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ANNUAL MEETING. 



The State Agricultural Society held its annual meeting at the Pavilion, 

 January twenty-seventh, at two o'clock p. m. There was a very large 

 attendance — the assemblage being composed of leading citizens of the 

 State and Sacramento City. 



President Carey called the meeting to order at two o'clock p. >i., and 

 called on Director Boruck to read the annual report of the Directors. 

 Mr. J. A. Duffy moved to dispense with the reading of the report. The 

 President said it was the desire of the Board that the report should be 

 read. On division, the motion prevailed. The reading of the financial 

 report, on motion of Judge Clark, was dispensed with, and on motion of 

 L. A. Upson, it was referred to a committee of three to ho audited. The 

 Chair appointed Julius Wetzler, James Carolan, and G. \V. Chesley as 

 such committee. 



The next business in order was the election of President. 



Mr. Boruck in the chair. 



Grove L. Johnson said the society is in the situation of having a debt 

 to pay; a debt to the people to pay, to keep the society a pride to the 

 State. It has a debt financial also. He thought a ransom should be 

 paid for a good President to discharge it, and he therefore nominated 

 Hansom S. Carey as President of the society, believing that the people 

 would be gratified by his choice, and the creditors of the society rest 

 sure in the faith that the debts will be paid. 



On motion of James A. Duffy, the Secretary was authorized to cast 

 the vote of the members for E. S. Carey, which being done, Mr. Carey 

 was loudly called for, and, as he ascended the stand, was received with 

 warm applause. 



Mr. Carey returned his thanks for the honor conferred. He had 

 served, he said, ten years in the Board — two years as President. He 

 hoped to serve two years more. That was laying the groundwork for 

 another year. His reason was, when he entered office the society was 

 in debt. When he went out of office the first time the society was clear 

 of debt. Now it is in debt twelve thousand dollars; but he was glad of 

 it, proud of it, for there was something lasting and useful to show for 

 it. His ambition now was to discharge that debt and leave the society 

 its property untrammeled. When that was done he would trouble the 

 society no more by filling a position on its Board. He had always 



