at the outside gates from 

 fifty cents to seventy-five cents was discussed but no action was taken. 



Mr. Davidson and Mr. Lyon of the attorney general's office were called 

 in for consultation in regard to the case of State of Iowa vs. Matilda Win- 

 terrowd, Mr. Davidson and Mr, Lyon advised that the case be settled out 

 of court. After Secretary Corey and Mr. Davidson had explained the 

 present status of the case to the board, Mr. Curtiss moved that the Execu- 

 tive Committee be authorized to make settlemnet for the land in question 

 at the best terms possible, not exceeding $1,200 over the jury's award 

 and interest on the total sum from date of award and court costs. Mr. 

 Reeves seconded the motion. The motion carried. 



Mr. Curtin moved that the board adjourn until ten a. m. Thursday, 

 February 5. The motion was seconded by Mr. Sheldon and carried. 



February 5, 1920. 



The board was called to order by President Cameron at ten a, m. 

 Thursday, February 5. 



Those answering to roll call were: Cam.eron, Corey, Reeves, Curtin, 

 Tow, Sheldon, Curtiss and Mullen. 



Those absent were: Morrow, Weaver, Davis, Legoe, Escher and 

 McHenry. 



Mr. Corey read a brief of the minutes of board and executive commit- 

 tee meetings. On motion of Mr, Curtin the minutes were approved. 



Secretary Corey informed the board that a committee from the Iowa 

 Federation of Women's Clubs had called at the office and asked permis- 

 sion to use the entire Women and Children's Building during the National 

 Conference in June, 1920. The committee asked that the state fair man- 

 agement take care of the expense for cleaning the building before and 

 after the conference. After due consideration by the board Mr. Reeves 

 moved that the use of the Women and Children's Building be donated 

 to the National Federation of Women's Clubs during the conference and 

 that the necessary expense for cleaning the building be borne by the 

 federation. Mr. Sheldon seconded the motion. The motion prevailed. 



The proposition made by the Keenan-Mahan Construction Company 

 for building an "Old Mill" on the Iowa State Fair Grounds was brought 

 to the attention of the board. The proposition was for them to pay 30 

 per cent of the gross receipts for the coaster and Old Mill, It was the 

 sense of the board that the state fair should receive a larger percentage 

 of the gross receipts from the coaster or purchase it outright. 



After much discussion Mr. Mullen moved that the executive committee 

 be authorized to negotiate a new contract with the Keenan and Mahan 

 Construction Company for the roller coaster and for the erection of an 

 Old Mill at a percentage satisfactory to both parties. In the event of 

 failure to negotiate an agreement the executive committee be authorized 

 to purchase the roller coaster on the terms of the contract. The motion 

 was seconded by Mr. Sheldon and carried. 



Mr. Mullen, Superintendent of the Machinery Department, said he 

 should like an expression from the board as to what they deemed advis- 

 able to do with regard to the Dodd and Struthers Building; that is, 



