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the arrangements in charge, provided, that any and all expenses incidental 
to or in preparing the grounds and buildings, water rental, maintenance 
of electric light plant, closets, providing proper fire protection, etc., 
during the time of the show, the cleaning up and putting the grounds and 
buildings in as good condition as they were before said show was held, 
is paid by the management of said National Dairy Show or local committee 
in charge. 
The Secretary was instructed to send the following telegram to 
the National Creamery and Buttermakers Association : 
To the National Creamery & Buttermakers' Association Convention, St. 
Paul, Minn. 
The Iowa State Board of Agriculture send you greetings and extend to 
you a most cordial and hearty invitation to select Des Moines as the 
place of holding your next annual convention. 
(Signed) J. C. Simpson, 
Dated March 11, 1908. Secretary. 
Secretary informed the committee of the time and place for the 
holding of the next National Corn Exposition; the place being 
Omaha and the time the second and third weeks in December. The 
following resolution was unanimously adopted by the committee : 
Whebeas, The managers of the National Com Show and Exposition 
have selected Omaha, Neb., as the place for holding their second annual 
corn show; and 
Whebeas, The Executive Committee of the Iowa State Board of Agri- 
culture believe this show will promote and educate the corn growers in 
the great corn belt of America; and 
Whebeas, Iowa being the leading corn growing state, being alive at all 
times to any movement which will benefit her farmers in educating them 
along the lines of improvement in their work, therefore be it 
Resolved, That the Executive Committee pledge themselves and the 
Iowa State Board of Agriculture to lend every possible assistance to see 
that Iowa is creditably represented by a good exhibit. 
The committee spent considerable time at the Fair Grounds in- 
specting the necessary improvements and repairs to be made prior 
to the 1909 Fair. Representatives of the various amusement and 
attraction agencies appeared and personally submitted a list of 
attractions to the committee. Committee also received propositions 
from various bands, all of which were placed on file to be taken up 
by the committee later in the week. 
The Secretary was instructed to employ such additional clerical 
assistance from time to time as needed, and to issue warrants in 
payment for such services at the end of each month. 
