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Mr. James Turner invited the committee to visit his stock farm. Accepted 

 with thanks. 



Mr. Parsons referred to the death of Judge Wells and Mr. K. S. Moore. 



On motion, Messrs. Parsons, Baxter and Chamberlain were appointed a 

 committee to draft suitable resolutions upon the death of Judge Wells and 

 Mr. Moore. 



The committee subsequently reported as follows : 



Whereas, God in his Providence has removed from our Executive Committee one of 

 its oldest and brightest figures, in the person of the Hon. Hezekiah G. Wells, a man 

 who, from the fii'st organization of the State Agricultural Society, recognized its power 

 for usefulness in stimulating, to the highest effort, the great farming interest of our 

 State, and who, through all its varied history, never failed of i^ersonal concern in its 

 annual fairs, or in any scheme that might promote the growth or development of 

 the agricultural classes in influence and power. He gave his time and best efforts for 

 nearly twenty years, without- pecuniary consideration, to the work of placing on a 

 broad, firm foundation the Michigan State Agricultural College, which is accomplish- 

 ing so much of present and prospective good to our farmers and mechanics, and exem- 

 plified in his own life and character the great American ideal of a wise, unostentatious 

 • and public spirited citizen ; therefore 



Resolved, That we, the executive committee of the Michigan State Agricultural 

 Society, liereby express our sense of personal loss in his removal from our midst, which 

 we deeply feel, and sincerely regret that we shall no more have the benefit of his wis- 

 dom in our counsels, or the pleasure of his genial presence in our annual meetings. 



Resolved, that the secretary be and he is hereby instructed to prepare and forward to 

 the wife of the deceased a copy of the preceding preamble and resolution. 



(Signed) PHILO PARSONS, 



W. J. BAXTER, 

 WM. CHAMBERLAIN. 



Resolved, That we have heard with unfeigned sorrow of the death of Mr. Edward S. 

 Moore, an intelhgent and active member of this Board in its early days, a just and hon- 

 orable business man, and one of the most practical and discreet farmers of Southern 

 Michigan ; a man who illustrated in his daily life and character the highest type of 

 American manhood. 



(Signed) PHILO PARSONS, 



W. J. BAXTER, 

 WM. CHAMBERLAIN. 



Report of the committee adopted by a unanimous vote. 



The report of the committee on transportation was read and accepted. 



Report as follows : 



The G. R. & I. R. R., F. & P. M. R. R., and the C. & W. M. R. R. will carry stock 

 and articles for exhibition free ; passengers at half rates. Other railroads in the State 

 will carry freight and passengers at half rates. 



On motion the committee adjourned. 



E. 0. HUMPHREY, President. 

 J. C. STERLING, Secretary. 



MINUTES OF MEETINGS DURING THE FAIR. 



BuRDicK House, Kalamazoo, \ 

 Monday, Sept. 14, !885. S 



The Executive Committea met at 8 o'clock, P. M. 

 President Humphrey in the chair. 



Roll called: Present, Prest. Humphrey, Treas. Dean, Messrs. Buttertield, 

 Phillips, Howard, Lessiter, Burringtou, Sharp, Baxter, Anderson, Fralick, Reed, 



