Rfsolred, That the State Board of Agriculture of the State of Illinois does 

 herehy appreciate, reoojjnize and hernby endorsp the entHrpn«<e and htiKiness 

 aciiiiifti ^>t the iiiMna^eiiifiit at thtj Uiiioti Stuck Yards and TraUKit Company 

 of CliicaKo, in their jfivin^ to the world nt Ihtko so errand an exposition of the 

 live sttick reHources of our country, cnconrat^inf; the live atock people to 

 ffreater effort in the advanceinet of their industry. 



JifKolred, That the thiinks of this board in annual session asBpmbled be and 

 are luT»'l)y tendered to the nianflpement of the Union Stock Yards Company 

 of ChicRiro, and to Mr, W. E. Skinner who so ably conducted the exposition; 

 and be it further 



if«so/ied, Tliat we hope that the fjreat International Live Stock Exposition 

 has come to be a permanent feature in our State, and that the breeders, feed- 

 ers and farmers of the country at large will indorse the show. 



Mr. Tatman offered the following resolution, which was adopted: 



Besoltt'd, That the president of this board be authorized and requested to 

 appoint the followinfjr superintendents of departments and the tollowiUK 

 standing? committees tor the ensuing two years: 



Superintendents of Departments. 



Class A — Cattle. Section I, Beef Breeds. 



Class A — Cattle. Section II. Dairy Breeds. 



Class B — Horses. Section I, Heavy Horses. 



Class B — Horses. Section II. Light Horses. 



Class B— Horses. Section III, Speed. 



Class C— Stieep. 



Class D — Swine. 



Class E— Poultry. 



Class F— Mechanic Arts. 



Class G — Farm Products 



Class H — Horticulture and Floriculture. 



Class I — Fine Arts. 



Class K— Textile Fabrics. 



Class L— Etiucation. 



Class M— Machinery. 



Class N— Dairy, Culinary and Apiary. 



Marshal of the Ring. 



Auditor. 



Ui-neral Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings. 



Superintendent of Permits and Privileges, 



Superintendent of Tickets. 



Suiieriuteudent of Gates. 



Superintendent of Transportation. 



Managers of Woman's Building. 



Standing Committkks. — Rules, Printing, Judiciary, Crop Reports, F'i- 

 nan<-e Library, Museum, Agricultural and Industrial Education, Horticul- 

 ture, Dairy, Fertilizers, Reception, Legislation, Pedigrees — Class A, Cattle — 

 Class B. Horses, Music and Attractions, Grounds. 



By unuiiimous consont, Wni. M. Robortson, expert accountant of 

 Sprini,'tiel(i, 111., came before the board and explained a olaiin tiled 

 by him for the sum of $500. 



On motion of Mr. Pearce, the claim was referred to the finance 

 committee. 



By unanimous consent, Mr. Fred H. Rankin, secretary of the Illi- 

 nois Live Stock Breeders' Associatinn, came before the board, re- 

 questing that the proceedings of said association be printed in the 

 proceedings of the Board of Agriculture for 1900. 



