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(1%) of the contract price for the building of two sections of the 
Horse Barn to 0. 0. Smith, architect, for his services in superin- 
tending the construction of said building. 
The Secretary outlined to the committee his plan for making the 
Educational Exhibit of Farm Crops at the next fair. 
The Secretary was instructed to remodel the Poultry Building and 
to get plans and estimate on the cost for fitting up the building with 
the Empire cooping system. 
On motion the committee adjourned. 
MEETING OF THE AUDITING COMMITTEE. 
"Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, September 23-25, 1908. 
Auditing Committee met with members Legoe, Johnston and 
Phillips present. 
Committee examined and audited all bills on file to date and 
warrants were authorized to be issued in payment thereof. 
All bills for which warrants had been issued previous to the meet- 
ing of the Auditing Committee were examined and approved. 
Thursday, December 10, 1908. . 
Meeting was called to order at 10 o'clock A. M. with President 
Cameron in the chair. On roll call the following members were 
found to be present : Cameron, Brown, Simpson, Johnston, Reeves, 
Curtin, Packard, Curtiss, Ledgenvood, McDonald, Olson, Pike and 
Wright. 
On motion the minutes of the previous meeting were approved. 
The following newly elected members were sworn in by the Clerk 
of the Supreme Court: President, C. E. Cameron; Vice-President, 
W. C. Brown; E. J. Curtin as member from the Fourth District, 
John Ledger^vood as member from the Eighth District, and 0. A. 
Olson as member from the Tenth District. 
On motion of Mr. IMcDonald, Mr. J. C. Simpson was elected Sec- 
retary of the Iowa State Board of Agriculture for the ensuing year, 
at a salary of eighteen hundred dollars ($1,800.00 per annum. 
On motion of Mr. Johnston, G. S. Gilbertson was elected Treasurer 
for the ensuing year, at a salary of one hundred dollars ($100.00) 
per annum. ■ 
On motion of ]\Ir. Ledgerwood, J. II. Deemer was elected Super- 
intendent of the State Fair and Exposition Grounds for the ensuing 
year at a salary of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per annum. 
