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this department would be interesting, and I think it might be an inducement to manu- 

 factures to make a display if such a premium was offered. 



Respectfully submitted, 



WM. CHAMBERLAIN. 



Accejited and referred to the Committee ou Premiums. 



President Wells, of the State Board of Agriculture, extended an invitation 

 to the committee to visit the State Agricultural College during the summer. 



On motion the invitation was accepted, tJie time for such visit to be named 

 by the President, Secretary, and Treasurer. 



The Committee on the Presidents' addresses offered the following rc2:)ort: 

 To the President and Executive Committee of the Michigan State Agricidtural Society: 



Your Committee to whom were referred the addresses of the retiring and incoming 

 President for distribution, would respectfully recommend: 



First — So much of said addressps as refers to licensing side-shows and entertainments 

 be referred to the Business Committee. 



Second — Tliat so much as refers to striking out the third and fourth Premiums be re- 

 ferred to Committee on Premium Lists. 



r/a'rcZ— That so much as refers to the nomination and election of officers and to the 

 retention or dropping of ex-Presidents from membership of executive committee, be re- 

 ferred to the Committee on Rules; that if on examination any change is deemed advis- 

 able they may recommend the same and amend the rules accordingly. 



Fourth — So much as refers to the relations of the State Society to the Agi-icultural 

 College, be referred to Committee on Agricultural College. 



Fifth — So much as refers to State Fairs Circuit, referring to the relations of this So- 

 ciety with other State societies, be referred to a special committee of three, to be here- 

 after appointed by the President. 



Sixth — So much as refers to State Horticultural Society be referred to a special com- 

 mittee of three, to consult with a Hke committee from the Horticultural Society when 

 appointed, and to report. 



Seventh — So much as refers to putting the several departments under a single Super- 

 intendent for the week previous to the Fair, be referred to Committee on Rules — to ex- 

 amine into the feasibility and advisability of the change, and report by rule or other- 

 wise. 



Eighth — The matter of establishing one or more places for permanently holding the 

 Fair, be referred to the Special Committee heretofore appointed for that purpose. 



That said Committee be instructed, in case they recommend a permanent location, to 

 further report whether it is advisable to ask State aid, and the method of asking the 

 same. 



All of wliich is respectfully submitted. 



M. P. ANDERSON. 



W. J. BAXTER. 



H. O. HANFORD. 



J. Q. A. BURRINGTON, 



F. L. REED. 



It was moved and supported that the report be accepted and adopted, with 

 the exception of so much of it as relates to the question of permanent location. 



The motion prevailed. 



It was then moved and supported that that part of the report relating to 

 permanent location be laid upon the table. 



Upon motion the Committee on Permanent Location, aj)pointed at last win- 

 ter meeting, was discharged. 



Mr. Sharp moved that a committee of five, of which the President shall be 

 chairman, be appointed ou permanent location. 



Carried. 



Mr. Baxter then moved that the Committee on Permanent Location be re- 

 quested to report at this meeting upon the advisability of locating permanently 

 in one or more places. 



Carried. 



Eecess until 9 o'clock Wednesday morning was then voted. 



