120 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Agricultural Department — St. John and McDonald. 

 Dairy Department — McDonald and Wright. 

 Art Department — Manatrey and Legoe. 



Mr. Cameron moved that our reserve fund be placed at $12,000. 

 Seconded by Ledgerwood. 



Mr. Wadsworth moved to amend by placing the reserve fund 

 at $15,000 and that the same be placed on deposit with interest 

 bearing certificates with the proviso that the same may be drawn 

 at any time after the fair without releasing the interest. 



The roll call on the amendment offered by Mr. Wadsworth re- 

 sulted in the amendment being lost and the original motion by 

 Mr. Cameron then prevailed. 



Mr. Wadsworth moved that Tuesday, August 25th, be Old 

 Soldiers' and Children's Day, which motion prevailed. 



Mr. McDonald moved that the executive committee be in- 

 structed to secure a plan for a swine pavilion and that the sarnie 

 be submitted to the board at their next meeting for approval. Mo- 

 tion prevailed. 



MV. McDonald moved thai the executive committee»e in- 

 structed to dispose of the old boiler, dynamo and piping in the 

 dairy building, and that the dairy building be sealed up to the 

 square. Seconded by Wright and motion prevailed. 



Mr. Mills and Mr. Redhead appeared before the board and had 

 a hearing regarding the use of the stock pavilion for the holding 

 of sales. 



Phillips moved that the executive committee be authorized to 

 enter into a contract with responsible parties, for one hundred or 

 more trees to be set out on the fair grounds. Seconded by Wragg 

 and motion prevailed. 



Mr. Packard offered the following resolution and moved its 



adoption : 



Resolved that the executive committee be and are hereby authorized 

 to ask for bids for the printing of 20,000 premium lists and that they 

 enter into a contract with the lowest responsible bidder for the number 

 required. 



Mi'. Packard moved that the mlatter of renting the stock pavilion 

 for the purpose of holding sales, etc., be referred to the executive 

 committee with power to act, which motion prevailed. 



