74 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



AMPHITHEATER. 



JOHN Q. A. SIEG, SUPERINTENDENT. 



Mr. Presiclent — The Superintendent of the ampitheater has not much to report. 

 I would say that the seats on Thursday and Friday were crowded to their greatest 

 capacity, but I have not the figures of the receipts so as to determine whether they 

 were greater than previous years or not; but I do know that on Thursday and Fri- 

 day it was entirely filled. , 



RECOMMENDATIONS. 



If there were space on the ground, I would recommend the extension of the 

 amphitheater, so as to accommodate a greater number of persons and to insure 

 greater comfort to those occupying it. As it is, I would recommend the removal 

 of the gate at the crossing of the track at tlie west end of the amphitheater to a 

 greater distance from it in order to give more open space around the ticket office 

 and gate at the entrance of the amphitheater at the west end. And I would 

 further recommend that the Superintendent be required to clean out the amphi- 

 theater and open the gates at ten o'clock in the morning, which*I think would be 

 of great pecuniary advantage to the Board and save much confusion in the man- 

 agement of this department. I would further recommend that the Superintendent 

 of this department furnish his own police, and that they take charge of this depart- 

 ment, and that all other police be required (unless called up6n) to keep out, thus 

 giving more room for persons that are willing to pay for their privileges; aifd, 

 further, that the Board establish a permanent rule as to who are to have the privi- 

 lege of the accommodations of this department without cost. As it is, every per- 

 son having a scrap of paper from the Board claims to have the right of free access 

 to everything within the enclosure. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



SPACE IN EXPOSITION BUILDING. 



S. W. DUNGAN, SUPERINTENDENT. 



Mr. President — In compliance with a time-honored custom of our State Board 

 of Agriculture we submit the following brief report of our stewardship : 



We were assigned the duties of allotting space to exhibitors on lower floor of 

 Exposition building and that part of upper floor not occupied by the Woman's 



