48 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



vided by Section 2077 of the Supplement to the Code, 1907, as amended by- 

 Senate File 327, Acts of the Thirty-fifth General Assembly. We desire 

 this rate over all lines operated in Iowa. 



We are attaching herewith certificate showing the bona fide paid admis- 

 sions at the Iowa State Fair, August 22nd to 30th, inclusive, 1912. 

 Trusting this matter will have your immediate attention, we remain, 

 Yours very truly, 



State Board of Agriculture, 



Per Secretary. 

 State of Iowa ) 



County of Polk \ ^• 



I, A. R. Corey, Secretary of the Iowa State Fair and Exposition, being 

 first duly sworn, on oath depose and say that the paid attendance at the 

 Iowa State Fair and Exposition August 22-30, 1912, was one hundred and 

 ninety-six thousand three hundred and ninety-two (196,392), 



A. R. Corey, 

 Secretary Iowa State Fair and Exposition. 

 Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3rd day of June, 1913. 



H. L. Bosquet, 

 Notary Public in and for Polk County, Iowa. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 

 JUNE 10-11, 1913. 



Committee met with members Cameron, Olson and Corey present. 



Committee visited the fair grounds to determine the grade for 

 sidewalk from street car entrance to Rock Island Avenue, and to 

 look after other improvements under way. 



Committee decided to move the old street car entrance to a loca- 

 tion on Grand Avenue immediately east of the Shaver Carriage 

 Company building and to remodel same for a dining hall by build- 

 ing on a kitchen, store room and serving room and putting in 

 cement floor, etc. 



The proposition of H. M. Kinsell to move Rest Cottage to the 

 new location, move the toilet near the horse barns to camp grounds, 

 and the old street car station to the new location, for $400.00 was 

 accepted. 



The following bids were on file at 11 o'clock a. m., June 11th, 

 for excavating and grading site for the Women and Children's 

 building. The proposition called for .... cents per cubic yard and 

 for earth placed within a radius of 500 ft. and .... cents per cubic 

 yard for earth moved over 500 ft. and not to exceed 2,000 ft., 

 figured by the section of earth removed. 



500 ft. Over 500 ft. 



Horrabin & .lones, Des Moines, Iowa 25c 40c 



J. M. Stewart & Co., Des Moines, Iowa 39c 39c 



