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fieri by the process of time, and the small yearly appropriation that would 

 be necessary to establish a school such as I have outlined would come 

 back to you, I think, every year, not interes„ only, but in principal as well. 

 We are a part of a great moving, rushing throng. This is an age of rest- 

 lessness, and I am glad it is so. It is an age of improvement and growth, 

 and the patriotic men and women of Iowa are always in the very fore- 

 front of the procession of civilization. I thank you. 



i\lR. Packard: I move that thi.s convention tender Governor 

 Cummins its thanks for his very interesting address, and that 

 this convention may vote upon the recommendation of the Gover- 

 nor for some plan upon the question of a correspondence school at 

 Ames, in case it meets with the approval of the convention the 

 committee on resolutions, when appointed, may think out some 

 scheme in this direction and make some recommendation in their 

 resolution. I suggest that the first part of the motion be made 

 this; that the thanks of the convention be tendered Governor 

 Cummins. ^Motion seconded and carried unanimously. For the 

 second part; that the convention approves, for the time being at 

 least, of the recommendation made in the Governor's address 

 relating to a school of correspondence at Ames. Seconded and 

 carried. 



]\Ir. Packard moved that the subject of taxation for the purpose 

 of establishing county fairs be discussed. 



]\Ir. Larson: The idea I had in view when I thought of this 

 was that I believed that there are too many of these organizations 

 in every county which are closely allied and closely connected. 

 Here is the farmers' institute; here is the short course school; 

 here is the experiment work ; and here is the fair ; and I might 

 include the Chautauqua. You have five or six organizations in 

 a county, and in order that you might draw the interest of all the 

 people in some or most of them, you have got to get together. Now 

 I have thought of this, as long as these institutions are carrying 

 out the purpose for which they are held and are of interest, and 

 the county could be assured of the interest that they are intended 

 for, then the county as a government ought to control the grounds 

 and conduct the fair, and in connection with the fair, conduct 

 the experimental school, etc. When you put all the branches 

 there under one head you have them in such shape that each 

 branch then answers the purpose for which they are intended. 



Mr. Packard : I agree with that part of the proposition of the 

 county standing the expense of the fair and then the county voting 



