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The purpose of the meeting was to consider terms for the rental 

 of the fair grounds for the military tournament, Sept. 26 to Oct. 1 ; 

 a letter from Geis Botsford, secretary of the Des Moines Com- 

 mercial Club and a member of the committee from said club to 

 arrange for the grounds for the tournament was read. Secretary 

 Simpson was authorized to send the following reply: 

 Geis, Botsford, Des Moines, Iowa. 



Have been authorized to make you a rental price of $1,000.00. You 

 to have all concessions and to pay water rental and other charges the 

 same as last year. 



J. C. SIMPSON, 



Secretary. 



IN VACATION. 



September 15, 1910. 

 Mr. Moyer, representing the Des Moines Auto Racing Associa- 

 tion, called at the office to negotiate for the use of the fair grounds 

 for automobile races on October 6th. After conferring with Presi- 

 dent Cameron over the telephone, the rental was fixed at ten per 

 cent (10%) of the gross receipts; it being understood that the ad- 

 mission fee was to be twenty-five cents at outside gates and twenty- 

 five cents at the amphitheater. 



MEETING OF THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Thursday, September 29, 1910. 



The board met at 10 o'clock a. m., with the following members 

 present : Cameron, Brown, Simpson, Reeves, Wentworth, Curtiss, 

 Olson and Phillips. 



The President stated the purpose of the meeting was to listen 

 to a report of Mr. O. C. Simonds, who had been employed to pre- 

 pare a permanent plan for the Iowa State Fair and Exposition 

 grounds. Mr. Simonds read the following report: 



Chicago, 111., August 29, 1910. 

 Mr. J. C. Simpson, 



Sec'y Board of Agriculture, 



Des Moines, Iowa. 

 Dear Mr. Simpson. — In considering the fair grounds for the purpose 

 of making a plan for their future development, we should first get the 

 problems connected with them clearly in mind. They might be stated 

 as follows: 



