262 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 

 APRIL 2-3,, 1912. 



Committee m_et with all members present ; also Member Curtiss. 



The committee meeting was called for the purpose of meeting 

 with Mr. C. B. Irwin, representing the Irwin Brothers, owners 

 of the Cheyenne Frontier Show, and to consider finally the propo- 

 sition for the above show as the night attraction at the amphi- 

 theater. 



After careful consideration of the proposition the committee 

 closed contract for a consideration of $12,000.00 for six days 

 and six nights. 



Copy of contract on file. 



The secretary Avas instructed to advertise for bids on the horse 

 barn; said bids to be filed by 12 o'clock noon on the 3d day of 

 ]\Iay. 



The secretary was authorized to contract with Mrs. Matilda 

 Winterrowd and J\Iiss Stella Henderson for the two ten-acre tracts 

 directly north of the fair grounds at $9.00 per acre ; the same to 

 be put into crop and to be used for aviation field and plowing 

 demonstrations during fair week. 



On recommendation of J. F. Summers, superintendent of the 

 poultry department, a rule was adopted and ordered printed in 

 the rules of the Poultry Department, limiting exhibitors from 

 outside the state from showing more than fifty birds. 



The secretary was authorized to send representative on trade 

 special run over the C, R. I. & P. and Northwestern lines from 

 Des Moines to West Liberty and return, on the 14tli, 15th and 

 16th of May ; the expense to be $35.00 for the trip. 



The secretary was instructed to submit a bid of $250.00 to the 

 Chicago Daily Live Stock World for two Poland China Futurity 

 Shows. One to be held at the Iowa State Fair in 1912 and one 

 in 1913. 



The superintendent of grounds was authorized to order two 

 dump wagon boxes for use on grounds. 



The committee put in a greater portion of Thursday on the 

 grounds going over minor improvements and in determining 

 location of old horse barns that will have to be moved in case 

 new horse barn is built. 



