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Mr. Lauer moved the report of the Committee on Credentials ])e 

 adopted. Seconded by Mr. Griffin. Report was tlien unanimously 

 adopted by the convention, 



Mr. Curtin: It occurred to me that Mr. Lauer 's suggestion of 

 this morning might be brought up at this time. I judge from the 

 report of the credential committee that about thirty fairs responded 

 out of the ninety-four fairs that receive state aid. If they don't 

 take any more interest in this association than to get state aid, I 

 believe they should be cut off from receiving state aid, and I 

 think now and here would be a good time to ask the legislative com- 

 mittee of the Iowa State Fair Association to get an amendment to 

 the law whereby state aid will be handed out after this meeting. It 

 is a shame that only thirty fairs should be represented here at this 

 meeting and I would like to see something done along that line. 



If it would be in order, I move that the legislative committee of 

 the State Board of Agriculture be asked to prepare a bill to the 

 effect that the drawing of state aid by county agricultural societies 

 be made contingent upon their being represented at the annual 

 meeting here in Des Moines by at least one delegate. 



Mr. Morton : I second the motion. 



Mr. Stanberry: In the report of the Resolutions Committee I 

 have already provided for that, and we will present that to the 

 meeting here. Of course, that would not of necessity have to 

 supersede this. 



Mr. Curtin : Then it had better come through the Resolutions 

 Committee first. 



Mr. ]\Iorton : I think this is of sufficient importance to spend 

 time on it now. The report of the Resolutions Committee would 

 tend to bolster up the Governor and this association in the matter. 

 If the Committee on Resolutions make the report as Mr. Stan- 

 berry says it will, I think it will bolster up this proposition. 



The Chairman: Don't you. think in due respect to the Com- 

 mittee on Resolutions that we should hear that report first? 



Mr, Morton: "What I say is that I think this motion is of 

 sufficient importance to have a recommendation not only in the 

 report of the Resolutions Committee, but also a separate motion 

 by the association. 



Mr. Lauer: Would not that oe better to come under the head 

 of new business? And then it would follow the report of the 

 Resolutions Committee? 



