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On motion of Mr. Baxter, it was Resolved, that the Committee on Perma- 

 nent Location be continued with power to receive propositions and make in- 

 quiries as to the best place for a permanent location of the Fair and that they 

 report to this committee at any time hereafter with their recommendation on 

 the subject. 



On motion adjourned. 



Wm. chamberlain, Pres't. 



J. C. STERLING, Sec. 



MEETING OF THE LOCATING COMMITTEE. 



HuRD House, Jackson, 

 April 21, 1886. 



The Locating Committee met at 2 o'clock f. M., pursuant to the call of the 

 President. 



Present, Prest. Chamberlain, Treasurer Dean, Messrs. Hyde, Sharp, Han- 

 ford, Cobb, Turner, Gilbert and Secretary. 



Propositions were received from Kalamazoo and Jackson. 



Mr. Eaton oifered for Kalamazoo the use of the fair grounds and buildings 

 and 11,000 in cash. 



Mr. Amos Root, for Jackson, offered the fair grounds and buildings, in good 

 order, to move and re-build the grand stand, and |2,000 in cash. ,*ic«aiJ 



Mr. Turner moved that the Fair be held on the Jackson grounds, provided 

 the Jackson people will remove all the Society's buildings from Kalamazoo 

 and erect them on the Jackson grounds, grade and tile-drain the grounds, put 

 all buildings now on the grounds in good repair, ready for the exhibition, the 

 Jackson Society to own all the buildings. 



Mr. Hyde moved, as an amendment, that the Fair for 1886 be held at Kala- 

 mazoo, provided the Kalamazoo people will put the grounds and buildings in 

 order and give 11,250. 



The amendment and motion were lost. 



Mr. Gilbert offered an amended proposition, which was lost. 



After some discussion the committee voted a recess till 7: 30 P. M. 



7:30 P. M. 



The committee re-assembled at the appointed time. 



The following named members of the committee were present : 



Prest. Chamberlain, Treas. Dean, Messrs. Sharj), Hanford, Gilbert and Sec- 

 retary. 



The following proposition was received from Jackson, and accepted by a 

 unanimous vote : 



The Jackson citizens' committee agree to move all buildinffs and lumber be- 

 longing to the Society from the Kalamazoo grounds and erect the same on the 

 Jackson fair grounds under the direction of the Business Committee ; to trans- 

 port all other property belonging to the Society at Kalamazoo to Jackson, and 



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