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originally intended. That material enough to complete the road was 

 on the railroad tracks and would be presented to the board on condi- 

 tion that it finish the work and pay the expenses of the unfinished 

 portion of the road. 



On motion of Mr. Madden the matter of completing the road was 

 left to the president, with full power to act in the premises. 



On motion of Mr. Conrad the board adjourned subject to the call 

 of the president. 



Department of Agriculture, Springfield, 

 Jan. 1, 1901, Tuesday, 10:00 o'clock a. m. 



The State Board of Agriculture met in regular annual session. 

 Mr. Prather in the chair. 

 No quorum present, 



Ordered that the board stand adjourned until Monday, Jan. 7th 

 inst., 9 o'clock a. m. 



Department of Agriculture, Springfield, 

 Monday, Jan. 7, 1901. 



The State Board of Agriculture met pursuant to adjournment. 



President Fulkerson in the chair. 



The following members answered to their names: Messrs. Conrad, 

 Rossiter, Cater, Zimpelmann, Lovejoy, David, Madden, Cunningham, 

 Tatman, Vittum, Barber, Simmons, Prather, Young, Dickirson, 

 Crebs, Marshall, Chapman and Pearce. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. 



Mr. Madden, chairman of the Committee on Finance, submitted 

 the report of the receipts and expenditures of the Illinois State 

 Board of Agriculture for the year 1900, embracing the report of 

 William Horine, expert accountant, which report was approved by 

 the board, and ordered to be printed in the annual report for 1900. 



On motion of Mr. Rossiter the Committee on Finance was in- 

 structed to give out to the Associated Press and newspapers, a 

 statement of the finances of the board as shown by the above report. 



Mr. Simmons moved that the thanks of the Board of Agriculture 

 be and are hereby extended to Lewis H. Miner, postmaster of the 

 city of Springfield, for his interest in the improvement of the postal 

 service of the Illinois State Fair Grounds for the year 1900, 



Which motion was carried. 



Mr. B. H. Brainerd, treasurer of the Board of Agriculture, came 

 before the board and turned over the sum of six thousand one hun- 

 dred thirteen dollars and twelve cents ($6,113.12) and asked to be 

 receipted in full for the same. 



