Superintendent of Tickets— John M. Crebs. 

 Superintendent of Transportation — J. Irving Pearce.l 



Managers of Woman's Building — Mesdames E. G. Oglesby, Elkhart; N. B. 

 Wiggins, Springfield, and H. M. Dunlap, Savoy. 



Standing Committees. 



Rules — Messrs. Barber, Madden, Crebs, Prather and Simmons. 



Printing — Messrs. Diekirson, Barber and Lovejoy. 



Judiciary — Messrs. Frake, Rossiter and Chapman. 



Crop Reports — Messrs. Dike, Prather, Young and Chapman. 



Finance — Messrs. Madden, Crebs and Lovejoy. 



Library — Messrs. Chapman, Cater and Marshall. 



Museum — Messrs. Vittum, Skinner and McCord. 



Agricultural and Industrial Education — Messrs. Marshall, Tatman, David 

 and Frake. 



Horticulture — Messrs. Young, David and Rehm. 



Dairy — Messrs. Cater, Cunningham and Barber. 



Fertilizers — Messrs. Skinner, Crebs and Cater. 



Reception — Messrs. Fulkerson, Pearce, David, Frake and Rehm. 



Legislation — Messrs. Lovejoy, Barber, Fulkerson, Diekirson, Madden, 

 Skinner, Rehm and McCord. 



Pedigrees, Class A— Messrs. Prather, Lovejoy, Simmons and Cunningham. 



Pedigrees, Class B — Messrs. Tatman, Cater, McCord and Chapman. 



Music and Attractions — Messrs. Marshall, Madden, Simmons and Crebs. 



Construction — Messrs. Madden, Barber, Prather, Pearce and Lovejoy. 



Grounds — Messrs. Diekirson, Prather, Rossiter, Young and Pearce. 



On motion of Mr. Rossiter, it was ordered that the ex-president of 

 the board be known as vice president at large, and that the secretary- 

 is instructed to so style him in all the printed matter of the board, 

 wherever it is necessary that his name should appear. 



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



Resolved, That the president of the board be authorized and requested to 

 appoint the clerical force for the years 1901 and 1902, with salaries the same 

 as for the past two years. 



On motion of Mr. Lovejoy, the board took a recess until 2:00 

 o'clock. 



Afternoon Session. 



The board was called to order by President Conrad. 



Fred H. Rankin, president of the Beet Growers' Association, and 

 P. G, Holden, representative of the beet sugar factory at Pekin, 

 came before the board and requested that a classiBcation for sugar 

 beets at the Illinois State Fair of 1901 be included in our forthcom- 

 ing premium list. 



Mr, Crebs moved that $120 be allowed the superintendent of the 

 farm product department to pay the premiums offered by the Board 

 of Agriculture, which motion was adopted. 



Whereupon, on motion of Mr. Skinner, the entire matter was re- 

 ferred to the superintendent of farm products, with instructions to 

 include the same in the classification for that department. 



On motion of Mr. Rossiter, it was ordered that exhibitors making 

 application for entry in the lot for largest yield of corn per acre shall 



