THIRD ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART II. 159 



Mr. President: The Iowa State Fair of 1902 has closed, and pains- 

 taking, faithful and efficient work, supplemented by a bright sun and 

 clear skies, kindly vouchsafed by an allwise Providence, have made it 

 possible to place this year's fair at the head of all those that have pre- 

 ceded. The fair of 1902 will be ever memorable in the history of Iowa, 

 as it marks an epoch that insures still greater prosperity to the wealth 

 producers of the state. 



By the erection of the live stock pavilion renewed energy will be 

 given to the improved stock breeders of our own and neighboring states, 

 and with the facilities and comfort now afforded for witnessing the judg- 

 ing of horses and cattle, we may hope that in the near future swine and 

 sheep, agricultural machinery, grains, fruits and flowers, will be recog- 

 nized in like manner by the erection of buildings planned with the same 

 regard to durability, elegance, convenience and comfort as the new live 

 stock pavilion that was dedicated last Wednesday. 



To you, Mr. President, the people of Iowa owe a debt of gratitude 

 for the interest you have taken in the erection of the pavilion, your con- 

 stant, careful supervision of all material and labor has been rewarded by 

 a building that is a credit to our state, combining as it does architectural 

 beauty, ample size, strength and durability. 



With the excellent record you have made while connected with the 

 State Board of Agriculture as director, vice-president and president, as 

 superintendent of privileges, of tickets and of construction, your co-work- 

 ers had hoped to have the benefit of your example and counsel for at 

 least another year. But it having become known that you have deter- 

 mined to positively decline what was already assured, a unanimous re- 

 election to the position of president for another, your associates desire to 

 tender you, as a slight token of their appreciation of your services to 

 the Iowa State Board of Agriculture, this beautiful clock, which I now 

 have the pleasure of presenting to you. 



Place it upon your mantel, and as you look upon it from day to day 

 it will revive pleasant memories of the years you spent with your fellow 

 members laboring to build up the agricultural and manufacturing inter- 

 ests of our great state, that is already in the front rank with everything 

 that adds to the moral, intellectual and material advancement of our 

 people. 



On behalf of your fellow members of the Iowa State Board of Agri- 

 culture I desire to express to you and yours our best wishes for your 

 future. May a long, prosperous and pleasant life await you, and rest 

 assured that the personal friendships you have made among the members, 

 of this Board will only end with life itself. 



On motion Board adjourned. 



J. C. Simpson, 



Secretary. 



