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Mr. Fralick, from the Finance Committee, made the following report, 



which was accepted and adopted : 



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



Your Finance Committee to whom was referred the bond of the Treasurer respect- 

 fully report that they have carefully examined the same, and find the bond in proper 

 form and the sureties satisfactory, and recommend its acceptance. 

 All of which is respectfully submitted. 



HEXRY FRALICK, 

 F. V. SMITH, 

 E. ^y. RISING, 



Finance Committee. 

 Detroit, January 15, 1S80. 



The Business Committee presented the following : 



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



Your Business Committee, to whom was referred that portion of the address of 

 President Webber relative to the appointment of viewing committees and payment 

 of their expenses, respectfully report that in their judgment the recommendations 

 of the address sliould be adopted. 

 All of wliich is respectfully submitted. 



J. M. STERLING, 



A. O. HYDE, 



F. M. MANNING, 



Committee. 



The report was accepted and adopted. 



Mr. Greene moved that the Executive Committee meet at the Hudson House, 

 Lansing, on the 9th of June^ 1880, for the purpose of arranging to visit the 

 Agricultural College on the succeeding day, and tliat the Secretary be directed 

 to notify the members of the committee, the President of the College, and the 

 representatives of the press who are now present at this meeting, and who are 

 specially invited. Carried. 



On motion of Mr. Baxter the matter of having an address at the next State 

 Fair, or inviting distinguished guests to be present, was left to the President 

 of the Society and the Business Committee, with power. 



The President announced the following 



STANDING COMMITTEES: 



On Business and Transporlatio7i— Messrs. Sterling, Webber and Baxter. 



On Finance — Messrs. Fralick, Gilbert and Rising. 



On Premiums — Messrs. Wood. Kipp, Howard, Hanford, Burrington and Butterfield. 



On Rules and Begulations — Messrs. Ball, Hyde and Harrison. 



On Printing — Messrs. Humphrey, Dean and Hyde. 



On Receptions — Messrs. Parsons, Shoemaker and Greene. 



Programme— A. O, Hyde, W. H. Cobb and D. W. Howard. 



EXECUTIVE SUPERINTENDENTS. 



Cattle— D. W. Howard and I. H. Butterfield, Jr. 



Horses— W. H. Cobb. 



Sheep— J. Q. A. Burrington. 



Sioine—A. F. Wood. 



Poultry — John McKay. 



Miscellaneous — E. O. Humphrey. 



Fine Arts — W. J. Baxter and C. A. Harrison. 



Music — John Gilbert. 



Children's Department— Mrs. General A. S. Williams and Miss Minnie Brow. 



Manufactures — F. V. Smith. 



Agriculture — Ptiilo Parsoni?. 



Machinery — E. M. Manning. 



Farm Implements — II. O. Hanford and Abel Angel. 



Dairy— Chas. Kipp. 



Vehicles — Wm. Ball. 



