FOURTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART I 4l 



exhibitors, from the excessive rates charged by the Iowa State Fair 

 Board for space used for automobile exhibitors. 



(Signed by 32 dealers.) 



Mr. Reeves moved that tlie rental of space under the grand stand 

 for antomolMle exhibit be fixed at twenty cents (20c) per square 

 foot for the 1913 fair. Motion seconded by Mr. Curtin and unan- 

 imousl}^ carried. 



The secretary presented a copy of Senate File No. 212 making 

 appropriation for a women and children's building on the state 

 fair ground as follows: 



S. F. NO. 212. 

 An Act to provide for the erection of a women and children's building 

 on the Iowa State Fair and Exposition Grounds, and to make ap- 

 propriation therefor. 

 Be It Enacted hy the General Assembly of the State of loica: 



Section 1. The state board of agriculture is hereby authorized, em- 

 powered and directed to cause to be erected on the Iowa State Fair 

 and Exposition Grounds a women and children's building at such loca- 

 tion on said grounds as the said board of agriculture may select. 



Sec. 2. There is hereby appropriated to the Iowa Department of Agri- 

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

 ated, for the purpose of erecting and furnishing said women and chil- 

 dren's building the sum of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000.00). All 

 moneys appropriated by this act shall be drawn from the state treas- 

 ury upon warrants issued by the state auditor upon the order of the 

 state board of agriculture. 



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

 effect and be enforced from and after its passage and publication in 

 the Register and Leader and Des Moines Capital, newspapers published 

 in Des Moines, Iowa. 



Approved April 18, 1913. 



The board adjourned to the fair grounds to inspect location of 

 the women and children's building and to go over the list of im- 

 provements to be made from fair receipts. 



MAY 17th. 



Board met at 10 o'clock a. m. with President Cameron in the 

 chair and the following members present : Cameron, Olson, Johns- 

 ton, Reeves, Wentworth, Curtiss, Sheldon, Mullen, Pike and Corey. 



Mr. Johnston moved that the executive committee be authorized 

 to expend not to exceed $25,000.00 on improvements and main- 

 tenance of grounds and buildings out of anticipated receipts of 

 the 1918 fair. Seconded by Mr. Wentworth. On roll call the vote 

 wm a§ follows: Ayes 10, noes 0. Motion prevailed. 



