NINETEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART I 7 



Mr. Mullen Informed the board that following the board meeting of 

 the ry'evious evening he called upon Mr. W. T. Shaver of the Shaver 

 Carriage Company and took up the matter of purchasing or requiring 

 the Shaver Carriage Company Building to be removed from the grounds. 

 After considerable talking with Mr. Shaver Mr. Mullen agreed to make 

 the following recommendation to the board, which was acceptable to 

 Mr. Shaver. Mr. Mullen recommended that the building be purchased 

 for the sum of $2,750.00. Mr. Curtiss moved that the recommendation 

 of Mr. Mullen be adopted. Seconded by Mr. Curtin. Motion carried. 



The matter of lowering Power Hall and putting in cement floor was 

 discussed by the superintendent of the machinery department and mem- 

 bers of the board. Mr. Mullen stated that at the present time the floor 

 was unsatisfactory, for it would not carry heavy gas engines, and the 

 fact that heavy gas engines were allowed to operate upon the present 

 floor caused the entire building to tremble and that interferes with other 

 exhibits. Mr. Curtiss recommended that the matter of changing the floor 

 in Power Hall be left with the executive committee and the superintend- 

 ent of machinery department with power to act. Seconded and carried. 



Mr. Reeves moved that the contract let by the executive committee 

 on February 6th for laying cement walks and for placing concrete floor 

 in the aisles of Machinery Hall be approved by the board. Seconded by 

 Mr. Sheldon. Motion prevailed. 



The secretary presented the following statement showing cost of ad- 

 vertising the 1917 fair and recommendations for the advertising budget 

 lor the 1918 fair: 

 Advertising: 



ADVERTISING BUDGET FOR 1918 FAIR. 



Cost of Appropriation 



1917 for 



Advertising 1918 



Country weekly papers $3,745.05 $4,000.00 



Plate matter for country .papers 1,026.25 1,000.00 



Daily papers outside Des Moines 388.30 500.00 



Des Moines daily papers 3,578.15 3,600.00 



Agricultural, live stock and breed papers 1,475.14 1,500.00 



Horse papers, adv. speed program 633.63 650.00 



Miscellaneous papers and magazines 106.50 100.00 



Implement and machinery papers 142.00 150.00 



Supt. Advertising, salary 4 months 625.00 750.00 



Stenographer and clerk, salary 5 months 450.00 375.00 



Printing "Greater Iowa". 778.57 750.00 



Postage on "Greater Iowa" 45.12 50.00 



Drayage on "Greater Iowa" 16.00 20.00 



Hangers and Window cards 1.027.98 1,000.00 



Billboard service 787.14 750.00 



Billboard paper and dates 102.26 250.00 



Distributing advertising matter 31.50 



Cuts and electros 156.15 150.00 



Letter inserts 140.00 



