FIFTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART I. 141 



MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



Friday, September 23, 1904. 



Committee met at call of president, with all members present. 



The question of placing insurance on the Agricultural- Horti- 

 cultural and Dairy building was brought up, and the secretary 

 was instructed to have fire and windstorm insurance to the 

 amount of S15,000 placed on same. 



Secretary was instructed to have renewed, the insurance on 

 the blanketed form policy to the amount of $38,700, this insur- 

 ance expiring on the 26th day of September, and to issue war- 

 rants in payment of premiums on insurance when same has 

 been written. 



Secretary was authorized to issue warrants to Chas. Weitz 

 Sons, general contractors of the Agricultural- Horticultural and 

 Dairy building, to the Model Steel Structural Co., on the iron 

 contract, and to Smith & Gage, architects, to an amount to bal- 

 ance said contracts in full, when building has been fully com- 

 pleted according to the plans and specifications. 



Mr. Deemer, superintendent of grounds, was instructed to 

 replace all window lights which were destroyed recently by 

 hail, and to clean up the grounds and finish any work which 

 had been left unfinished at the time of the fair. 



The State Board of Control during the month of October 

 having kindly offered to turn over to the department of agricul- 

 ture the Iowa agricultural and horticultural exhibits and equip- 

 ments at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis, pro- 

 viding the department would send a man to take charge of 

 same at the close of the Exposition, the secretary was instructed 

 to authorize Mr. M. J. Wragg to go down and take charge of 

 same for the department, with the provision that the total 

 expense was not to exceed S150. 



