FIFTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART I. 129 



MEETING OF THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Wednesday, April 6, 1904. 



Board met on call of president and on roll call the following 

 members were found to be present : Morrow, Cameron, Simpson, 

 Johnston, Phillips, Brown, St. John, Packard, Wragg, Ledger- 

 wood, McDonald, Wadsworth, Pike, EUyson and Wright. 



President stated that the purpose of the meeting was to 

 decide upon a site for the location of the new agricultural, horti- 

 cultural and dairy building, for which an appropriation of 

 $47,000 was made by the Thirtieth General Assembly. 



Minutes of December board meeting and executive committee 

 meetings were read and, upon motion, approved. 



A recess was taken until afternoon, for the purpose of visiting 

 the grounds. 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



Board called to order at 1:30 o'clock P. M. by the president, 

 with members present as at morning session. 



It was moved by Mr. Phillips that the site for the location of 

 the new building be the ground lying northeast from the stock 

 pavilion, between Capital and Grand avenues, and east of Rock 

 Island Avenue. Motion was seconded by Mr. St. John, and pre- 

 vailed. 



Mr. St. John moved that the executive committee and Mr. 

 Wadsworth be instructed to have all buildings, except the offices 

 of the president and superintendent of privileges, removed from 

 the plot of ground above described. Motion was seconded and 

 prevailed. 



Mr. Phillips moved that the executive committee be instructed 

 to notify all parties owning buildings on the ground selected for 

 the location of the new building, that the same must be removed 

 by the 25th of April, 1904. Motion was seconded by Mr. Ledger- 

 wood and carried . 



