The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-09

The executive committee of the state
board of agriculture met at the state
house Wednesday, there being present V.
K. Officer, president Of the state board
and ex-officio chairman of the executive
committee, J. Q. A. Sieg of Corydon, H.
b. Rowland of Rowland and c. B. Har-
ris of Goshen. There We're also present
several members of the board who are
not members of the executive committee,
among whom were James A. Wildman Of
this city and ]. NJ. Sankey of Terre
Haute. Routine work concerning the
preparations for the state fair occupied
most of the time. The following is
summary of work done:
The display of bees and honey was
ordered located in the horticultural and
floral hall.
The superintendent of grounds was in
structed to begin ten days before the
fair and put the buildings in first class
sanitary condition.
c. B. Harris of the dairy cattle ex-
hibit was made a special committee to
correspond with breeders of Brown Swiss
cattle with view to securing an exhibit
at the fair.
The rule in the cattle department relat-
five cows to the herd was changed to
read one bull and four cows
A committee was appointed to make
the best possible settlement with the
guarantors of the tunnel, the construc-
ton Of which was not carried out accord
ing to contract
The Indianapolis military band was
employed for four days of the fair. be-
ginning Tuesday.
Forty-foOt additions were ordered built
to the poultry building on the north and
south sides. Also an office for the super
intendent.
The matter of securing a special at
traction in the shape of pyrotechnicaI
scenes of war was referred to the presi-
dent and secretary of the board with
power to act for the committee.
The report of General Superintendent
Peed, in which some minor bills were set
forth, was approved and bills allowed
Also July salaries for secretary and su-
perintendent and the per diem of the
membership of the executive committee
Secretary Kennedy, as chairman Of a
committee appointed to secure rates from
the railroads, reported that the commit
tee had seen officials of several railroads
and that the best possible rate would be
one fare for the round trip.
During the evening session an inter
esting discussion came up over the al
legged failure Of the L. e. & w. and the
MOnOn railroads to comply with the con-
tract by which they agreed to carry
freight from the Belt road to the fair
ground at 81 per car. 1t was stated that
Attorney Butler, for the state board Of
agriculture, had drawn up a contract,
which, he said and the board believed,
would bind the companies and that this
contract had been signed by the rail-
roads. Relying upon this contract the
board had so advertised and had thus
led exhibitors to believe that 50 per car
came, however, the companies charged
81 per car. The board instructed their
attorney to bring suit against the COM
panies, but he has discouraged the suit
and has put the matter off from time to
time.
Much indignation was expressed to-
ward Mr.. Butler for delaying the suit
until now when it was thought by the
more conservative members of the board
that II is too late to bring the suit; that
IL will have to be postponed until
after the fair, and the exhibitors will
again be compelled to pay the eXhorbitant
price. One member was in favor Of or
dering the suit brought today even If
by so doing the companies would decide
to refuse to handle their freight at all
But the more conservative minds pre-
vailed and it was agreed to allow the
matter to rest until after this years
fair.
Another complaint made was that the
board had decided to the railroad COM
panies ground for a station at the fair
grounds with the understanding that the
companies should erect a depot, and it
had not been erected as agreed upon.