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committees. The bill was read and considered section by section and 

 agreed upon finally as shown in Senate File No. 71 and House File 

 No. 83. 



Thursday, January 21, 1909. 



Connnittec met with the following members present? Cameron, 

 Brown. Packai'd and Simpson. 



The bonds of Secretary Simpson for $5,000 and Treasurer Gil- 

 bertson for $75,000.00 were approved and filed with the State 

 Ti'easurer. 



Mr. Packard offered the following resolution and moved its adop- 

 tion : 



The State Board of Agriculture of Iowa feels an extreme pride in the 

 results of the labors of the Hon. James Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture, 

 in the inestimable value to which his work in, and the growth of, the na- 

 tional Department of Agriculture has demonstrated his singular fitness 

 for this work. The State Board of Agriculture believes its deep disap- 

 pointment should this very capable cabinet minister be retired in the 

 midst of his successful work would be in every sense shared by all the 

 people connected in their avocations with the fertile soil of the United 

 States. 



Mr. Simpson was instructed to forward a signed copy of the above 

 resolution to President-elect Taft and to Hon. James Wilson, Secre- 

 tarj^ of Agriculture. 



Mr. Simpson presented a revised draft of bills for changes in 

 the manner of filing reports by farmers' institutes, the transfer of 

 stallion certificates, repealing and re-enacting Section 1363 of the 

 Code relative to agricultural and live stock statistics, the change in 

 the date of the annual agricultural convention from Wednesday to 

 Thursday, changing and amending certain sections of the Code 

 granting power to the department to issue bulletins, and increasing 

 the support fund to $5,000.00 annually. 



The plans and estimated cost of the proposed new amphitheater 

 were received by the committee from architect 0. 0. Smith. 



After a full discussion of the funds necessary to carry out the 

 contemplated improvements at the fair grounds the following recom- 

 mendation to be put into a bill and presented to the legislature now 

 in ssssion were agreed upon. 



For steel and concrete amphitheater, removing track and barns. .$165,000 



For completing swine show pavilion 6,500 



For additional land 15,000 



Total $186,500 



