134 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 



Wednesday, May 5, 1904. 



Committee met on call of president, with all members 

 present. • 



The day was spent at the fair grounds looking over improve- 

 ments that were being made under the direction of Superintend- 

 ent Deemer. 



A resolution was adopted instructing the Superintendent of 

 Tickets to count all free tickets taken in at the gates during the 

 fair. 



Mr. Gillette, representing Mr. M. W. Savage of Minneapolis, 

 Minn., was before the committee and submitted a proposition 

 for the appearance of Dan Patch at the Iowa State Fair of 1904. 

 The committee did not deem it advisable to accept of the prop- 

 osition submitted by Mr. Gillette, but after carefully consider- 

 ing the mater decided to make the following offer: "That we 

 give Mr. Savage $1,000 and fifty (50) per cent of the receipts 

 received on the sale of tickets at the gates and grandstand over 

 and above the receipts from these sources received on Thursday 

 of the fair of 1902." Nothing in above proposition shall be 

 construed to mean tickets sold after five o'clock p. m., at the 

 gate or grandstand. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 



Tuesday, May 17, 1904. 



Committee met on call of president, with all members 

 present. 



The day was spent in inspecting the work on improvements 

 being done at the fair grounds. 



A telegram was received by the secretary from Mr. Savage, 

 accepting the proposition for the appearance of Dan Patch at 



