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the past ten or twelve years, and that the board go aliead with the judg- 

 ing program as advertised in the premium list. Motion seconded by 

 Mr. Sheldon and carried. 



The fact that the pay of gate keepers and other helpers in the various 

 departments at the fair had been $2.50 per day was brought to the atten- 

 tion of the board. The board gave the matter due consideration, and 

 Mr. Pike moved that tlie gate keepers in the admissions department and 

 all other helpers in the various departments who had been paid $2.50 

 in the past be paid $3.00 per day this year. Motion seconded by Mr. 

 Sheldon and carried. 



Mr. Curtiss moved that the board appropriate $100.00 for a stable man- 

 ager's prize, to be awarded to exhibitors in the harness and saddle 

 classes; the prizes to be divided as follows: $50, $25, $15, $10. The 

 prizes to be awarded to managers or superintendents of stables winning 

 the greatest number of ribbons, either blue, red, yellow or white in the 

 show classes, with the same general conditions as those governing the 

 stable manager's prizes in the pony classes and published in the 1918 

 premium list. 



Mr. Mullen, member of the State Board of Agriculture from the Tenth 

 filed his resignation as director from the district with the board, 

 district with the board. 



Des Moines, Iowa, June 27. 1918. 



To the Honorable Board of the. State Fair: 



I hereby tender my resignation as director for the Tentli Congressional District. 



District. Very truly yours, 



J. P. MULLEN. 



Mr. E&cher moved the resignation of Mr. Mullen be accepted. Sec- 

 onded by Mr. Legoe and carried. 



The secretary presented the following recommendations relative to 

 salaries of employees in the department; that the salary of Mr. Ivanhoe 

 WMtted, superintendent of publicity, be raised from $1,800.00 to $2,000.00 

 per year; that the salary of L. D. Ramsey be increased from $1,500.00 to 

 $1,620.00 per year, and that the salary of Miss Veva Beadle be increased 

 from $900.00 to $1,020.00 per year. 



Mr. Davis moved that the recommendations as to salaries made by 

 tlie secretary be approved by the board, with the understanding that the 

 increase start at the discretion of the secretary but not before July first. 

 Motion seconded by Mr. Curtin. Motion carried. 



PER DIEM AND MILEAGE. 



Mr. Cameron appointed as committee on per diem and mileage, Messrs. 

 Pike, Davis and Reeves. 



The committee on per diem and mileage made the following report: 



Mr. President: Your committee on per diem and mileage begs to re- 

 port as follows: 



