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financial legs are too short to reach the fodder if placed too high in the 

 rack, and they want, and will demand, at the hands of the legislature of 

 Iowa, a larger and more substantial recognition of their needs. And we 

 would, therefore, urge this meeting to cooperate with the county and 

 district fairs in initiating a movement and setting on foot activities 

 energetic, capable and persistent, to bring to the attention of the legisla- 

 ture of Iowa, soon to convene at this capitol, the needs and the demands 

 of the local district and county fairs of Iowa for a more liberal allowance 

 at the hands of the state. 



Resolved, That we believe it to be in the interests of every owner of 

 Iowa farms and Iowa lands that the state fair should be maintained at its 

 high altitude of prosperity and continue to maintain its rank as first 

 among the great agricultural fairs of the Middle West. Every acre of 

 Iowa, and every tiller of every acre, is interested in the success of the 

 Iowa State Fair. It is a tangible and visible asset to every farm and home- 

 stead in the state. Nothing so powerfully visualizes the resources of Iowa 

 to the people of the entire country as does the exhibition of its resources 

 gathered at the state fair and brought to the attention of the hundreds 

 and thousands of visitors from other and adjacent states who come to 

 our fair as an annual and agreeable pilgrimage to see the greatest exposi- 

 tion of agricultural wealth and prosperity assembled in the Mississippi 

 valley. There is no exaggeration in this claim, no self-glorification, no 

 excess of statement, but the simple statement of the naked truth, known 

 and read of all men. 



Resolved, That we, as citizens of Iowa, are proud of our great state fair; 

 proud of its careful, progressive and consistent management; proud of its 

 competent administration; and we hereby, as representatives of the 

 state's leading industry, its agricultural and all associated and kindred 

 industries, desire to express our gratification at the success of our state 

 fair so uniformly maintained, and, be it further 



Resolved, That we renew our confidence in the management of its 

 business and its affairs, and that we are especially gratified that no sus- 

 picion has ever cast a shadow upon its business history, no neglect or 

 irregularity has ever been charged to its officers, no incompetency or 

 partiality alleged or sustained, against its management, and it is 

 the hope of this meeting of representative agricultural communities, who, 

 in their narrower local sphere, seek to encourage and maintain a kindred 

 interest, that they may always look up to the Iowa State Fair as a model 

 of excellence in its business management and in all that goes to make 

 up a model exposition of Iowa's agricultural interests. Respectfully sub- 

 mitted, John W. Palm, C. W. Hoffman, T. W. Purcell, committee. 



On motion, duly seconded, the report of the committee was 

 adopted. 



