274 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Secretary read several communications from various cement com- 

 panies relative to the erection of a Cement Industries building upon 

 the state fair grounds. He was instructed to write the various 

 parties that it was the sense of the board that such a building 

 would be a most valuable asset to the grounds, tliat it was the 

 unanimous opinion of the mem])ers present that an exhibit of cement 

 products would in the near future be one of the big features of the 

 fair ; that it M'ould be impossible for the board to have such a 

 building erected the present year, owing to lack of funds, but that 

 just as soon as funds Avere available for this purpose such a build- 

 ing would be erected; and further, that an effort would be made the 

 present season to have all exliibits of cem?nt prodict'^ centralized. 



Committee on Resolutions presented the following resolution rela- 

 tive to the retiring member of the board from the Ninth district ; 

 IMr. ^IcDonald : 



Mniereas. Our esteemed colleague, Mr. M. McDonald, after many years 

 of service on the State Board of Agriculture, deemed it advisable to retire 

 from same; and 



Whereas. He has been greatly bereaved by the loss of his beloved wife, 

 .i.e greatest loss that could possibly ccme to him; now therefore be it 



Resolved. That we, the State Board of Agriculture, as a body and as 

 individual friends, extend to him our most sincere sympathy on account 

 ct his great bereavement, and while nothing we can do will take from 

 him the burden of h's loss, we sincerely wish to do all in our power to 

 lighten his burdens, and we also wish to assure him that wherever he may 

 f^ en the journey of life our good wishes will always be with him. 



e. j. curtin, 

 John Ledgerwood, 

 T. C. Legoe. 

 Committee on Resolutions. 



Tile above I'esolntion was received and ordered spi-ead upon the 

 minutes and a copy sent to Mr. McDonald. 



Mr. Reeves read the following report of the work in the Horticul- 

 tural department for the past season, which Avas ordered placed on 

 file: 



REPORT OF HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. 



E. M. beeves, superixtexdext. 



As to the fruit department I can report that there was a good display 

 of all our Iowa fruits and the quality was an improvement over that 

 usually shown. The balcony, used for the first time, gave additional 

 space for exhibits, besides breaking up the monotony of a single floor 

 space and affording a pleasing view of the entire hall. 



