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the Governor lias spoken of with the members of the board of the Institu- 

 tion for the Deaf and Dumb. The serious objection tliat was made by 

 the members was on account of the barns spoken of by the Governor. 

 They are located near the place where the buildings would be erected If 

 the land was selected. It seemed to the members of the commission that 

 this was a very desirable tract of land for their purpose If it were not 

 for the fact that the outlook was unfavorable by reason of the barns 

 located on the fair grounds. I can only corroborate what has been said 

 by the Governor, that we do not want it understood that we will pux*- 

 ehase this land even if we know the barns will be removed, but I do 

 want to say to you that the location was looked upon as a very favorable 

 one. All the conditions seem to be very favorable except the location of 

 the buildings we have referred to. 



I came here merely to make this statement as a member of the com- 

 mission. I am pleased to see you all here, and hope to see you all per- 

 sonally in the future. 



President Haines: You have heard the remarks of the Gov- 

 ernor and of the Attorney-Genera L AYe wonld now like to hear 

 from the members of the Board who are present if they have any- 

 thing to say upon this question. The matter is open for discus- 

 sion. 



Mr. J. E. McDonald : I do not exactly grasp the situation. I 

 think if the fellow^s out here who have the land for sale and the 

 people in that part of the country who are interested in having the 

 institution moved in that direction, and possibly the State Board 

 of AgTiculture, might get together and agTee upon a plan for re- 

 moving the objectionable buildings. I dbn't see how this Board 

 can act. In the first place, those barns -were put there for a pur- 

 pose, and put there in good faith. They may not be there per- 

 manently, but they are in good condition and the cost of removing 

 them or rebuilding would be considerable. I do not think this 

 expense should be borne by the State Board of AgTiculture. I do 

 not exactly understand where the returns will come in for any 

 expense the State Board may be put to in removing them. 



Mr. Robert Mitchell : AYhy could not the State Board sell them 

 a piece of land on the northeast of the fair grounds ? There is 

 more land there than is absolutely needed for State fair purposes. 



