EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART I 3 



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

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

 the State Board of Agriculture, signed by the president and secretary. 



Sec. 3. This act, being deemed of Immediate importance, shall take effect 

 and be in force from and after its publication in the Des Moines Register and 

 Des Moines Capital, newspapers published in Des Moines, Iowa. 



The proposition of the Iowa Beef Producers' Association to offer $200 

 in prizes in the baby beef class, with the condition that the fair man- 

 agement offer an equal amount was accepted by the committee. 



President Cameron issued a call for a board meeting on February 15 

 and 16 and instructed the secretary to notify the members to that effect. 



The secretary was instructed to notify the officers representing the 

 following associations to appear before the board at 10 o'clock a. m. 

 Thursday, February 15, for a conference relative to catalog house ex- 

 hibits at the state fair. 



Iowa Implement Dealers' Association. 



Iowa Retail Merchants' Association. 



Iowa Hardware Dealers' Association. 



Des Moines Chamber of Commerce. 



The committee approved payment of bills. 



MEETING STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 

 February 15. 



The board met at 10:30 a. m. with President Cameron in the chair, and. 

 the following members of the board responded to roll call: Pearson, Cam- 

 eron, Olson, Corey, Tribby, Davis, Reeves, Curtin, Curtiss, Mullen and 

 Pike. 



CONFERENCE WITH RETAIL DEALERS ON MAIL ORDER HOUSE 



EXHIBITS. 



The following representatives conferred with the board relative to 

 allowing Sears Roebuck & Company and other catalog houses to exhibit 

 at the Iowa State Fair. 



Mr. Jno. Cunningham, Sec'y Iowa State Merchants' Ass'n, Dubuque. 



Mr. B. F. Wherry, Sec'y Iowa Implement Dealers' Ass'n, Hampton. 



Mr. Robt. Shanahan, Sec'y Retail Merchants' Ass'n, Ottumwa. 



Mr. F. M. Nebe, State Retail Shoe Ass'n, Atlantic. 



Mr. Roy E. Stevens, Retail Shoe Dealers^ Ass'n and Commercial Club, 

 Ottumwa. I 



Mr. J. H. Shaffer, National Grocers' Ass'n, Davenport. 



Mr. N. J. Pilkington, Editor, Merchants' Trade Journal, Des Moines. 



Mr. A, M. Brackett, Sec'y U. C. T., Des Moines. 



Mr. A. Clemens, Pres. Des Moines Chamber of Commerce. 



Mr. R. H. Faxon, Sec'y Des Moines Chamber of Commerce. 



Mr. L. B. Kirkpatrick, Pres. Des Moines Retail Merchants' Ass'n, Des 

 Moines. 



Mr. C. W. Judd, Sec'y Des Moines Retail Merchants' Ass'n. 



Dean Schooler, Pres. Des Moines Auto Dealers' Ass'n. 



Mr. J. K. Elwell, State Retail Merchants' Bureau, Des Moines. 



