SIXTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART I. 127 



a kitchen and other changes enlarging the capacity about one-fourth. 

 The art building was removed from in front of the women=' building 

 and set in the angle at the southeast corner of the exposition build- 

 ing. At the suggestion of the Board, some landscape gardening was 

 done and quite a large number of trees set out. Two additional rooms 

 for hospital purposes were added to the women b' building, and quite 

 a little painting was done on the building over the grounds. The 

 entrance at the amphitheater was changed, registering turnstiles \\ere 

 put in, the front aisle in the west stand was widened and a new floor 

 laid. The entrances at the street car station and Capital Avenue were 

 also remodeled and turnstiles put in. Some curbing and guttering was 

 done along the north side of Grand Avenue to better care for the 

 water coming from off the hill, it being impossible to keep the streets 

 from being torn up without this cui'b and gutter; the walk put down 

 on the west side of Rock Island Avenue and to the womens' building. 

 An addition was made to the Secretary's office, to afford a more cen- 

 tral office for the President and a room for Board and committee meet- 

 ings. Some additional hog pens were built, and the old poultry build- 

 ing enlarged and converted into a cattle barn with room for ninety-six 

 head of cattle. Several stock barns were reshingled, and other improve- 

 ments made to put them in shape for the Fair. An imposing entrance 

 was constructed at Grand Avenue, and other improvements and repairs 

 of a minor nature made, all of which go to make up the $12,000.00 which 

 was expended for that purpose last year. 



As to the work for the new year, we can only give you some idea 

 of the amount of money which will be available for improvements and 

 repairs and call your attention to the many improvements needed. In 

 doing this we will give you a list, (to which should be added any others 

 that may be suggested by the members of the Board), that will amount 

 in the whole to more than double the funds that will be available. Pre- 

 suming that you still desire to continue the emergency fund of $15,000.00, 

 this amount will first have, to be deducted from the cash on hand, as 

 w^ill also the sum of about $5,000.00 to pay the contingent expenses 

 until the next Fair. This will leave a balance of about $20,000.00, in 

 round numbers, available for improvements and other work. In the 

 list submitted below yon will notice one item of $8,100.00 for water 

 supply. This is the estimate which the Secretary has on file from the 

 "Water Works Company of the cost of laying about 7.500 feet of six and 

 eight inch mains, about fifteen or sixteen fire hydrants, and other work 

 and material incidental to this. We believe that some fire protection 

 should be provided, but believe this is a matter which should properly 

 come by an appropriation from the State. 



We call your attention to the matter of remodeling the exposition 

 building. In our opinion it will be several years before a new build- 

 ing is erected, and some changes should be made which will make it a 

 more modern exposition building. The need of another sanitary closet 

 near the camp grounds northeast of the exposition building is very 

 great and should be erected without further delay. Another cattle barn 



