28 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



efforts to move our enterprise to a high point of development, that yon 

 will in the end accomplish all purposes for which the State Board wa^ 

 created. 



At the conclusion of President Haines' address, Governor Dur- 

 bin was introduced and addressed the meeting; as follows: ^ 



GOVEKXOR DUKP.IN'S ADDRESS. 



I am here for a moment only to extend to you the executive gi*eeting. 

 and wish thnt the future of your or.i;anizntioii may be ev(Mi inor(» pros- 

 perous than iu the past. 



There is one thing 1 want to suggest to you for your consideration. A 

 commission provided for by the last Legislature is looking for a site on 

 which to erect a new building for the school for the deaf. That commis- 

 sion is composed of the meml.)ers of the institutional board, the Attorney- 

 General and mj'self. Our attention has been attracted to the land im- 

 mediately north of the fair grounds, but there appears to be a decided 

 objection to that location on account of your barns, used. I l)elieve. by 

 the trainers. It has occurred to myself and to the Attorney-Geiu'ral that 

 if that objection was removed the State might buy the land and erect a 

 school there. You can see for yourselves that those buildings are not 

 very inviting to look upon. That is the feeling of the commission. 1 

 don't say that the commission will select that land; but I am prepared to 

 say tliey will not do it while those buildings are there. If your Hoard 

 could see tit to say to this commission that the barns will be removed. 1 

 would at least ventiu'e to say that it would receive great consider.-ition 

 by this commission, and they might buy the land and erect buildings 

 there for a scliool for the deaf. 



I wish each and every one of y<ni health, happiness and prosperity for 

 the coming year. 



At the close of Governor Durluirs remarks, .\lt<>rney-General 

 Chas. W. ]\lillcr. .1. K. McDcm.ld, Kohcrt .Aritclicll and ethers 

 made remarks on the (lucslioii of i-emoving: the speed l>arns from 

 their present location 1i> meet the xicws of the committee from the 

 Legislature, wlio hail in chai'izc tlic maltcr of sclectiuii' a site f<u" 

 the Girls' Ileform School, as follows: 



Attorney-General Miller was inlro<liicc(l hy President Iiaiii(>s, 

 and said : 



Mr. < 'h;iinn;iii and Geiilleiiien - I can add hut little to what the 

 <!(>venior has said in coiniection with this matter. 1 went over the land 



