152 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



The Chairman: It has been moved and seconded that the report of 

 the Credentials Committee be adopted. Is there any question? If not, 

 those in favor of the motion will signify by raising the right hand. * * * 

 Opposed the same sign. * ■■' * The motion prevails. 



The next is the report of the Resolutions Committee. 



G. E. Bliss (Adams): I would like to ask the secretary to read this 

 report as it is a little bit dark in here and I can't see now as well as I 

 once could. My eyes aren't as good as they were when I was a boy. 



The Secretary (reading) : 



Resolved, That this convention as a body would suggest that the 

 organization take some definite action in the matter of appointing a com- 

 mittee to bring before the Agricultural Board meeting at the State House 

 on December 11, 1918, the question of taking definite action, such as ap- 

 pointing a committee as pertaining to the forming of a bill to bring be- 

 fore the coming legislature, requiring all organizations receiving state 

 aid to attend the annual meeting of the Board of Agriculture. 



Resolved, That we as a board can see the necessity of creating a 

 larger budget for state aid to fairs, Iowa being the greatest agricultural 

 state in the Union, and Iowa thru her county and district fairs is in a 

 position to create one of the greatest agricultural resources in the world, 

 so we, as a committee wish to bring before the body a request that, if after 

 general discussion, you find the time opportune, that you take some ac- 

 tion for creating a legislative committee that would be in a position to 

 bring this before the legislature this year; any action you may take will 

 meet the approval of the committee. 



Resolved, That we recommend to the American Trotting Associa- 

 tion that members will not be allowed to receive entries on horses who 

 have records faster than the class they are eligible to at the time the 

 entries close; in other words, members cannot advertise records made 

 after August 1st when these entries close September 1st. 



We further recommend that all entry fees must be paid at the time 

 entry is made. 



Be it further 



Resolved, That this convention appoint a committee to confer with 

 the State Board of Agriculture at their meeting December 11, relative to 

 having some representation at the Horsemen's meeting in Chicago De- 

 cember 



Resolved, That this convention extend to the officers of our associa- 

 tion a vote of thanks for their untiring efforts to build up this association 

 and for arranging for this meeting. 



(Signed) Geo. E. Bliss 

 L. R. Pike 

 " Roy E. Rowland 



Mr. Bliss: I move the adoption of this resolution. 



The Chairman: You have heard the resolutions read, with the motion 

 . for their adoption. Is there a second? 



George White (Mills) : Second the motion. 



