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much as auy body of men to build up the State as well as the capital, 

 aud that you will be given such assistance as you think you ought to 

 have In making the State Fair even a greater success than you have 

 made it in the past. 



The city of Indianapolis is always open to you, and the people here 

 are sincerely grateful to you for what you have done to break down the 

 feeling that used to exist between the State outside of Indianapolis and 

 the citj^ There jused to be quite an antagonistic feeling toward Indian- 

 apolis; but I believe the day has come when every Hoosier is proud of the 

 capital city, and you have done much to bring about that feeling. We 

 are grateful to you for that. 



I was asked this morning whether I was a farmer, and I told the 

 young man who asked the question that I was a winter farmer, and that 

 this was a good time for me to talk of things of that kind. I said I could 

 probably do as much sitting around the stove in a country store and 

 talking as the average man. I am sorry the weather is not just as 

 perfect as I wanted to make it for you; but I want you to bear in mind 

 that the administration in Washington is not in full accord with me 

 politically, and that I have an adverse council in Indianapolis. For that 

 reason you must bear kindly with me. I hope, however, that your stay 

 here will be enjoyable and that your business meetings will be attended 

 with success. I also hope that your influence with the incoming Legisla- 

 ture will be such that you will get what is needed to make the State Fair 

 the success 'which you have made it in the past, and which I know, if 

 you are given the proper assistance, you will make it in the future. 



I again extend to you a cordial welcome and assure you that all the 

 good things in Indianapolis are yours. The city and all that is therein I 

 tender to you during your stay in our city. 



After the address of Mr. Holtzman, Mr. Wallace, Vice-Presi- 

 dent, was called to the chaif by President Haines, and President 

 Haines delivered his annual address as follows: 



MR. HAINES ADDRESS. 



It is my pleasure to briefly review what has been a glowing year in 

 the affairs of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture and the State Fair. 



Circumstances, which no body of men could have controlled, made it 

 necessary in the other years of our history to bring to the annual meet- 

 ings of this Board gloomy reports of our enterprise, but during the last 

 twelve months every member of the Board has been energetic in its 

 behalf, and they have been ably supported by outside influences, backed 

 by favorable weather during the State Fair, and all these have combined 

 in making a season of unusual progress with us. 



