SEVENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK-PART IV. l-lo. 



Secretary was instructed to make contract for the 56th Reg'iment 

 Band of Fort Dodge, Iowa, through their manager, Geo. W. Tre- 

 main, for an engagement of five days and four nights at State 

 Fair of 1906, for $750.00 in full compensation. 



On motion, it was decided to erect a new cattle barn, im- 

 mediately west of cattle barn No. 12, and the Superintendent of 

 Grounds was instructed to move barns No. 10 and 11, occupying 

 site ; one to north of barn No. 1 and the other to east of barn 

 No. 13. 



Executive Committee jNIeeting. 



April 3, 4, 1906. 



Committee met on call of President with all members present. 



The matter of night show for the State Fair of 1906 was taken 

 up and continued. 



The Committee, on behalf of the State Board, extended to 

 Colonel Thomas of the Eleventh Cavalry, stationed at Fort Des 

 Moines, an invitation to participate in the programme on Soldier's 

 Day, Tuesday, August 28th, w^ith full regiment of troops. 



The Secretary was instructed to ask for bids on proposed new 

 cattle barn. 



Executive Committee ^Meeting. 



April 25, 26, 27, 28, 1906. 



Committee met on call of President with all members present. 



Bids for construction of the cattle barn were received and 

 opened, and after a comparison of amount of bids on frame and 

 brick construction, on motion it was the unanimous opinion of the 

 Committee that it should be of brick construction, and Messrs. 

 Small & Winder being the lowest bidders thereon, contract was 

 duly awarded. 



Bids for construction of display cases for Exposition building 

 and ice box and cooling room for Dairy building were received 

 and opened, and all bids^ in the opinion of the Committee, being 

 too high, bidders were reciuested to revise plans and submit bids 

 at later date. 

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