PROCEEDINGS STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 13 



Mr. McHenry moved that the board proceed to take an informal 

 ballot. Motion was seconded by Mr. Davis, and carried. The informal 

 ballot resulted as follows: 



F. E. Sheldon 10 votes 



N. W. McBeath 3 votes 



E. H. Hoyt 2 votes 



Mr. Sheldon presented the following communication to the board: 

 "To the Iowa State Board of Agriculture: 



I hereby tender my resignation as a member of the Iowa State Board 

 of Agriculture from the Eighth Congressional District. 



F. E. Sheldon" 



Mr. Mullen moved that the resignation of Mr. Sheldon, as director 

 from the Eighth District, be accepted. Motion seconded by Mr. Ferris, 

 and unanimously adopted. 



Mr. McHenry moved that the board proceed to take a formal ballot 

 for treasurer to fill the unexpired term caused by the death of W. W. 

 Morrow. The ballot resulted in sixteen votes for F. E. Sheldon of 

 Mt. Ayr. The president declared Mr. Sheldon duly elected. 



Mr. Weaver moved that the salary of the treasurer be fixed at two 

 hundred and fifty dollars per year and traveling expenses as provided 

 by law and that he be required to give a personal bond of one hundred 

 thousand dollars, same to be approved by the board. Motion seconded 

 by Mr. Curtin, and carried. 



Mr. B. W. Garrett, clerk of the supreme court, appeared before the 

 board and administered the oath of office to Mr. Sheldon as treasurer 

 of the Iowa Department of Agriculture. 



Mr. Sheldon presented his personal bond for one hundred thousand 

 dollars, signed by Simon Casady, W. S. Nollen and D. N. Grimes, officers 

 of the Central State Bank, as sureties. 



Mr. Curtin moved that the bond presented by Mr. Sheldon be accepted 

 by the board and filed with the secretary. Motion seconded by Mr. 

 Hoffman, and unanimously adopted. 



The president announced that the election of Mr. F. E. Sheldon as 

 treasurer of the department left a vacancy on the board of directors 

 from the Eighth District. 



Mr. J. S. Connelly appeared before the board and presented a proposi- 

 tion for putting on a head-on collision Saturday, August 26. In brief, 

 Mr. Connelly proposed to furnish two locomotives with two box cars 

 attached to each to be used in the collision, he to take care of all 

 expense necessary to put on this collision. The State Fair to receive 

 the first $20,000 taken in at the outside gates up to five o'clock and at 

 the afternoon grand stand; next $10,000 to be paid to Mr. Connelly as 

 compensation for putting on the collision. All amounts over $30,000 to 

 be divided equally between the fair and Mr. Connelly. 



After considerable discussion Mr. Ferris moved that the board accept 

 the proposition made by Mr. Connelly for the head-on collision and that 

 the executive committee be authorized to enter into a contract on a 

 basis equally as favorable to the fair as the proposition outlined by Mr. 

 Connelly. Upon roll call the vote resulted as follows: Ayes, Mullen, 



