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good state of repair as when taken over, and all expense the board is 

 put to will be paid promptly. 



Dr. Geo. M. Chappel, Director of the Iowa Weather and Crop Ser- 

 vice Bureau filed his resignation with the committee. Following is his 



letter of notification: 



Des Moines, March 14, 1918. 

 Hon. C. E. Cameron, 



President Iowa State Board of Agriculture, 



Des Moines, Iowa. 

 Sir: I have the honor to inform you that I have this day forwarded to 

 his excellency, Hon. W. L. Harding, Governor of Iowa, my resignation as 

 Director of the Iowa Weather and Crop Service, to take effect at the end of 

 March 31, 1918. 



Thanlcing you and, through you, the officers and members of the State 

 Board of Agriculture, for the many courtesies shown me during my twenty- 

 eight years of service in the Iowa Weather and Crop Service, and wishing 

 you all success for the future, I remain. 



Very truly yours, 



DR. GEO. M. CHAPPEL, 



Director 



The commttee recommended to Governor W. L. Harding, that he 

 appoint Charles D. Reed to fill the vacancy, also for the term of two 

 years, commencing July 1, 1918. 



The superintendent of grounds was authorize.! to purchase a low 

 wheeled wagon for not to exceed $55.00. 



MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 

 April 11-12. 



Members present Cameron, Olson and Corey. 



The committee met with Mr. J. Alex Sloan, Chicago, and Mr. R. A. 

 Hankinson, Kansas City, who represent a number of the prominent dirt 

 track auto race drivers. The committee closed contract with J. Alex 

 Sloan to furnish six high class dirt track racing cars and professional 

 drivers to participate in two day's racing, Friday, August 23rd and 

 Friday, August 30th. The bonus and prize money to be paid Mr. Sloan 

 and his drivers to be $3000. 



The committee also closed contract with Mr. Hankinson to furnish 

 six high class dirt track racing cars, six professional drivers, two large 

 exhibition cars and two baby racing cars to participate in the races on 

 Friday, August 23rd and Friday, August 30th; also Hankinson's 

 original auto polo team for the period of the fair, August 23-30 inclusive. 

 The compensation for the polo team and prizes and bonuses for the 

 cars and drivers participating in two days auto racing to be $3500.00. 



PROGRAM FOR W. & C. BLDG. 



The secretary presented the communication of Mrs. W. H. Snider, 

 chairman of the program committee of the Women and Children's Build- 

 ing. The committee approved the expenditure of $200.00 recommended 

 by the program committee for putting on the "Festival of Wild Flowers 

 of Iowa" in the W. & C. Building during the period of the fair. 



