146 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Comunicatioii from the American Cotswold Association by their 

 secretary, Mr. Frank Harding, Waukesha, Wisconsin, asking that 

 an additional $25 be offered as premiums for Cotswold sheep, pro- 

 viding their association would duplicate the amount, was taken 

 up and considered by the Committee and declined as being a 

 deviation from the policy of the Board. 



The Secretary was instructed and authorized as follows: 



To purchase two turnstiles and chopper boxes for use at street 

 car gate. 



To purchase eighty-five street lights for camp grounds. 



To secure sketch and estimate of cost of erecting four dining 

 halls on State Fair Grounds. 



To notify Messrs. S. Clark, Stephen Handy, Wm. H. Gordon 

 and J. L. Belts to remove their buildings occupying site of pro- 

 posed new dining hall. 



To purchase from five to ten thousand advertising hangers, 

 using cuts of views of Fair Grounds thereon. 



To call a meeting;^ of the Board for the lOtli of May, for con- 

 sideration of matters requiring their attention. 



Meeting of State Board of Agriculture, 



May 10, 1906. 



Met on call of Executive Committee and on roll-call the follow- 

 ing members were found to be present : Morrow, Cameron, Simpson, 

 Johnston, Brown, St. John, Legoe, Ledgerwood, McDonald, Olson, 

 Pike, Packard and Phillips. 



President IMorrow stated the purpose of the meeting was to 

 consider financial matters connected with permanent improvements 

 upon the State Fair Grounds. 



Secretary reported $24,780.00 available for improvements and 

 repairs, and gave an outline of work under way and other im- 

 provements recommended by the Executive Committee, including 

 the exhibit display cases for Exposition Building, reserve seats 

 for Ampitheatre, new dining halls, etc., also reported the contract 

 awarded for the building of a brick cattle barn 60x120 feet. 



Proposition was received from Mr. Geo. S. Redhead for exchange 

 of lots lying south of State Fair Grounds for acreage comprising 

 that part of Fair Grounds lying east of section six (6), and on 

 motion its consideration was deferred until the Board had looked 

 over lots in question. 



Board adjourned to meet at Fair Grounds at 2:00 o'clock p.m. 



