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I cannot refrain from referring to the seemingly new interest being 

 taken at the'-'pi*^ent fime in many of the states looking toward a more 

 liberal policj^ 'a^tf' inore permanency- ^n'liuhSitig' of itate fair grouds. I 

 received only-"a''i'4w days ago the reporf^'-'fi^iAi '^{^''Vbirk state upon the 

 reconstructioii Sl^'tteir State Fair. Their- general a^eiflblphas approved 

 the plans pre'sefi'ted which when compl^f I' ii^tt-x^a^'ove^'tXyo 'million dol- 

 lars, $478,000'.dG-hkvlng already been appropriated and ex'i)eiiTtt?cl''i^?i thin the 

 past two years/ In this woHc^tliie'Taii-''c6liiliiis'si8h liars' ttie^'16'Y^l fenljport 

 of Governor Hughes. "^'^ enoiJfii-.oaH,, gcibs.-id i-looJ. .vii .i.-oiiBv laoi^ 



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■ r ;.;'.. 1-: ^^M.^^r/fb noicss -iioj ,fe-inrrri rao-ri 



The total t'tfc^fits of the deiiarimeTiV6aftm\4i<19>^V'ilk<me^msii''^m%mi'^2. 

 Of this amoUnt-$l'00,000.00 came fromJ the; Bttttol'fd'r 'the BUWdffti^sog-W^w 

 amphitheatei',"$1',*»£[0.00 for insurance', 'audi ^-IS!?, 307; 4<V rWelpt^-'frOifiilhe 

 fair. Had the weather •rict'boiflFr-'Tfliv'fasonable' the ■Btotai-'fait^irecJeiptsim'DAld 

 undoubtedly 'haVe' run from $15,000.00 to $.20,000,00. higher.?:.rl^pntOf;-Wea- 

 nesday night 'of the fair the total receipts' were'iabotrt!!$10,00af00inah'gad 

 for the correspdMitling i)eriod Masrt'-^^eari. The-raiu; an./Thucsdfac5fc toonlht 

 the receipts d'oxtn to less than, fiifiti'-iier ceivtofritfte i'p.(»lptBftM! -theceafaic 

 days in 1908.0. Friday was. also a bad day.-iiPTacticaUy/iio amiilvia:ht?ait&flre- 

 ceipts were reccfived on these. days, ibiftflatmliaAotare totslrailiphitbeafter'lre- 

 ceipts show a. flight increase over one yoar-'as^Oiiq'WeHxvere p»theii;-'»n'Ebr- 

 tunateTln^-havJiigr the ligliting plant fail us on MoiHJaV •night.':; 'f^he-'Uf^ht 

 stoclr payilioTi ^hiT^r had to be abandoned and all money refunded. The 

 naiiii'e''b'l*the spectacular show at the amphitheater was such that by the 

 use of torches the same could- J)e:Gapraed' on. w-hich was done, but utter 

 darkness on the streets and groun^^.,st(^p^:)ed ,^^j^ .f^rt|i^^r,..$;^^^^ 



There was -p^^d ou^ for premiums' on .ex^ibUg,.|^tj^^.^.4^77raii,iuc;5|^se 

 of .$.6,64,0.§5 over' is.q.S,' the net expense Vo'r' the fair waS($^iQ9,32'9.8|.;^the 

 nef profit $2S^8l.5^/'^ur statement will show a cash balance of $4,985.25, 

 the balance of the profits from tjie^fgir having^been^t^,|v^n ^u^^^ 



provement accan^t. , " \" ' '^.J^J.^ ^^^.^^'^ ^^^ :^'(j^^ 'uo'^uaal' 



Ll.Got.U H tO.(jc(<.tt STATEMENT. OF. ACCOUNT eOGI 'lo suaal 



RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOR THE 



62.586.^ % fiscai,yeae'^1^A)i^'6 n^6V/ SfO.^l^W. "' ^""^^^^°' ^^""^ ^^' 



RECEIPTS. 



To cash balance Dec. 1, 1908 $ 25,328.73 



From feeg-,/DiFiSu?H/a£'jaHKS4>®-6eaiJi^eZ3.^Za.'50 T£<II5KaDTA^S 



1902 ....^...,, $ 26,400.Q0, ^,,^$^^7,000.00^ ^._ ,$ 63,4u0.00 



From state, appropriation for buildings 100,000.00 



From state, for insurance on fair grounds buttai^^l^- qs'W9.'-00'-'^^"'^"*I^^- 



-r.0£-3.C % rtr, r i ■ v nn v /f , < 'f- 'ti^'VfT?^ 



From refund on pay rolls, use of grdtftftJs kM dbfii^ •nirj'^]'-! '•? i'C:^ii^-xJ 

 cessions, Military tournament 952.20 u'c-jsy* 



From intereslccai deposits ■--5SS.«2cv''JUii 799-sJfc 



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From rental -afla^. sale of old lumflblfe^'. ^(9P^'bfB##iBfTiT9'7 oj noi;o98 Pbb' 

 collections "fey ^'pt. J. H. Deemei^Tv-.l^iVi .f-oae.".ts.'n2',4Si^.2lo -oitotrjr.To' 



From miecellaneous collections by Secretary 169.89 $106,257.42 



