FOURTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART I 47 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 

 JUNE 3, 1913. 



Committee met with members Cameron and Corey present. 



The committee visited the grounds to ascertain the cause and 

 conditions by which Mr. L. D. Bruner, 2335 East Walnut St., 

 Des Moines, met death. The accident which caused his death oc- 

 curred about 9 :30 a. m., June 3rd. Mr. Bruner had been assist- 

 ing Henry Deets in moving several small buildings at the grounds 

 this spring. At the time of the accident they were unloading the 

 frame closet which had been moved from a point south of Ma- 

 chinery Hall to the camp grounds. The building was about 18x30 

 ft. without floor. The closet partitions remained in place while 

 the building was moved. Blocking was placed under the rear 

 end of the heavy timbers on which the building was carried and 

 the trucks were removed. Jack screws were placed under the 

 front end of the timbers and the trucks had just been removed. 

 Mr. Deets was working at one of these jack screws from the out- 

 side of the building and Mr. Bruner was placing another jack 

 screw under the timber on the opposite side of the building and 

 thought it more convenient to set his jack farther under the build- 

 ing so it would not require so much digging to place the jack, and 

 for that reason was working from the inside of the building. Mr. 

 Deets stated that he cautioned Mr. Bruner to keep on the outside 

 of the building and away from under the heavy timbers. It ap- 

 pears that he assumed a cramped position under the heavy timber 

 and when the jack screws settled into the soft ground and the 

 building caved over he was unable to free himself and get away, 

 with the result that he was caught in such position that his neck 

 was broken and death was instantaneous. Dr. Ryan was called 

 at once but death had taken place before he arrived. The coroner 

 was called and took charge of the body; he turned the remains 

 over to the undertaking firm of Selover & Knight. 



JUNE 4, 1913. 



Committee met with members Cameron, Olson and Corey present. 



The following application was filed with the Board of Railroad 

 Commissioners for rates to the 1913 fair, and date for hearing 

 was set for 9 o'clock a. m., June 28th: 



June 3, 1913. 

 Board of Railroad Commissioners, Des Moines, Iowa. 



Gentlemen — We wish to make application for passenger rates to the 



Iowa State Fair and Exposition, August 20th to 29th, inclusive, as pro- 



