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In addition to The Annals, the Historical Department is to be credited with the following publications, viz: Six biennial reports; "John Brown Among the Quakers, and Other Sketches," by Hon. Irving B. Richman; "First Census of the Original Counties of Dubuque and Des Moines," edited by Dr. Benj. F. Shambaugh; "History of the Constitutions of Iowa," by Dr. Shambaugh : reprints of the laws of Iowa, .1838-39 and of 1839-40, and the hitherto unpublished Journals of the Council and House of Representatives of the extra session of 1840.
The department has secured sixty fine oil portraits of distinguished Iowans, the most of which are now on exhibition in the art gallery of the historical building. Several more are promised in the near future.
The historical collections of the department up to January 1, 1904, are as follows ;
Bound volumes of newspapers. 2,940
Newspapers and periodicals currently received 426
Books and pamphlets in the library. 11,754
Also a large collection of autograph letters and manuscripts.
The Museum includes seven large autograph cases; a collection of recent, aboriginal and prehistoric pottery-some of the most interesting specimens of which were found in our own state; a large collection of stone implements, among which is an Iowa axe weighing 3134 pounds-one of the largest ever dis. covered-with hundreds of flints; many teeth, tusks, and other bones of the mammoth and mastodon, all of which were found in Iowa; two large cases of birds-mostly specimens found within our state; many Iowa mammals; four . large aquariums stocked with a collection of Iowa fishes; a case of Indian baskets, bead work, implements and weapons, the most of which were manu- factured by the Musquakie Indians of Tama county; a collection of arms- can- non, mortars, swivel guns, rifles, muskets, carbines, swords and pistols, in use during the Civil, Spanish and Philippine wars; duplicates in bronze of most of the historic medals issued by the U. S. Government ; the Larrabee case with its highly interesting and historically valuable contents; with single items of more or less importance.
A large portion of the articles in this museum possess historic value, aside from their popular interest. It is estimated that over 50, 000 people visit the Museum and Art Gallery annually. In this way the people are realizing a re- turn for the taxes they pay for the support of the department. Not the least gratifying result of the years of work devoted to this department is the great measure of appreciation which has been accorded to it by people in every part of Iowa.
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HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
OFFICERS.
President-P. F. KINNE, Storm Lake.
Vice-President-W. A. BURNAP, Clear Lake.
Secretary-WESLEY GREENE, Davenport.
Treasurer-ELMER M. REEVES, Wavel .J .
Librarian- WESLEY GREENE, Davenport.
DIRECTORS.
First District-C. G. Blodgett, Mt. Pleasant.
Second District-John Forster, Albia.
Third District - Silas Wilson, Atlantic.
Fourth District-William Langhan, Cedar Rapids.
Fifth District-W. O. Willard, Grinuell.
Sixth District-M. J. Graham, Adel.
Seventh District B. Shontz, Correctionville.
Eighth District-C. H. True, Edgewood.
Ninth District-G. A. Ivins, Iowa Falls.
Tenth District-L. A. Clemons, Storm Lake.
Eleventh District-J. S. Trigg, Rockford.
Twelfth District-Eugene Secor, Forest City.
Terms of members from odd numbered districts will expire in 1904; those of even numbered districts in 1905.
Annual meetings of the society are held the second Tuesday of December of each year.
The society publishes an annual report full of valuable and interesting papers.
The object of this society is the promotion and encouragement of horticul- ture and arboriculture in the state by the collection and dissemination of practical information regarding the cultivation of such fruits, flowers and trees as are bert adapted to the soil and climate of the state. The rooms of the society are kept open at all times for the reception of visitors. All communi- cations on horticultural topics will be promptly answered by the secretary.
The next annual meeting will be held the second Tuesday in December, 1904.
STATE BOARD OF LAW EXAMINERS.
Chairman-CHAS. W. MULLAN, Attorney General, Des Moines. Secretary-LOUIS BLOCK, Davenport.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
CHAS. W. MULLAN, ex officio.
Terms expire.
LOUIS BLOCK, Davenport July 4, 1905
E. C. EBERSOLE, Toledo. July 4, 1905
J. H. HENDERSON, Indianola July 4, 1904
W. S. KENYON, Fort Dodge
July 4, 1904 One vacancy.
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The State Board of Law Examiners was created by an act of the Twenty- eighth General Assembly which went into effect on the Fourth day of July, 1901. The Attorney General is by virtue of his office, chairman of the board, and the other members are appointed by the supreme court.
At the May term. 1901, the supreme court appointed the following named persons members of the board :
*Finley Burke, Council Bluffs, for the term of two years;
E. C. Ebersole, Toledo, for the term of two years;
Louis Block, Davenport, for the term of two years ;
F. H. Helsell, Sioux Rapids, for the term of one year;
W. D. Evans, Hampton, for the term of one year.
Upon the expiration of the terms of office of F. H. Helsell and W. D. E. ans, J. H. Henderson and W. S. Kenyon were appointed members of the board, and at the October term, 1903, Louis Block and E. C. Ebersole were re-appointed.
The members of the board are paid as compensation fifteen dollars per day out of the fund arising from examination fees. Under the statute the supreme court may also appoint from time to time when necessary temporary exam- iners to assist the commission, who shall serve for one examination only.
· Every applicant for admission to the bar must pass an examination by the board as to his legal attainments, and also as to his preliminary educational qualification, unless he furnishes proof of such qualification by presenting a diploma or certificate that he is a graduate of a college, high school, normal school or academy, or that he has regularly and in good faith pursued and successfully completed three years of the regular course of an accredited high school, or the certificate of the state board of educational examiners that he has successfully passed an examination by that board, or the certificate of the president of the state university or of any college in this state having an equiv- alent collegiate or liberal art study, that he has been found on proper certifica- tion or examination to be entitled to admission, without condition, as a student in such university or college, for which admission the applicant must have actually and in good faith acquired a general education substantially equivalent to that involved in the completion of a high school course of study of at least three years extent.
Examinations are held at the Capitol at Des Moines on the first Tuesday in October and the Tuesday before the first Thursday in June, and at the Univer- sity at Iowa City on the first Thursday preceding the annual commencement of the State University. Each examination continues not less than three days and is both written and oral. The examination of each candidate is marked on the basis of one hundred per cent for the entire examination, and no one is recom- mended for admission who does not receive a marking of at least seventy-five per cent. No candidate who fails to pass can take a second examination within three months after such failure.
Each applicant is required to pay an examination fee of five dollars.
*Finley Burke died on the 27th day of July, 1903, and the vacancy caused by his death has not been filled by the court.
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IOWA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
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GEOLOGICAL BOARD.
HON. ALBERT B. CUMMINS, Governor of Iowa.
HON. B. F. CARROLL, Auditor of State. DR. GEORGE E. MACLEAN, President of State University.
DR. A. B. STORMS, President of Iowa State College.
BRUCE FINK, President Iowa Academy of Sciences.
GEOLOGICAL CORPS.
SAMUEL CALVIN, State Geologist. T. E. SAVAGE, Assistant State Geologist.
J. B. WEEMS, Chemist.
S. W. BEYER. W. H. NORTON, J. A. UDDEN, T. H. MACBRIDE,
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Special Assistants.
NELLIE E. NEWMAN, Secretary.
Since its organization in 1892 the Iowa Geological Survey has issued thirteen reports, including eleven annual and two special reports, besides one bulletin. It has surveyed and mapped sixty-seven counties, with an area of 37, 582 square miles. _. Reports have been prepared on the physiography, geology and natural resources of these counties, special attention being given to their economic products, such as coal, clay and building stone. Special reports have also been prepared on the coal deposits, gypsum, lead and zinc, artesian wells and build- ing stones of the State. A bulletin on the "Grasses of Iowa" has also been issued. The manuscript for Bulletin No. 2 on the " Grasses of Iowa " is ready for the printer. A special report on the clays of the State will be published during the present year.
STATE OIL INSPECTORS.
Appointed by the Governor. Term two years. Terms expire June, 1904. Compensation, fees not to exceed $100 per month.
H. M. PICKELL, Des Moines. FRANK B. ROGERS, Britt.
CHAS. S. ROGERS, Mount Pleasant.
THOS. CHANTLAND, Badger.
EDWIN I. CAMERON, Davenport.
W. J. Scorr, Ida Grove.
LEROY BURCH, Cedar Rapids. W. A. WELCH, Sioux City.
ED. C. BROWN, Council Bluffs.
A. E. WHITNEY, Fayette. R. A. SANTEE, Cedar Falls. S. W. MORGAN, Marshalltown,
JOHN B. CURRIE, Creston. H. SHIVVERS, Knoxville.
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STATE INSPECTORS OF BOATS.
Appointed by the Governor. Term, two years. Terms expire May 1, 1904. Compensation, fees,
BYRON T. SMITH Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie county
A. W. CHAPEL. Storm Lake, Buena Vista county ALONZO A. JENKS Leon, Decatur county
J. B. THOMPSON Spirit Lake, Dickinson county
GEORGE B. FREEMAN Mason City, Cerro Gordo county
TACITUS HUSSEY Des Moines, Polk county
H. P. KEYHOE Ottumwa, Wapello county
STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EXAMINERS.
Appointed by the Governor. Term, three years. Compensation, $5 per diem.
Terms expire.
HENRY E. TALBOT, Des Moines .July 28, 1904 PETER MALCOLM, New Hampton. Nov. 26, 1905 One vacancy.
STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS.
Appointed by the Governor. Term, five years. Compensation, $5 per diem. Terms expire. T. L. JAMES, President, Fairfield July 31, 1904
F. A. LEWIS, Secretary and Treasurer, Ottumwa. July 31, 1905 FRANCIS M. SHRIVER, Glenwood July 31, 1906
C. S. SEARLES, Dubuque .July 31, 1907 E. D. BROWER, LeMars July 31, 1908
SUPERINTENDENT OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Appointed by the Governor. Salary, $50 per annum. PROF. L. G. WELD, Johnson county ; postoffice. Iowa City.
DIRECTOR OF WEATHER AND CROP SERVICE.
Appointed by the Governor. Term two years. Term expires June 3, 1904. JOHN R. SAGE, Polk county; postoffice Des Moines.
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STATE FISH AND GAME WARDEN.
Appointed by the Governor. Term three years. Term expires March 31, 1904. Salary, $1,200. GEORGE LINCOLN, Cedar Rapids, Linn county. Superintendent of hatchery, Spirit Lake, L. B. Peterson.
STATE VETERINARY SURGEON.
Appointed by the Governor. ' Term three years. Term expires April 25, 1905. Compensation, $5 per diem.
PAUL O. KOTO Winnebago county ; postoffice, Forest City
ASSISTANT VETERINARY SURGEONS.
Appointed by the Governor.
HAL C. SIMPSON, Denison.
J. R. SAUNDERS, Corydon.
D. E. BAUGHMAN, Fort Dodge.
D. H. MILLER, Harlan.
S. K. HAZLET, Oelwein.
S. H. JOHNSTON, Carroll.
C. E. STEWART, Chariton.
E. G. PIPER, Ida Grove.
W. H. AUSTIN, Newton.
SAMUEL H. BAUMAN, Birmingham.
F. J. NEIMAN, Marshalltown.
W. B. NILES, Sidney.
L. U. SHIPLEY, Sheldon.
W. L. EVERS, Iowa Falls.
C. A. JOHNSON, Sioux City. AUGUSTUS LAMES, Dysart.
BERNARD HARMON, Decorah.
GEO. KERR, Washington.
R. R. HAMMOND, Cherokee.
IOWA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.
OFFICERS.
President BRUCE FINK, Grinnell.
First Vice-President-S. W. BEYER, Ames.
Second Vice-President-MAURICE RICKER, Burlington.
Secretary and Treasurer-H. W. NORRIS, Grinnell.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Ex Officio-Bruce Fink, S. W. Beyer, Maurice Ricker, H. W. Norris. Elective-L. H. Pammel, C. O. Bates, G. E. Finch.
The object of the academy is the encouragement of scientific research in the , state of Iowa. The annual meeting for 1903 and 1904 will be held about April 1st, at the place determined upon by the executive committee. A volume con- taining the papers read at the annual meeting is published each year.
W. L SCHOLTY, Osage.
J. H MCLEOD, Charles City.
P. MALCOLM, New Hampton. HENRY C. TALBOT, Des Moines.
J. W. GRIFFITH, Cedar Rapids.
J. D. INGER, Waverly.
J. G. PARSLOW, Shenandoah.
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THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF IOWA.
Established by Law in the Year 1857. Located at Iowa City, Iowa.
OFFICERS.
President-PETER A. DEY.
Vice President-Isaac A. Loos.
Treasurer-LOVELL SWISHER.
Secretary-FRANK E. HORACK.
BOARD OF CURATORS.
Elected by the Society-M. W. Davis, B. F. Shambaugh, Peter A. Dey, Isaac A. Loos, Samuel Calvin, W. C. Wilcox, Geo. W. Ball, A. E. Swisher, J. W. Rich
Appointed by the Governor-Harvey Ingham, L. W. Parish, H. W. Byers, J. J. McConnell, Irving B. Richman, J. F. Mitchell, E. W. Stanton, Charles E. Shelton, William Milchrist.
DEPARTMENT OF IOWA GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.
Terms expire June, 1904. 1
L. B. RAYMOND, Department commander Hampton.
H. D. NEWLAND, senior vice commander Center Point.
W. C. TOMPKINS, junior vice commander .Clear Lake.
Geo. A. NEWMAN, A. A. G. and A. Q. M. G. Cedar Falls.
H. P. DUFFIELD, medical director .Shenandoah.
W. N. CHAFFEE, chaplain Mount Vernon.
C. H. TALMADGE, department inspector West Union.
CHARLES A. CLARK, judge advocate Cedar Rapids.
F. L. DAVIS, chief mustering officer Missouri Valley.
C. W. BOUTON, Senior aide and chief of staff. Hampton
IOWA STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION-1904.
OFFICERS.
President-D. S. WRIGHT, Cedar Falls.
Secretary-ADAM PICKETT, Mount Ayr.
Treasurer-G. W. SAMSON, Cedar Falls.
Vicc-Presidents - S. K. STEVENSON, Iowa City. Miss MATTIE STAHL, Indianola. F. E. LARK, Onawa.
Executive Committee-W. H. BENDER, Cedar Falls, chairman. W. N. CLIFFORD, Council Bluffs. Z. C. THORNBURG, Des Moines.
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IOWA LIBRARY COMMISSION.
Seven members-three ex-officio and four appointed by the governor. Term of appointees, five years. No compensation.
State Librarian, ex-officio.
Superintendent of Public Instruction, ex-officio.
President State University, ex-officio.
Terms expire.
ELIZABETH S. NORRIS, Grinnell, appointee.
June 30, 1903
WITTER H. JOHNSTON, Fort Dodge, appointee. June 30, 1907
HARRIET C. TOWNER, Corning, appointee. June 30, 1905
JESSIE WAITE DAVIDSON, Burlington, appointee. June 30, 1904
JOHNSON BRIGHAM, state librarian President.
Alice S. Tyler, secretary. Office, state house, Des Moines.
Margaret W. Brown, clerk (acting librarian of traveling library).
The Iowa Library Commission was created by an act of the Twenty-eighth General Assembly in March, 1900. The growing interest in library matters and the many gifts for the erection of library buildings have made the demands on the commission heavy and constant and the secretary's time has been more than filled.
The demands made upon the secretary, cover a wide range of interests, among which are the following: Assisting any community desiring aid in planning for the submission of a library tax to a popular vote; aiding boards of trustees and librarians in organizing libraries for a business-like administra- tion; assisting in the classifying, shelf-listing and cataloging of books; address- ing women's clubs, teachers' meetings, public meetings, etc. ; conferring with library trustees and city councils in the consideration of plans for new library buildings, with special reference to best working interior arrangement, etc. By correspondence also much information has been given to librarians and library boards as to details of library economy, the selection and classification of books, etc.
The work of the traveling library, formerly under the direction of the state library, was seen to be so intimately connected with the work of library exten- sion over the entire state that the desirability of transferring it to the commis- sion was soon evident, library extension being the primary purpose of the library commission. Therefore, the library commission law was revised by the Twenty-ninth General Assembly in order to provide for the transfer of the traveling library to the Iowa Library Commission, and a slightly increased appropriation was provided.
The principal activities of the commission are as follows: (1) The traveling library, consisting of over 10, 000 volumes, which are made up into miscellan- eous collections of fifty volume libraries or books on special subjects of study and loaned to any community in the state complying with a simple agreement and paying transportation charges. (2) Summer library school, conducted by the secretary at the State University at Iowa City for six weeks each summer as a department of the university's summer session .? (3) Periodical clearing house for the exchange of standard periodicals indexed in Poole's Abridged Index, this exchange being for the purpose of aiding small libraries in securing sets of standard periodicals without cost. (4) Publication of quarterly circu- lars of information, leaflets and other material practically helpful in dissem- inating library information and in developing and fostering the library spirit in Iowa.
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BOARD OF VOTING MACHINE COMMISSIONERS.
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Appointed by the Governor. Term five years. Compensation not to exceed $1,500.
Terms expire.
SYLVESTOR B. OSBORN, Tabor
July 3, 1905
HENRY M. BELVEL, Des Moines .. July 3; 1905
WILLIAM BLAKE, Strawberry Point.
July 3, 1905
The voting machine commission was created by the act of the Twenty-eighth General Assembly, providing for the use of voting machines at all state, county, city, town and township elections. By this act the Governor was authorized to appoint three commissioners. not more than two of whom should be from the same political party. The commissioners are appointed for the term of five years, subject to removal at the pleasure of the Governor.
Individuals or corporations owning or interested in any voting machine may call upon the commissioners to examine the said voting machine. After such examination the commissioners are to report the results to the Secretary of State, giving the capacity of such machine to register the vote of the people, its accuracy and efficiency, and its mechanical perfections or imperfections. This report is to be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, and it must state the opinion of the commissioners, whether the kind of machine so examined can be safely used by the voters. Should the report state that the machine can be so used, it shall be deemed approved by the commissioners, and machines of its kind may be adopted and used at the various elections held in the State. For making such examination and report, each commissioner is to receive the sum of $150 for his compensation, and expenses, but no commissioner is to receive an amount in excess of $1, 500 and reasonable expenses in any one year. The fees for examination are to be paid by the individual or corporation owning or interested in the voting machine examined.
The act makes the following provisions as to the construction of the machine approved :
"A voting machine approved by the State Board of Voting Machine Com- missioners must be so constructed as to provide facilities for voting for the candidates of at least seven different parties or organizations, must permit a voter to vote for any person for any office, although not nominated as a candi- date by any party or organization, and must permit voting in absolute secrecy . It must also be so constructed as to prevent voting for more than one person for the same office, except where the voter is lawfully entitled to vote for more than one person for that office ; and it must afford him an opportunity to vote for any or all persons for that office as he is by law entitled to vote for, and no more, at the same time preventing his voting for the same person twice. It may also be provided with one ballot in each party column or row containing only the words 'presidential electors' preceded by the party name, and a vote for such ballot shall operate as a vote for all candidates of such party for presi- dential electors. Such machine shall be so constructed as to accurately account for every vote cast upon it. "
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IOWA LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION COMMISSION.
COMMISSIONERS AT LARGE.
WILLIAM LARRABEE, Clermont, President of the Commission.
W. W. WITMER, Des Moines, Chairman Executive Committee and Press and Publicity.
DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS.
First District-Leroy A. Palmer, Mt. Pleasant, chairman committee on Fine Arts.
Second District- George M. Curtis, Clinton, chairman committee on Woman's Work.
Third District-W. F. Harriman, Hampton, chairman committee on Live Stock.
Fourth District-Thomas Updegraff, McGregor, chairman committee on Archaeological, Historical and Statistical Information.
Fifth District-James H. Trewin, Cedar Rapids, chairman committee on Education, Liberal Arts, Social Economy and Physical Culture.
Sixth District-S. S. Carruthers, Bloomfield, chairman committee on Min- erals and Geology.
Seventh District-S. M. Leach, Adel, chairman committee on Manufactur- ing, Machinery, Transportation and Electrical Exhibits.
Eighth District-S. Bailey, M. D., Mt. Ayr, chairman committee on Horti- culture.
Ninth District-W. T. Shepherd, Harlan, chairman committee on Forestry and Lumber, Fish and Game.
Tenth District-C. J. A. Ericson, Boone, chairman committee on Dairy and Apiary.
Eleventh District-Will C. Whiting, Whiting, chairman committee on Agri- culture.
OFFICERS.
President-WILLIAM LARRABEE, Clermont.
Vice-President-W. F. HARRIMAN, Hampton.
Treasurer-S. M. LEACH. Adel.
Superintendent of Construction-W. T. SHEPHERD, Harlan.
Superintendent of Decorations-LEROY A. PALMER, Mt. Pleasant.
Secretary-F. R. CONAWAY, Des Moines.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
W. W. Witmer, Chairman Des Moines
S. M. Leach
Adel
Leroy A. Palmer Mt. Pleasant
James H. Trewin Cedar Rapids
George M. Curtis.
Clinton
F. R. Conaway, Secretary Des Moines
Commissioners Rooms, Capitol Building, Des Moines.
AUDITING COMMITTEE.
W. T. Shepherd, Chairman. Harlan
W. F. Harriman. Hampton
S. S. Carruthers. Bloomfield
THE IOWA BUILDING-LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION, ST. LOUIS.
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DEPARTMENT SUPERINTENDENTS.
Live Stock, E. H. White. Estherville
Education, F. J. Sessions Cedar Rapids
Minerals and Geology, C. B. Platt Van Meter
Manufactures and Machinery, A. C. Hutchins. Adel
Horticulture, Silas Wilson. Atlantio
Dairy, Commissioner H. R. Wright. Des Moines
Apiary, L. G. Clute Manchester
Agriculture, George S. Forest Miles
WOMEN'S AUXILIARY COMMITTEE.
Mrs. W. H. Bailey, Chairman Des Moines
Mrs. Henry J. Howe, Vice-Chairman. Marshalltown
Mrs. H. E. Deemer, Secretary Red Oak
THE IOWA BUILDING.
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LOCATION.
The Iowa Building has a beautiful location in that part of the grounds assigned to state buildings. On the north of the Iowa Building is Kansas, New York, Minnesota, Massachussetts and Oregon; on the west, Arkan- sas, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Rhode Island; on the south, New Jersey, Mississippi, Indian Territory and Utah. The Iowa Building is located at the intersection of the two most prominent thoroughfares, with an outlook on a pretty plaza full of choice flowers and tropical plants which extends for a quarter of a mile directly in front of the main entrance of the Iowa Building. The grounds about the building are beautifully shaded with forest trees, and are high, being 100 feet above the main exposition buildings. The Intra-Mural Railway car line which passes all of the exposition buildings and the large con- cessions on the Pike, has a station near the Iowa building, putting it in close touch with every part of the 1, 260 acres which is devoted to the exposition.
ARCHITECTURE.
The architecture of the Iowa building is a delightful blending of the archi- tecture of the old state capitol located at Iowa City and of the new state capitol located at Des Moines, the cupola on the building being a reproduction of the old capitol, and the columns and facade being that of the new. It is 68 feet wide by 106 feet long, including the porches. The extreme width is 108 by 160 feet long. It is 49 feet to the top of the roof and 90 feet to the flag-pole.
The structure is of the French Renaissance style. This is the style of the better class of state buildings on the exposition grounds and the general style of the exposition buildings, so that in point of style the Iowa building harmon- izes well with its surroundings. The paneled ceilings and walls of the interior are intended to afford ample opportunity for mural decorations.
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FACTS ABOUT THE BUILDING.
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