306 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



The ladies of the Central Church of Christ made application for 

 permission to conduct a day nursery at Rest Cottage and were 

 granted such permission. 



The committee discussed with C. H. Turk, assistant superinten- 

 dent of the machinery department, the applications from several ex- 

 hibitors of large traction engines and plows, who desired to arrange 

 for space outside the grounds for demonstration work, passing in 

 and out of the west gate two or three times a day and using return 

 checks for admission of any who desired to witness said demonstra- 

 tions. The committee did not deem it advisable to permit throngs 

 to move in and out of the gates, for the reason that it would inter- 

 fere with traffic, and for the further reason that they did not deem 

 it wise to begin the practice of issuing return checks. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 



Aug. 8-9, 1910. 



Committee met with all members present, also the livestock su- 

 perintendents : Messrs. Curtiss of the horse department, Pike of the 

 cattle department, Johnston of the swine department, and Escher 

 of the sheep and poultry department. 



Entries in the live stock departments having closed, applications 

 for pens and stalls were considered. It was found there would be 

 a sufficient number of pens in the swine department to provide for 

 all the hogs and practically all of the sheep ; accordingly the east 

 section of the swine barn was assigned to the sheep department. 



Over one hundred and fifty additional stalls for horses and ponies 

 being required to care for the entries in that department, the secre- 

 tary was instructed to have the superintendent of grounds make 

 such alterations and build such additional stalls as agreed upon. 



It was ordered that the small office building near the Grand av- 

 enue entrance be moved to a position . south of the new speed barn 

 and fitted up as a show stall for "Dan Patch" during the 1910 

 fair. Also that the office building near the Rock Island entrance 

 be moved to a suitable location to be used for sleeping quarters 

 for the help in the club dining room. 



