STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 343- 



following: We have had a conference with a committee of gentlemen from and rep- 

 resenting that Society, and after a carefnl and fnll deliberation of various matters 

 connected, aie iinited'in recommending that said I'omological Society shall incase 

 they see fit to exhibit witli us the current season, and which we invite them to do^. 

 be allowed tlie same money consideration of the past year, viz.: 61.000 for payment 

 of premiums (provided this amount is awarded), and $1,400 for actual expenses, a 

 total of 32,400. The time and manner of payment of the 81,000 for premiums same 

 as of previous years, tiiat is, by premium check drawn by them on our Treasurer and'^ 

 due upon presentation by parties holding premium checks. 



It Is to be distinctly understood that the ^1,400 appropriation from this Society is 

 to reimburse the I'omological Society for expenses actually incurred by them in 

 holding meeting and making exhibits, and that said amount of 81,400, nor any por- 

 tion of it, is to be antlcipted by them. And that payments of different installments 

 of last named sum shall be obtained in the same form and manner as any other claim 

 against the State Agricultural Society, that is, by voucher drawn upon our Society 

 by an authorized ofiicer or committee of the Pomological Society, and not due until: 

 properly drawn by a^i officer designated by that Society. The foregoing is binding; 

 upon this Society only upon a written acceptance of tlie same from the Pomological 

 Society. 

 Respectfully submitted. 



HENRY FRALICK, 

 F. V. SMITH, 

 A. J. DEAN, 



Committee. 

 Above conditions accepted by us. 



T. T. LYON, 

 Pres. Mich. State Pom. Socy, 



The report was accepted and adopted. 



THE PKEMIUM LIST. 



The Prcmiuni List Committee appeared, and Mr. Wood, on behalf of that 

 committee, asked for instructions as to placing the diiferent breeds of Cattle 

 upon an equality. 



Mr. Baxter moved that the views expressed by the retiring and incoming 

 Presidents in their addresses at this session be accepted as the policy of this 

 Society upon the questions referred to. 



After discussion by Messrs. Wood, Greene, liaxter, Ball, Butterfield, Shoe- 

 maker. Parsons, and the President and Secretary, the motion of 3Ir. Baxter 

 prevailed by tiic following vote : 



Teas— Messrs. Sterling, Rising, Ball, Greene, Fralick, Hyde, Manning. Burrington, 

 Harrison, Baxter. Kipp, President, Treasurer— 13. 



jVai/s— Messrs. Ilanford, (yobb, Wood, Parsons, Angel, Howard, Butterfield, McKay, 

 Shoemaker, Secretary — 10. 



On motion of Mr. Baxter it was unanimously resolved, as the opinion of this 

 committee, that competition in all departments of tlie State fair be open to the 

 world. 



Mr. Ball moved a reconsideration of the vote by which tlie motion of ^Ir. 

 Baxter relative to equalizing piemiums for the different breeds of cattle was 

 adopted. 



The motion to reconsider was lost by the following vote: 



Teas— Messrs. Ilanford, Ball, Cobb, Wood, Parsons, Angel, Howard, Butterfield, 

 Shoemaker, Secretary — 10. 



iVays— Messrs. Sterling, Rising, Greene, Hyde, Manning, Burrington, Harrison, 

 Kipp, President, Treasurer — 10. 



The committee then took a recess until 4 o'clock P. M. 



