PART I 



Synopsis of Proceedings of the Iowa State Board of 

 Agriculture and Executive and Special Com- 

 mittee Meetings, from December 14, 

 1917, to December 13, 1918. 



SPECIAL COMMITTEE MEETING— WEST HOTEL, SIOUX CITY 

 January 3, 1918. 



The committee composed of Cameron, Curtin and Corey met at the 

 West Hotel, Sioux City, with other members from the Nebraska State 

 Ti air. South Dakota State Fair and Sioux City Interstate Fair, representa- 

 tives of the Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota racing circuit. 



The purpose of the meeting was to arrange a speed program for the 

 circuit, uniform conditions, etc. The program and conditions was agreed 

 upon for the Iowa State Fair. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 

 January 16-17. 



Members present, Cameron, Olson, Corey and Director Mullen. The 

 purpose of the meeting was to take up the matter of concrete floor in 

 the aisles of Machinery Hall as authorized by the board at the Decem- 

 ber meeting. The committee drafted the specifications for the floor; also 

 for the sidewalk to be laid on the west side of the Agricultural Building, 

 and directed the secretary to advertise for bids to be received on same 

 February 6tli. The specifications call for a five-inch concrete fioor in the 

 aisles of Machinery Hall and four-inch cement sidewalk. It was also the 

 understanding that the brick that were removed from the old walk west 

 of the Agricuultural Building were to be used in laying a walk from the 

 street car entrance to the south entrance to Machinery Hall. 



The committee approved the $100,000 bond of W. W. Morrow, ti'easurer. 



The executive committee decided to ask the boys competing for the 

 free trip to the state fair to write an essay on the subject, "How the 

 Farmer Boy Can Help Win the War." 



The committee authorized the secretary to trade the old typewriter 

 used in the publicity department for a new Underwood, paying the dif- 

 ference amounting to $48.03. 



The secretary was authorized to employ a stenographer at not to ex- 

 ceed $75.00 per month, for the publicity department. 



