198 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Now, since time is limited, unless there are other questions, we 

 will proceed with the business of the program. Are there any other 

 questions on that, that we can have answered briefly? If not, 

 we will be glad to listen to the report of the credentials committee 

 next. 



Mr. Bacon: Mr. Moore, the chairman of the credentials com- 

 mittee, asks me to read the report. 

 The report was read. 



Motion made by Mr. Clark, seconded by Mr. Beckner, and unani- 

 mously carried, that the report as read be adopted. 



The President: Now, there are several fairs here that have not 

 paid up, and as I understand it they must be paid up before they 

 can take part in the election of officers. Those of you who have not 

 paid your dues, see Bacon and pay him. We need the money! 

 There are very few, however. I think most of you have paid your 

 dues. If you have not, I hope that you will not delay. You realize 

 that this association has done us a lot of good as a body as well as 

 individuals, and the fee that we have to pay in dues is trivial as 

 compared with the benefits we receive. 



I also want to say this, so that there may be no misunderstanding 

 about it, and that is, the fact that you are paying your dues here 

 today does not have anything to do with, or any effect upon, the 

 meeting tomorrow. Just because you are a member of the Iowa Fair 

 Managers Association doesn't make you eligible to vote tomorrow at 

 the meeting of the State Board of Agriculture, but for fear of any 

 misapprehension I wished to call your attention to that. Any of you 

 who have not paid your dues can go there tomorrow and vote. I 

 also wish to call your attention to the banquet which will be held 

 in the room adjacent, starting at 6:30, and we have a very good 

 program and a good entertainment, and if you haven't procured your 

 tickets, you can get them from Mr. Gatch, the treasurer. 



Moved by Shipman, seconded by Barber, that the credentials com- 

 mittee report at the banquet tonight all members or fairs in the state 

 of Iowa who have not paid their dues to this association. Unani- 

 mously carried. 



Mr. Shipman : I have tried to collect dues from fairs that have 

 not helped pay the expense of getting this additional state aid, and I 

 want to know whether they have done anything or not. 



