REPORT OF PROCEEDIMGS 



OF THE 



Indiana State Board of Agriculture 



AND THE 



Congress of Indiana Industrial Associations, 



JANUARY 7 AND 8, 1902. 



The first session of tlie Congress was called to order at 10 o'clock 

 a. m., January Ttli, by President J. E. McDonald. 



Mr. McDonald : It is provided by law that these meetings shall 

 be held annually, and you are here now to perform your duty. I 

 hope you will give your attention to the deliberations of these 

 meetings and the transactions of the important business that will 

 come before you. 



The Secretary called the roll of members of the State Board of 

 Agriculture. 



Mr. McDonald: Mayor Bookwalter will not be able to be presr 

 ent at this session, but we may have the pleasure of listening to 

 him later. Governor Durbin will address you, and I shall appoint 

 as a committee to conduct him to the room, Hon. Sid Conger, M. 

 A. McDonald and W. T. McMahan. 



The committee escorted the Governor to the room, and Mr. 

 McDonald said: 



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