ELEVENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART VI 305 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 



July 7-8, 1910. 



Committee me1 with the president and secretary present. 



W. R. Wilmot of Minneapolis, Minn., was present and closed 

 contract for rental of space under the amphitheater for an automo- 

 bile show at $2,000. 



The matter of oiling the streets on the fair grounds to keep down 

 the dust was considered. The Standard Oil Company named a 

 price of $.0354 per gallon in tank lots. f. o. b. Des Moines, for road 

 oil. It was estimated that one tank, or 6500 gallons, would cover 

 about one and one-half miles of streets, to a width of 20 ft., at an 

 estimated cost of about $300.00. 



It was decided to adopt the same policy as in the past in regard 

 to issuing complimentary tickets. 



Secretary Simpson presented a statement showing the condition 

 of the finances of the department and advised that an additional 

 loan of $3,000.00 be negotiated that all bills might be paid promptly. 



IN VACATION. 



July 9, 1910. 

 Contract for the panel iron work at the amphitheater was given 

 to the Central Wire and Iron Company of Des Moines for $300.00. 



July 19, 1910. 

 A range for use in the kitchen of the Administration Building 

 was purchased from the Chase & West Company of Des Moines. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 



July 28-30, 1910. 



Committee met with all members present. 



Letters from Mrs. Abbie Gardner Sharp and Mr. Sperbeck, of 

 Spirit Lake, making complaint or a demand for certain concessions, 

 on account of the production of the proposed night show "Frontier 

 Days in Iowa," were read and the secretary was instructed to write 

 them what the committee was willing to do in the matter. 



Secretary Simpson was instructed to order five additional sections 

 of fence for the east end of the paddock. 



The secretary was also instructed to arrange for detectives for 

 services during the time of the fair. 

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