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Mr. Baxter asked to be excused from serving as Superintendent of Art 

 Pepartnient. 



Moved and supported that Mr. Baxter be not excused. 



The motion prevailed. 



The contract with Kalamazoo was read by Mr. Cobb. Mr. Iluniphroy, 

 appointed to settle with Col. Stockbridge the question of ownership of build- 

 ings on the Kalamazoo Fair grounds, reported that he had settled with Col. 

 Stockbridge, and had given him the following named buildings for the *4,()00 

 subscribed, as per contract : 



Addition Main Hall, 150x4(5 $1,080 00 



Addition Main Hall, 75x48 _ 540 00 



Addition Main Hall, 50x48 300 00 



Lunch Room, 16x32 175 00 



Ladies' Cottage, 16x48 175 00 



Ticket OtKce - 101 25 



PressRoom - 100 97 



Carriage House 480 00 



125 cattle stalls @ $4 500 00 



1 67 sheep and swine pens @ $3 (s. w. corner grounds) 500 00 



Mr. James M. Turner, member elected on Tuesday last, was introduced and 

 took his seat with the Committee. 



Mr. Humphrey read a letter from Mayor DeYoe, of Kalamazoo, inviting the 

 Society to hold its next Fair at Kalamazoo. 



On motion, the Treasurer was instructed to collect the balance (1100) due 

 on Kalamazoo contract. 



On motion, a recess until ,:* o'clock was voted. 



AFTEIINOON" SESSION. 



Mr. Wells moved that the members of the Transportation Committee, Messrs. 

 Turner and Gilbert, be added to the Committee on Location. 

 Carried. 

 Mr. Parsons, Chairman of the Reception Committee, reported as follows: 



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



The Committee on Reception are gratified in reporting that the Society had the pleas- 

 ure of receiving a number of distinguished guests at its annual meeting in Kalamazoo, 

 notably Senator Palmer, Governor Alger, Cyrus G. Luce, the veteran Agriculturist, 

 Charles T. Gorham, and numerous other persons who honored themselves by their pres- 

 ence at this our annual gathering, as Avell as the Society, and who expressed unqualified 

 gratification in witnessing the magnificent display of the material interests and evidences 

 of prosperity and gi'owmg wealth of the great State of Michigan. 



PHILO PARSONS. 



Chairman. 



Accepted and adopted. 



On motion of Mr. Parsons the President was authorized to fill vacancies that 

 may occur in the Committee on Pernnment Location. 



The same gentleman read a letter from the President of the Ohio State Board 

 of Agriculture favoring a permiment location. 



On motion the Committee adjourned sine die. 



WM. (JHAMBERLAIN, 



President. 

 J. 0. STEPvLING, 



ib'ec7'etar'y. 



