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theater. The people of the state can be proud of the fact that at least 

 one of her many institutions contributed toward its own upbuilding. 



Following is a statement showing amounts expended for improvements 

 within the past nine years; also a table showing amount of cash prizes 

 paid during the same period. 



The total receipts from all sources for the department for the year clos- 

 ing November 30, 1910, was $171,918.07, of which $157,259.77 was receipts 

 of the 1910 fair and $14,658.30 receipts from other sources. Of this last 

 amount $10,000.00 was from loans made early in the season that timely 

 payments might be made on all contracts. This item also appears in the 

 expense account other than for the fair. $1,271.50 was received in fees 

 through the division of horse breeding and $2,121.53 for rentals for use 

 of the fair grounds and other collections made by the superintendent of 

 grounds. $1,000.00 was received from the state to apply on the payment 

 of premiums for insurance on fair ground buildings. Added to the re- 

 ceipts of the year was the cash balance, December 1, 1910, of $4,985.25, 

 bringing the total credits for the twelve months ending November 30, 

 1910, to $176,903.32. 



The total amount of warrants issued during the same period was $169,- 

 332.42, of which there was still unpaid, November 30, 1910, $167.15, thus 

 making the amount of warrants issued from December 1, 1909, to Novem- 

 ber 30, 1910, paid by the treasurer, $169,165.27. To this is to be added 

 the warrants paid and issued prior to December 1, 1909, $255.96, making 

 the total amount of warrants paid by the treasurer, for the twelve months 

 ending November 30, 1910, $169,421.23. Of the total amount of warrants 

 issued during the year $14,740.26 was for expense other than the fair, of 

 which $10,279.83 was for bills payable; $2,152.37 for insurance; $325.00 

 for adding machine; $1,465.86 for maintenance of fair grounds, and $334,- 

 79 in bills carried over from 1909. The expense other than for fair or 

 improvements exceeded the receipts from the same source by $S1.96. As 

 we have previously stated, the total expense of the fair of every kind was 

 $130,231.18 and improvments $24,360.98. The total receipts, including the 



