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The President announced as the committee to act on an Educational Ex- 

 hibit, in accordance with a resolution offered by Mr. Baxter, and adopted on 

 the first evening, Ex-President W. L. Webber (appointed by said resolution), 

 and Messrs. W. J. Baxter and F. V. Smith. 



Mr. Parsons offered the following : 



Resolved, That the thanks of the President and the Executive Committee of the 

 State Agricultural Society be and they are hereby tendered to the Detroit Free Press 

 Co., through Mr. Quinby, who so very courteously showed us through the labyrinth of 

 that interesting establishment; to the Messrs. Pingree & Smith, where we passed 

 an hour most delightfully in witnessing improved processes in boot and shoe manu- 

 facture; to the Board of Trade, at whose magnificent rooms we were cordially wel- 

 comed and tnost hospitablj^ entertained; for all courtesies rendered; also to the 

 reporters of the daily press, for their careful, complete and accurate reports of our 

 daily proceedings. 



Adopted. 



On motion of Mr. Fralick, Mr. Parsons was added to the Special Commit- 

 tee to attend the convention of County Agricultural Societies, to be held at 

 Ann Arbor on the 20tli inst. 



Mr. Baxter offered the following: 



Iiesolve(7, That for the purpose of securing, if possible, favorable action on the pre- 

 amble and resolution adopted by this committee in relation to membership in the 

 National Association, Capt. Wm. A. Owen, of Detroit, a member of the National 

 Association, be furnished with a certified copy of the preamble and resolution, and 

 that he be requested to represent and act for this committee in the premises. 



Adopted. •* 



The Business Committee submitted the following supplemental report: 



BUSINESS ORDERS. 



1872, Amount of business orders at Kalamazoo $4,885 08 



1873, Amount of business orders at Grand Rapids 14.764 89 



1874, Amount of business orders at East Saginaw 16.120 46 



1875, Amount of business orders at East Saginaw 13,788 11 



1876, Amount of business orders at Jackson 10,166 51 



1877, Amount of business orders at Jackson 12.423 62 



1878, Amount of business orders at Detroit 28,197 70 



1879, Amount of business orders at Detroit 19,746 29 



EXPEKDED IN DETROIT. 



1878, Buildings $12,897 13 



1878, Fences, grounds, and water 2,079 61 



$14,976 74 



1879, Buildings $4,212 92 



1879, Fences, grounds, and water 1,395 68 



5,608 60 



§20,585 34 



Total expense of building, at Detroit 17,110 05 



Total expense offences, grounds, and water 3,475 29 



$20,585 34 



INVENTORY. 



Buildings and Lumber (cost) _ 17,110 42 



Sundry fixtures 1,433 47 



$18,543 89 



Respectfully submitted. 



J. M. STERLING, 

 A. O. JIYUE, 

 F. M. M.ANN ING, 

 Bus iness Comm iUee. 



The report was accepted and adopted. 



