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association, the benefit to accrue to a townsliip and county, if that work 

 is done, and done properly, tliat we ' should have more funds, and I 

 strongly urge the increase of dues of county and district fairs to, say, 

 $10, and, I may also add, inasmuch as I am not a candidate for re-election, 

 that I think whoever succeeds me in this office be paid for the work 

 done. The secretary can earn some money in a job of this kind, and, 

 if he is good for anything at all, he is worth it and should be paid, 

 while if he is not good, he should not be had at any price. I think we 

 should pay a man what it is worth to do the work. Now, the question 

 was discussed this afternoon of the increase of dues in the County and 

 District Fair Association, and the secretaries and presidents here are 

 aware, from the letters sent out in connection with our meeting, that this 

 question was raised. Now, I am sure that there is not a secretary of a 

 fair association in Iowa, who is familiar with the conditions, but who is 

 in sympathy with this move, and it is a campaign that cannot be financed 

 on hot air. Men who are qualified to handle this matter properly should 

 at least have their expenses paid, and, in order to do this, will require 

 more money, and this will necessitate an increase of dues. That, however, 

 I leave to your judgment and, without further remarks, other than to 

 call attention to the fact that out of the ninety-one fairs held in Iowa, 

 thirty-six have run behind financially. I do not have the statistics, but 

 I believe I am informed correctly, and I believe I am correct in saying 

 that, with the majority of them, it was only about a hundred dollars or 

 so — a small amount. Now, if the Iowa fairs received the support of the 

 state of Iowa that they should, for the educational side of the fair, the 

 counties would have been on the right side of the ledger in the majority 

 of these cases, instead of leaving a bad taste. One of the angles to the 

 duty of the secretary of an association of this kind is that the report 

 he has to make has to be gotten up very much in a hurry. Our money 

 comes in at the last moment and we have to make up a statement on the 

 spur of the moment. So it may not be absolutely correct, but as nearly 

 so as it is possible to make it. 



niS^ANCIAL STATEMENT DECEMBER 8, 1914, 9 O'CLOCK P. M. 



Beceipts — 



Dues paid by thirty-eight fairs $190.00 



Dues paid by horsemen 8.00 



Extra tickets 2.50 



Total receipts $200.50 



Disbursements — 



Overdraft from 1913 % 22.35 



Program preparation 23.75 



Postage 18.85 



Printing 27.50 



Stenographer 9.00 



Slides 7.00 



Total disbursements 108.45 



Balance on hand § 92.05 



