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were plain. In matters of interest and influence it was fully up 

 to the standard and above the average for the last ten years. 



If it is to continue to grow in usefulness consistent with in- 

 creasing attendance and interest, accomodations will have to be 

 provided and equipment enlarged as the need arises. If the pub- 

 lic demands comfort when visiting the fair it is asking no more 

 than its rights. For one thing the attendance is rapidly outgrow- 

 ing the grandstand's seating capacity. I would recommend that 

 two new sections be added to the present structure, one at either 

 end. 



We need more and better stabling for cattle. The horse, sheep 

 and swine departments are splendidly equipped to handle exhib- 

 its, safely and comfortably. In the cattle department it is another 

 story. This department is poorly equipped and wholly insuffi- 

 cient for the demands made upon it year after year. In the matter 

 of pedigreed cattle of the various breeds Iowa leads all other 

 states. In like manner the state fair cattle show outstrips all 

 other fair shows both in numbers and quality. Many of the ani- 

 mals exhibited are priceless. Some of the old stables where 

 these valuable animals have to be housed are uncomfortable, un- 

 sanitary and unsafe. The risk of stabling cattle in such in- 

 sufficient shells is great. I sincerely hope that in the near future 

 we can put up a fire-proof building that will be consistent with 

 the needs of exhibitors and on a scale befitting the cattle indus- 

 try of the state. 



Our very newest problem — and one of the most perplexing — 

 is the disposition of the swarm of automobiles that come to the 

 fair. Approximately forty-five thousand machines passed through 

 the gates this year. Every foot of available parking space was 

 occupied early each day. The overflow filled the woods and the 

 camp grounds. Streets and avenues were so crowded and 

 jammed at times that it was hard even for pedestrians to get 

 about. Some sort of a plan or system for taking care of them 

 will have to be worked out at once. It is one of the things that 

 cannot wait, either, for another fair will find them growing in 

 numbers. 



The great war brought us many problems. Old methods have 

 been pushed to the rear and long-oherished ideals have gone by 

 the board, never to return. As a nation we have been jolted out 

 of ourselves and our growing apathy in certain lines. We all 



