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more of what it is spending its money for. It is a patriotic thing to do and 

 it 16 a wonderfully educational thing. It puts the government in accord 

 with the people, thereby bringing the government a little closer to the peo- 

 ple. There are millions and millions of our people who cannot go to 

 Washington and, considering the small cost of shipping these exhibits 

 about, I think it is one of the greatest things the government can do, con- 

 sidering the time it requires and the money also. 



The fairs of the country are on a firmer foundation now than they were 

 and eventually the government will have its own exhibition building on 

 all these fair grounds. That is still a thing of the future, but it is going 

 to come true. It has exemplified this year how it could be done and how 

 cheaply it could be done, and I think it is one of the great things that is 

 coming. 



Now, as I said before, I am not here and do not assume to attempt to 

 teach you gentlemen of Iowa how to run a fair. The management of a fair 

 is just simply like the management of any other business. All thinge 

 relative to it have to be considered and it is purely a business proposition. 

 Since men do things, it is very essential to secure strong men in the 

 various organizations. I have noted the remarkable cooperation here in 

 lo.wa between your agricultural college and your fair. This great bureau 

 of farm agents and the fair and other like organizations and agencies. 

 In other words, you are working together here for the benefit of Iowa, the 

 like of which I have seen in no other state and I congratulate you upon 

 your magnificent success. I bespeak for you a still larger vision, as your 

 governor indicated to you today, in this new age that we are just entering 

 upon and I shall still look to Iowa to keep its place at the top. (Applause) 



The President : The next order of business will be the report 

 of the Committee on Credentials. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS 



We, your committee on credentials report the following list of delegates 

 entitled to vote at the State Agricultural Convention, December 11, 1918. 



COUNTY AND DISTRICT FAIRS. 



Adams County Geo. E. Bliss, Corning 



Black Hawk H. S. Stanberry, Cedar Falls 



Black Hawk J. P. Eves, Waterloo 



Bremer J. Q. Lauer, Waverly 



Calhoun Andrew Stewart, Rockwell City 



Clinton G. H. Christensen, DeWitt 



Davis Frank C. Young, Bloomfield 



Hamilton W. H. Stacy, Webster City 



Harrison L. R. Pike, Missouri Valley 



Jefferson L. H. Alexander, Fairfield 



Keokuk Ray H. Bedford, What Cheer 



Kossuth F. A. Corey, Algona 



Marion Seth Way, Knoxville 



Marshall Ed. T. Austin, Marshalltown 



