106 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



The estimated cost of the St. Louis World's Fair will be $30,000,000. 

 This you know will mean $40,000,000 by the time the work is completed. 



Before the exposition gates are open May 1, 1904, the city pf St. Louis 

 will have expended the enormous sum of $20,000,000. Of this amount 

 $5,000,000 was appropriated for the fair through the municipal assembly, 

 her citizens raised $5,000,000 additional by private subscription, and by 

 popular vote at a special election October 22d, the charter amendments 

 were carried, which will enable the city to expend $10,000,000 for street 

 paving and other public improvements. 



The work in progress at St. Louis at this time, eighteen months prior 

 to the opening of the fair, shows it to be further along than did the 

 world's fair at Chicago twelve months prior to the opening. The Iowa 

 commissioners urge that immediate steps be taken by the state depart- 

 ment of agriculture so that the exhibits in the way of agricultural prod- 

 ucts may be planned for at the time of the spring planting. 



I herewith submit as a supplementary report a statement of the finan- 

 cial condition of the department at the close of the fiscal years, Decem- 

 ber 1, 1902: 



Money coming into my hands as secretary and paid to G. D. Eelly- 

 son, ^treasurer, as shown by his receipts: 



Speed entries $2,762.50 



Exhibitors' tickets 1,530.00 



Insurance — loss and returned premiums 101.33 



Booths in stock pavilion 520.00 



Advertising in premium list 245.00 



State appropriation for stock pavilion 37,000.00 



State appropriation for insurance and repairs 1,000.00 



Speed suspensions 111.50 



Protest money forfeited 20.00 



Railroad coupon tickets 3,804.50 



Interest on deposit 1,040.33 



Short-Horn Association, special premiums 625.00 



$48,760.16 

 Secretary's Account with G. D. Eleyson, Treasurer. 

 Receipts. Credit. Debit. 



To cash on hand December 1, 1901 $34,244.93 



From W. C. Brown, Supt. Horse Department 487.00 



From C. E. Cameron, Supt. Seed Depart nient 1,328.30 



From S. B. Packard, Supt. Cattle Department 743.00 



From W. M. McFadden, Supt. Swine Department.. 436.50 

 From Jno. Ledgerwood, Supt. Sheep & Poultry Dpts. 179.80 



Prom W. W. Morrow, Supt. Machinery Dept 948.75 



FromR. T. St. John, Supt. Agricultural Dept 132.00 



From M. McDonald, Supt. Dairy Department 427.51 



From M. J. Wragg, Supt. Horticultural Dept 37.50 



From J. P. Manatrey, Supt. Art Department 1,131.10 



