FIFTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART I. 115 



MEETING OF THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 

 DECEMBER, 1904. 



Thursday Morning, December 15, 1904. 



Meeting called to order at 9:00 o'clock A. M., and on roll call 

 the following members were found to be present : Morrow, 

 Cameron, Simpson, Johnston, Phillips, Brown, St. John, Pack- 

 ard, Legoe, Wragg, Ledgerwood, McDonald, Pike and Olson. 



Mr. H. L. Bosquet, deputy clerk of the supreme court, was 

 called in and administered the oath of office to the following 

 newly elected officers and members of the board: W.W. Morrow 

 as president, C. E. Cameron as vice-president, C. W. Phillips 

 member from the Second district, R. T. St. John member from 

 the Fourth district, T. C. Legoe member from the Sixth district, 

 John Ledgerwood member from the Eighth district and O. A. 

 Olson member from the Tenth district. 



Mr. Johnston placed in nomination for secretary Mr. J C. 

 Simpson to succeed himself, which motion was seconded by Mr. 

 Cameron and prevailing the president declared Mr. Simpson 

 duly elected as secretary of the State Board of Agriculture for 

 the ensuing year. 



Mr. St. John placed in nomination for treasurer Mr. G. D. 

 Ellyson to succeed himself and moved that the salary be fixed 

 at $100 per year. Motion prevailed, and the president declared 

 Mr. Ellyson duly elected as treasurer of the State Board of 

 Agriculture lor the ensuing year. 



Mr. Packard moved that the reading of the minutes of the 

 previous meeting be dispensed with. Motion prevailed. 



Mr. Phillips moved that Mr. James H. Deemer be elected as 

 superintendent of grounds for the ensuing year, to succeed 

 himself, at a salary of $900 per year. Motion prevailed. 



Mr. Phillips moved that Mr. Garth C. Fuller be elected as 

 assistant secretary for the ensuing year, to succeed himself, at 

 a salary of $75 per month. Motion prevailed. 



Mr. Cameron moved that the dates for the Iowa State Fair of 

 1905 be fixed for August 25th to September 1st, inclusive. 

 Motion prevailed. 



