TWELFTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART V. 217 



A committee representing the National French Draft Horse 

 Ajssoeiation, composed of President J. "W. Craft, Vice President 

 Isaiah Dillon, and the assistant secretary and one other member 

 of the association, appeared before the executive committee and 

 C. F. Curtiss, superintendent of the horse department, and asked 

 to have the class continued for Percheron and French Draft 

 horses. These gentlemen were informed that the Percheron breed- 

 erg had made a request for a separate classification and upon the 

 showing made this was granted. They were also informed that 

 the executive committee was ready to consider their application 

 for a separate classification for French Draft horses. As no re- 

 quest was made for a separate classification it was decided to let 

 the class remain as published in the 1911 premium list. 



Secretary was instructed to enter into contract with Milton S. 

 Mooney for his electric tandem for a feature at the night show 

 in the stock pavilion, the consideration to be $750.00 provided 

 Iowa and Minnesota State Fairs book the act; should Wisconsin 

 also book this act the amount to be $700.00. 



The oath of office was administered by notary H. L. Bosquet to 

 John P. Mullen of Fonda, who was duly elected a member of thr 

 board from the Tenth District on April 4th. 



Thursday, May 4. 



Committee met \Wth all members present, also members Curtiss, 

 Phillips and Mullen and architect 0. 0. Smith. 



The time set for receiving proposals for the construction of the 

 machinery building having arrived, the committee preceeded to 

 open bids, which were as follows: 



PROPOSITION NO. "O." 



Building complete as per specifications. Includes steel, general con- 

 tract, culvert and grading. Deduction for leaving off portion back to cen- 

 ter line of building. 



Bid. Deduction 



J. B. McGorrisk, Des Moines, Iowa $90,000.00 $4,300.00 



J. C. Mardis Co., Des Moines, Iowa 92,400.00 4,100.00 



Des Moines Bridge & Iron Works, Des Moines 83,560.00 3,960.00 



W. H. Brereton, Des Moines, Iowa *79,442.0O 6,287.00 



*Does not include grading. 



