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for the grand stand, and I would suggest selling all grand stand admis- 

 sions for 25c and the box seats for 50c, reserving only box seats. I think 

 the grand stand will bring just as much money and the people who 

 attend the fair will be better satisfied. I believe that it is unjust to 

 the farmers of Michigan to charge more than 25c general admission to 

 the grand stand. Many of these people come from long distances and 

 are compelled to pay railroad fare, and to meet many other expenses 

 which the city people do not have to meet in order to visit the fair, and 

 I believe that it is only just to the farmers of Michigan that we make a 

 general admission of 25c to the grand stand. 



FRED POSTAL, President. 



The Secretary announced that Mr. Daniel Thomas declined re-election 

 as member of the Executive Committee. 



On motion the President was requested to appoint a committee of three 

 to present the name of a suitable person to fill the vacancy caused by the 

 declination of Mr. Thomas, the committee to report at the session of 

 Tuesday, January 12. The President appointed Mr. Tyler, Mr. Aitken, 

 Mr. Marston. 



The Secretary presented the matter of protest made at the fair of 

 1907 by J. L. Walton and Wm. Grimes against awards to Leicester sheep 

 exhibited by Wm. Newton, of Pontiac, with report of Mr. A. E. Steven- 

 son thereon. 



Mr. Stevenson recommended that the protest be sustained as to the 

 ram and ewe 2 years old, and that the amount awarded to these be de- 

 ducted from Mr. Newton's awards for that year. 



It was moved that this report be adopted and that the amount of 

 1180.00 be paid Mr. Newton, to be accepted in full for balance due him 

 on premium awards of 1007. Carried. 



The protest of exhibitors of Rambouillet and Horned Dorset sheep 

 against awards to sheep not in their place at the time stated in the rule 

 (Friday, September 4, at 9 o'clock a. m.) was taken up. It was moved 

 that the protest be sustained and that the reserve awards be advanced 

 to occupy the position they would have occupied if the protested sheep 

 had not been exhibited, and that the cash awards be paid the protested 

 sheep that they received when exhibited. Motion carried. 



Mr. Aitken moved that the medal and cup awards in the above named 

 classes be withheld. Carried. 



Mr. Watkins presented an invitation from the State Board of Agri- 

 culture to attend a meeting and banquet to be given to the members of 

 the Live Stock Breeders at the Agricultural College on the evening of 

 January 12. The invitation was accepted with thanks. 



On motion the Secretary was instructed to invite the several stock 

 breeders' associations now in session to send delegates to meet with the 

 Premium List Committee of this society for conference on live stock ex- 

 hibition at the State Fair, 



The President appointed the Committee on Premium List as follows: 

 Messrs. Fifield, Tyler, Aitken, Stevenson. Taft, Terney and Butterfield. 



Committee on Rules and Bv-laws: Messrs. Galbraith, Green and 

 Whelan. 



On motion adjourned to Tuesday Morning at 9 o'clock. 



