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and have the same on exhibition in the office of Mr. Johnston, the 

 superintendent of swine, so that you may all look it over, and 

 offer any criticisms or suggestions that may occur to you. In this 

 way we expect to get new ideas for another sketch which we 

 will have made to present to the board at their meeting in 

 December. I believe the board recognizes the urgent necessity 

 for this improvement in the swine department above every thing 

 else. 



In the sketch for this new barn, we will endeavor to 

 so arrange the pens, that one location will be equally as desirable 

 as another. I have no fear but what we can get an appropriation 

 from the legislature to erect this barn, if we can agree upon 

 suitable plans. The swine industry of IO«?va is entitled to it and 

 we believe their demands will be recognized. No other state 

 fair or exposition compares with the Iowa State Fair in the 

 numbers and quality of her hog show. 



As stated before we have not completed any preliminary sketch 

 but the architects have made a hurried estimat on the cost of 

 a building of sufficient size to put in 1200 pens, and find that 

 the expense would be in the neighborhood of $50,000. While 

 this amount may seem large, still when you stop to figure the 

 thousands of people who are interested in swine breeding, and 

 what this show means to the Iowa swine breeder, it is a very 

 small item. When the appropriation is asked by the board for 

 the erection of this building ,they should have the earnest support 

 of every swine breeders and raiser of the state. I thank you." 



Mr. R. S. Johnston, Superintendent of the Swine Department 

 at the Iowa State Fair, was also present and made the following 

 remarks : "Mr. Simpson has about outlined by idea as to the 

 building but I think we have made a little start by giving you a 

 half more money that we have ever given before. It used to 

 be about $1380, last year it was $1700 and this year about $2500. 

 There are now five money premiums and two additional ribbons. 

 As Mr. Simpson has said, we hope to have a sketch of the build- 

 ing ready by fair time for to pass your opinion on. I have not 

 seen it myself but have an idea of the sketch and about what 

 it will be, and I think it will be better to have a good building 



