8 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 



FEBRUARY 12, 13, 14, 1913. 



Committee met with all members present, also member of the 

 board J. F. Summers. 



In accordance with instructions of the board at their meeting 

 on December 12th, and the estimates submitted by architect 0. 0. 

 Smith, the committee prepared the following bill making appro- 

 priation for buildings and additional land at the state fair grounds 

 and the same was introduced in the House by Representative 

 Brockway and in the Senate by Senator Doran : 



House File No. 371, by Brockway. 

 Senate File No. 241, by Doran. 



A BILL 



For an Act making appropriations for additional improvements and land 

 at the Iowa State Fair and Exposition Grounds. 



Be It Enacted "by the General Assembly of the State of loica: 



Section 1. There is hereby appropriated to the Iowa Department of 

 Agriculture, out of money in the state treasury not otherwise appropri- 

 ated, the sum of $192,000.00 for the following purposes: 



For the erection of sheep barn $ 45,000.00 



For the erection of cattle barn 50,000.00 



For the completion of building for exhibits of farm implements, 



machinery, vehicles, etc 85,000.00 



For sanitary closets 5,000.00 



For the purchase of additional land and lots 7,000.00 



Sec. 2. All moneys appropriated by this act shall be drawn from the 

 state treasurer upon warrants issued by the auditor of state upon the 

 order of the state board of agriculture. 



Sec. 3. This act being deemed of immediate importance shall take ef- 

 fect and be in force from and after its publication in the Register and 

 Leader and Des Moines Capital, newspapers published at Des Moines, 

 Iowa. 



Mr. Summers, superintendent of the privilege department, con- 

 sulted with the committee and Mr. "W. C. Brown, the former super- 

 intendent, regarding the conduct and details of that department. 



The following supplies were ordered for keeping records in the 

 privilege department : 250 duplicate receipts, one 200 page ledger, 

 and a 100 page cash book. 



Committoe adjounicd to meet at the Auditorium Hotel in Chi- 

 cago as arranged at previous meeting. 



