112 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Resolved, That we heartily endorse the position ot President Roosevelt 

 with reference to the necessity of giving increased power to the Interstate 

 Commerce Commission. The interest of the farmers and stock raisers of 

 Iowa demand the early enactment of a law which will give the Commission 

 power to not only declare a rate unreasonable and unjust, when it has been 

 shown to be such after a full and open hearing, but to fix a rate which will 

 be reasonable and just, said rate to become effective and remain in force 

 unless set aside by the courts. We respectfully urge the Senators and 

 Congressmen representing the State of Iowa to give the Quarles-Cooper bill 

 their united and earnest support. 



E. M. Wentworth, 

 A. L. Ames, 

 H. M. Letts, 



Committee. 



The committee on the address of the president and reports of 

 the secretary and treasurer made the following report, and on 

 motion same was adopted : 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ADDRESS OP PRESIDENT AND 

 REPORTS OF SECRETARY AND TREASURER. 



Your committee, to whom was referred the president's address and 

 reports of the secretary and treasurer, desire to report: 



We feel gratified by the good showing made by the department during 

 the past year, and the address and reports of its officers show, and they per- 

 sonally deserve a vote of thanks for the great success of the Iowa State Fair 

 of 1904. Not only was the fair one of the best in the country, in the matter 

 of exhibits and attractions and general knowledge gained, but in a financial 

 way the department has made such progress as is very gratifying to the 

 people of the State. In addition to the expenditure of large sums of money 

 for improvements on the State Fair grounds during the past few years, the 

 department has paid off a twenty-five or thirty thousand-dollar debt, and 

 now have a surplus of approximately thirty thousand dollars in the treasury. 



L. H. PiCKARD, 



J. F, Morris, 



T. W. PURCELL, 



Committee. 



On motion of Mr. T. W. Purcell the convention proceeded to 

 the election of the following officers of the State Board of Agri- 

 culture for terms of one year each, and for district members for 

 terms of two years each : 



President, 

 Vice-president. 



Member from the Second district. 



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