378 STATEJ board OF AGRICULTURE. . 



Detroit, January 10th, 1906. 



To the Michigan State Agricultural Society: Mr. President and Ex- 

 ecutive Committee: 



Gentlemen : — Please accept my resignation as member of the Execu- 

 tive committee^ to take immediate effect. 



JOHN McKAY. 

 The resignation was accepted. 



The finance committee reported as follows: 



To the Executive Committee of the Michigan State Agricultural 

 Society : 



Gentlemen : — Your committee on finance, to whom was referred that 

 part of the president's address relative to deposits of funds belonging 

 to the society and sale of tickets previous to the fair, would respect- 

 fully recommend that all deposits of funds be made in the name of the 

 treasurer of the Michigan State Agricultural Society, in such banks 

 of the city of Detroit as shall be recommended and designated by the 

 business committee. On the question of selling tickets prior to the 

 opening of the fair, your committee would ask for further time. 



Respectfully submitted, 

 A. J. DOHERTY, 

 EUGENE FIFIELD, 

 D. D. AITKEN. 

 The report was accepted and adopted. 



On motion of Mr. Aitken the president Avas requested to designate 

 the names of two persons whom he desires elected members of the busi- 

 ness committee. 



On motion of Mr. Fifield, a committee of five was appointed by the 

 president, to nominate suitable persons to fill the vacancies existing on 

 the executive committee. 



The president appointed as such committee: Messrs. Fifield, Doherty, 

 Taft, Collier, Powell. 

 A recess was taken for ten minutes. 

 Convened after recess. 



The committee on nomination for vacancies on executive committee 

 reported as follows: 



Gentlemen: — Your committee to report three names to the executive 

 beg to report the following names: Mr. J. F. Brand, Saginaw, Mr. 

 Comfort A. Tyler, Nottawa, Mr. Jason Woodman, Paw Paw. 



Respectfully submitted, 



EUGENE FIFIELD, 

 A. J. DOHERTY, 

 H. E. POWELL, 

 W. W. COLLIER, 

 L. R. TAFT. 



The report was accepted, and on motion, the persons named were 

 unanimousl}' elected members of the executive committee. 



