STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 335 



SECOND DAY. 



Michigan Exchange, 

 Detkoit, January 13, 1880. 



TliG Committee resumed its session this morning, President Piiillips in the 

 chair. 



Tlie loll was called and the following members answered to their names : 

 Messrs. Sterling, Rising, Uanford, Ball, Cobb, Fralick, Hyde, Manning, Smith, 

 Burrington, Wood, Bntterfield, Parsons, Angel, Howard, Harrison, Gilbert, 

 McKay, Shoemaker, Baxter, C. Kipp, and the President, Treasurer and Sec- 

 retary. 



Tlie approval of the minutes was deferred. 



REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. 



To the Fresideni and Executive Committee of the State Agricultural Society : 



The uiulersi<?ned, Committee on Finance of said Society, to whom was referred the 

 report of the Business Committee, beg leave to report that thej' have examined the 

 foregoing recoid of accounts and transactions of the Business Committee of said So- 

 ciety, and have compared the vouchers in the hands of the Secretary and find the 

 record to agree and the account correct; and in addition, tliat we have examined the 

 report of said committee of the amount received for rent, for booth«, peddlers' per- 

 mits and property sold on the fair grounds at tiie last annual fair of said Society, 

 and the names of the parties from whom received and the amount tliereof ; and we 

 further certify tliat tliej^ have paid the same to the Treasurer and hold iiis receipts 

 therefor and for whicli he has rendered an account; and that we find the statements, 

 vouchers, accounts and receipts in all respects correct. 

 All of which is respectfully submitted. 



HENRY FRALICK, 

 F. V. SMITH, 

 E. W. RISING, 



Finance Committee. 

 The report was accepted and adoptcil. 



REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES. 



To the President and Executive Committee of the State AfjricuUural Society: 



The special committee to wliom was referred the addresses and reports of the 

 retiring and incoming Presidents, and a portion of the Secretary's report, for assign- 

 ment of subjects to committees, wouhl respectfully lecommend as follows: So much 

 of such addresses and report as refers to investment of a jiortion of the funds of the 

 Society and a general financial policy, be referred to the (Joniniittee on Finance; so 

 much as refers to bonds of Treasurer and Secretnr\\ be referred to same committee, 

 to recommend amounts for whicli such bonds shall be giviMi; so much as refei-s to 

 blanks for premiun)S awarded and space in halls for goods for advertising jmrposes, 

 to Business Committee; so much as refers to equalization of premiums on difterent 

 breeds of cattle, to Committee on Premium List; so mucli as refers to Pomological 

 Society and invitations to exhibit with us, to a special committee of three, to con- 

 sult with a like committee from said society; so much as refers to discretionary 

 premiums, recommended at last fair, be referred to a special committee of three; so 

 much as refers to the appointment of judges, previous to the time of the fair, and 

 payment of their expenses, be referred to the Business Committee; so much as refers 

 to northern exhibits and all other premiums recommended, to Committee on Premium 

 List; so much as refers to rules and revisions of same, to Committee on Rules; so 

 much as refers to the Agricultural (Jollege, to a special committee of three; so much 

 as refers to open competition with the world, to Committf^e on Premium List. 



Respectfully submitted, 



\V. J. BAXTER, 

 ]^I. SHOEMAKER, 

 CHAS. KIPP, 



Committee. 

 The rc|)ort wns accepted and adopted. 



