330 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



COMMITTEES ANNOUNCED. 



The President unnouiiced the following committees: 



Commiltee to meet icith a committee on part oj Fomoloyical Society — Messrs. Henrj' Fra- 

 lick, F. V. Smith, A. J. Dean. 



Committee on Discretionary Premiums. — Messrs. W. J. Baxter, J. M. Sterling, II. O. 

 Ilanford. 



Committee on Agricultural Collerje. — Messrs. M. Slioemaker, William Ball, Charles 

 Kipp. 



Committee on Hales. — Messrs. \Vm. Ball, A. O. Hyde, C. A. Harrison. 



Tiie President added Mr. Howard to Committee on Premium List. 



THE NEXT STATE FAIR. 



On motion of Mr. Baxter the matter of the location of the next State Fair 

 was referred to the lousiness Committee, to be hereafter appointed. 



On motion of Mr. Gilbert tlie Business Committee was instructed to adver- 

 tise for proposals from cities desiring to have the next State Fair, stating the 

 inducements which they present. 



On motion of Mr. Baxter the time for holding the next State Fair was fixed 

 for September 13, 14, 15, IG and 17, 1880. 



The Finance Committee reported, approving the report of the Treasurer, 

 and the same was adopted. 



The committee then took a recess until 2 P. M. 



Afternoon Session. 



The committee reassembled pursuant to adjournment. Tha following report 

 of a special committee was presented : 



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



The committee to whom was referred the subject of filling vacancies in the Execu- 

 tive Committee, respectfully report that we find the following vacancies to exist: 

 by resignation of H. A. Kipp, Highland, Oakland county; D. A. Blodgett, Hersey, 

 Osceola county, and recommend that hereafter all appointments to fill vacancies in 

 the Executive Committee be made by ballot. 

 All of which is respectfully submitted. 



HENRY FRALICK, 

 F. V. SMITH, 

 A. O. HYDE, 



Committee. 



The report was accepted and adopted. 



On motion of Mr. Shoemaker the election of members to fill the vacancies 

 in the committee as above specified was made the special order for the first 

 business of the session this evening. 



On motion of Mr. Gilbert, gentlemen not members of the committee present 

 from the counties in Avhich occur the vacancies created by the above resigna- 

 tions were invited to be present at the time fixed for filling the vacancies and 

 present any considerations they may desire upon the subject. 



Mr. Baxter offered the following : 



Whekeas, Complaints are sometimes made and impressions created injurious to 

 the Society by competition for premiums by members of the Executive Committee, 

 such competition being liable to the objection that, as against such competitors. 



