354 STATK HOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Whnens, Tho i)roseiit owners of tlio.«o jjiont lines of riiilioad nnniii!<;' throiifjh 

 tlie btiite of ^lieliijjiiii, pnrelinsed tlieir eonirolliiiir interest in these j^reat thoroiitr|i- 

 faios at very serions loss to tho original self-denying, enterprising owners and 

 builders, in times of coinniereial doi)re.>-sion to their great i)rofit; tlierefore 



L'esi'lvc<K 'i'liat it is onr deliherate and nnnninmiis conviction that tliese roads 

 shonid look for their compensation from an increased i)assenger trallic, ratiier than 

 from transit charges on that character of freight that makes up tiie interests of our 

 annual Fairs. 



liesolved, 'Ihat we desire no antagonism with the railroads. We have received and 

 arc receiving constant!)' many courtesies from them, for which we are verj' grateful, 

 and our action now is simply because wo fear the imperiiment of onr cherished 

 institution, which has so greatly developed the best material interests of the State. 



The resolutions were adopted. 



The Coininittee then adjourned until to-morrow morning at 1) o'clock. 



FIFTH DAY. 



Michigan Exchange, 

 Detroit, Jamiury 16, 1880. 



The Executive (Jommittee of the State Agricultural Society resntued its 

 session this morning, pursuant to adjournment, the President, the Hon. Geo. 

 W. Phillii)S in the chair. 



Present — Messrs. Sterling, Rising, Hanford, Ball, Greene, Fralick, Hyde, 

 Manning, Sn)ith, Burrington, Wood, Parsons, Angel, Howard, Harrison, 

 Butterfield, McKay, Baxter, Kipp, and the President, Treasurer and Secretary. 



MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. 



The Secretary read a communication from H. B. Chapman of Coldwater, 

 renewing a protest regarding a premium upon horses at the Fair of 1870. 



Accepted and placed on file. 



The Secretary presented the matter of tlie claim of H. C. Pearson, of 

 Ferrisburg, Mass., relative to silver medals awarded to mathematical instru- 

 ments at tlie Fair of 1878. 



Ou motion of Mr. Sterling, the matter was referred to ex-President Webber 

 •with power. 



Mr. Baxter called up from the table his resolution of the previous evening, 

 •with reference to premiums upon Heids of Cattle. 



Leave being granted, he withdrew the resolution and offered the following 

 instead : 



Resolved, That in Division A another class be added— Herds; rule standing as in 

 Class 11 last year, except that in each class at least three entries be required. 

 Premiums as follows: 



Herd— Shorthorns ^i^O 00 



" Devons i^O 00 



" Herefords 30 GO 



" Ayrshires - 30 00 



" Jersevs 30 00 



" Galloways - 30 00 



" Holsteins 30 00 



That in Division B another class be added to be named Sweepstakes, for Stallion, 

 with six colts of his own get: 



Roadsters |530 00 



Horses of all work 30 00 



Draugh t ho rses 30 00 



Thorouirhbreds 30 00 



