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IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Island and Pacific, and the Chicago, Burlington and Qnincy," to 

 be asked to contribute $1000.00 each. Mr. Curtiss moved that the 

 president appoint a committee to take the matter up with the rail- 

 roads, the president to be a member of the committee, and that the 

 fair appropriate $1000.00 provided the railroads would come in 

 on the basis of $1000.00 each, and that the details be worked out 

 later. Seconded by Olson. Motion carried. 



The advertising budget for the 1914 fair as follows was con- 

 sidered : 



COST OP ADVERTISING 1913 FAIR AND ADVERTISING BUDGET 



FOR 1914 FAIR. 



Cost 1D13 



Budget 1914 



Country weekly papers, 481-500 



Plates for weekly papers, 481-500 



Daily papers outside of Des Moines 



Miscellaneous papers and magazines 



Des Moines daily papers 



Agricultural and live stock papers 



Horse papers and speed program 



H. N. Whitney, five month's salary 



Minnie Truax, five months salary 



Kxtra reporters during the fair 



Printing five issues "'Greater Iowa" 



Postage on same and 10,000 Heralds 



Hangers 



Monthly calendars 



125,000 two-color, eight-page Heralds 



Outdoor signs 



County distribution, advertising matter- 

 Billboard service and date sheets 



Street ear advertising 



Photos 



Cuts and electros 



Daily and band concert programs 



Trip on jobber's train 



Gummed stickers 



Miscellaneous advertising items 



Totals i? 11,818.3! 



,910.18 



760.33 



226.05 



168.25 



,339.18 



,178.45 



627.17 



833.30 



2.90. OO 



98.15 



3&i.40 



114.79 



505. OO 



136.10 



275.00 



1.57.. 50 



788.90 



335.70 



87.15 



291.. 50 



119.52 



81.50 



37.50 



30.17 



56.55 



$ 3,000.00 



775.00 



350.00 



150.00 



1,200.00 



1,200.00 



625.00 



833.30 



375.00 



lOO.OO 



475.00 



130.00 



1,000.00 



75.00 



300.00 



175.00 



7.50. OO 



300.00 



90.00 



175.00 



125.00 



85.00 



37.50 



.55.00 



119.20 



$ 12,500.00 



Mr. Curtin moved that the budget be adopted. Seconded by Mr. 

 Mullen. Motion carried. 



The president appointed as committee on per diem and mileage 

 Messrs. Pike, Olson and Mullen. 



The committee on per diem and mileage made the following re- 

 port which, upon motion of Mr. Reeves, was adopted and warrants 

 ordered drawn for the resjiective amounts. 



