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H, or I, as suited their convenience, and thus reach the building in 

 which they might be interested, with the least amount of walking. At 

 night, in like manner, they could leave from the various points named. 

 Those in the farm machinery buildings could leave station from I, those in 

 the manufactures and liberal arts building, from station H, and those from 

 the stock exhibit either at G or E. This electric line could be on a dif- 

 ferent grade from the ground level, passing over the main gate at E and 

 continuing at an elevation until G is reached, then through a cut to H, 

 then over the main central drive beyond which it would pass through a 

 cut and along the narrow strip of land between the race track and the 

 boundary. In this way, communication between one part of the grounds 

 and another wou!d not be interfered with by the electric cars. If it is 

 found desirable to have a complete circuit within the fair grounds, it 

 would only be necessary to connect the lines along the north and south 

 boundary with the line along the west boundary or over the switch from 

 the Rock Island tracks. 



You have proposed a loop A, B, C, N, and back to A. This circuit 

 meets with our approval and we would recommend its use at least until 

 the larger circuit could be constructed. 



We send this preliminary letter, together with blue prints, for you and 

 the directors to study over so as to be able to suggest such additional 

 changes as may occur to you. 



Yours truly, 



O. C. SIMONDS & CO., 



Per O. C. Simonds. 



After listening- to the report and a discussion of the plans by 

 Mr. Simonds in so far as he had gone with the work, the board ad- 

 journed to the grounds to personally go over and view the loca- 

 tions selected for the various building sites, streets, etc. Various 

 changes were suggested and agreed upon and Mr. Simonds in- 

 structed to complete his work in accordance with these changes 

 and have the plans in the hands of the secretary by December 1, 

 1910, if possible. 



MEETING OF STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Friday, September 30, 1910. 



Board met pursuant to adjournment with the following members 

 present : Cameron, Brown, Simpson, Phillips, Johnston, AVent- 

 worth, Curtiss, Legoe, Ledgerwood and Olson. 



The reading of the minutes of the board and committee meetings 

 was deferred until the December meeting. 



A communication from Mr. John Leitch, LaFayette, 111., with 

 reference to a refund of $44.00 stall rent on account of his inability 



