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rical Exchange and Gregory Fireworks Co., to further discuss 

 plans for the night entertainment. 



An effort was made to secure the release of the spectacular show 

 "Moscow" that same could be put on at the Iowa State Fair, but 

 withowt success. 



Arrangements were completed for additional acts subject to the 

 approval of the Executive Committee at their meeting of the 14th. 



Secretary spent IMonday looking into the seat proposition for 

 the reserve seats to be placed in the grand stand. 



Executive Committee Meeting. 



June 14, 1906. 



Committee met as per arrangement, for consideration of matters 

 coming before them on this date. 



Bids for erecting proposed new Dining Hall Building on State 

 Fair Grounds were received and opened, and i\Iessrs. Callen Bros., 

 of Des Moines, Iowa, being the lowest bidders thereon were duly 

 awarded contract. 



The Secretary was instructed to order roll tickets for general 

 admissions, grand stand, and such other places as they could be 

 used to advantage, for Fair of 1906 ; also to have tickets for re- 

 served seats, in amphitheatre printed, with section and row printed 

 thereon. 



The office formerly occupied by the Superintendent of Grounds 

 was assigned to the Superintendent of Police Regulations, and Mr. 

 Deemer was instructed to build a small office for the use of his 

 department. 



It was decided to use only one orchestra during the Fair, and 

 that in the Stock Pavilion. 



As per resolution of the Board, the committee met with i\Ir. Red- 

 head and discussed the matter of recommending exchange of a 

 portion of the land known as the State Fair Grounds for lots lying 

 south of the grounds. It was agreed that if the following propo- 

 sition was made in writing by I\Ir. Redhead the committee would 

 recommend to the Executive Council of the State of Iowa that 

 such exchange be made, to-wit : 



To exchange the . eighty-two (82) lots lying south of the Fair 

 Grounds between that and Dean Avenue on the south, as marked 

 on the plat of the Redhead Addition to Des IMoines, for all of that 



