204 IOWA DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE 



to the legislature at the earliest possible moment, which motion was 

 duly seconded and unanimously adopted. 



The president appointed Messrs. Johnston, and Pike as com- 

 mittee on Per Diem and Mileage. 



The following resolutions were offered by the special committee 

 appointed by the president on the resignation of Secretary Simp- 

 son. On motion of Mr. Wentworth the resolutions were unani- 

 mously adopted and ordered spread upon the records of the board. 



Resolved, That the Iowa State Board of Agriculture receives with deep- 

 est regret the resignation of Secretary .John C. Simpson, who leaves Iowa 

 to enter the service of our sister state of Minnesota in a similar capacity. 



Resolved, We cannot permit Secretary Simpson to leave our state or this 

 organization without expressing the obligation we feel for the work per- 

 formed during the past seventeen years toward the promotion of every 

 Iowa interest, and we point with particular pride to his splendid service 

 in advancing the work of the Iowa State Board of Agriculture and in the 

 upbuilding of the Iowa State Fair. 



E. M. WENTWORTH, 



W.B. BARNEY, 

 C. F. CURTISS, 



Committee. 



The committee on Per Diem and mileage appointed by the ]:)res- 

 ident filed theii- rojiort. wbicli Avas* adopted. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE :yiEETIN(;. 

 FEBRUARY 1-:]. If)!!. 



Members present, Cameron, Ijcdgerwood, Corey, and retiring 

 member Secretary Sim})son. 



Minutes of the executive committee on Dec. 20-21, Jan. (j and 

 Jan. 13-14, also minutes of" committee meeting to revise premium 

 list on Jan. 18-14, were read and approved. 



Members C^araeron, Ledgerwood and Simpson appeared before 

 both the House and Senate coimnittees on agi'iculture and explained 

 to the committees the changes asked for in Section 1657-n. Supple- 

 ment to the Code, 1907, as embodied in the following bill: 



