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those at all. It is simply a pass out check i)roposition with us, 

 and it is a matter of business with ils to protect ourselves. 



In regard to our method of accounting, I don't think it would 

 interest you people. The way we have is just a simplified form of 

 accounting. As far as the secretary is concerned, I have a cash 

 book, and in that cash book is kept simply the receipts and dis- 

 bursements. You have to figure mighty close to keep the disburse- 

 ments from kicking you pretty close in the rear. We practice 

 economy, but at the same time we do not restrict them to any cer- 

 tain extent in the different departments. In this accounting sys- 

 tem here we have — I don't know as any of you people have one 

 similar. If someone will just pass this around — we have a check 

 here that is somewhat different from the majority of them. Now 

 those checks, you will see that on the back of it are the items of 

 account as we keep it in the cash book. Whenever I issue a check 

 on the back of it will appear the same amount and for what pur- 

 pose it is issued, and the amount will be the same on the stub, just 

 the same as anybody keeps. When I go to work and make up 

 my bank account I check over the stub. Just as soon as I get 

 these checks I send them to the treasurer. When we strike up a 

 balance if his balance does not correspond to my own, the same 

 as with the different departments which appear on the back there, 

 he checks it from both sides. If the amounts are equal — if the 

 amounts in the different departments do not agree with my own, 

 there is something wrong somewhere. That is the way we keep 

 cash account. That is the check system. I don't know whether 

 any of you use that way or not. 



I have got down to the matter of advertising. Now we have 

 here a pretty thorough method of advertising. Our advertising 

 this year cost us close to $350.00. I think it was $333. I don't 

 know whether that is large or small. Each one of our newspapers 

 on an average gets two or three of these complimetary tickets. 

 Now in the first place when our fair first started out, in a very 

 short time, or in the spring we sent out what we call a tickler. 

 That is what I called it. I don't know what you would call it. 

 They read "Bremer County Fair, Waverly, Iowa." Any place 

 that is adjacent that we think it would be profitable we send out 

 these "ticklers." They are just as reminders that there is going 

 to be a fair in that vicinity. Where we think there can be any 

 advantage gained by letting the people know we are going to have 

 a fair we send those out. Just as soon as anything new comes 



