TWELFTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART V. 225 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 

 JULY 9-10, 1911. 



The committee met with all members present, also Mr. Paul B. 

 Sawyer, manager of the Des ^Moines Electric Company. 



The purpose of the meeting Avas to go over the contract as sub- 

 mitted by the legal department of the above company, having 

 agreed upon the principal points at the last meeting. The contract 

 was read and discussed, section by section, and a few changes 

 made. The secretary was authorized to sign the re-draft after com- 

 paring it with the contract agreed to. 



The secretary was also authorized to co-operate with Mr. Sawyer 

 for the purchase of the three 150 K. W., O. I. S. C. transformers 

 to be installed in the fair grounds station for the purpose of 

 stepping current down from 6600 volts to 2300 volts, and to pur- 

 chase other small transformers and lighting equipment as recom- 

 mended by Mr. Sawyer for present needs. 



The committee granted the Shaver Carriage Company of Des 

 Moines the privilege of putting up a private building on the fair 

 grounds on the first space west of the ditch, the building to be 

 40x100 feet and built according to plans and specifications sub- 

 mitted by the company and approved by architect Smith. 



The next space west of the Shaver Carriage Company's plot with 

 100 feet frontage was set aside for a building to be erected by the 

 International Harvester Company. 



The secretary was instructed to purchase a car load of tan bark 

 for use in the stoc-k pavilion, also some saw dust for the agricultural 

 and exposition buildings. 



IN VACATION. 

 JULY 12. 1911. 



Secretary signed contract with the Des Moines Electric Com- 

 pany to furnish light and power for the fair grounds as agreed 

 upon by the executive committee on July 9th. 



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