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f ruit?!, collect, forward, and superiutend. the detail and exhibition of that depart- 

 ment. The Agricultural Society are asked to take charge of the agricultural 

 department, and under the superintendence of the commissioners of the State 

 Centennial Board aid in the collecting, classifj'ing, and exhibiting all the pro- 

 ducts and. resources of the soil, and mechanical or manufacturing departments 

 not otherwise provided for. 



J. J. "Woodman assigned to the general charge of the department of agricul- 

 ture. 



Henry Fralick and M. I. Mills to department of machinery and manufacturing. 



The sub-committee to whom the matter was referred made the following report, 



which, after much discussion, vvas adopted : 



Your committee report the proposition of the Centennial Board and move its 

 adoption; and your committee recommend tliat such appointment and action be taken 

 by the State Agricultural Society as shall fully carry out the request made by the 

 Centennial Board, and that there is hereby appropriated for actual expenses the sum 

 of two thousand dollars; ProvirJed^ That no person engaged or appointed for the 

 service of the Society shall receive compensation for time. 



The Executive Committee then adjourned to meet at the fair grounds to-day 

 at nine o'clock, and conclude the business of the fair. 



Saturday Morning^ Sept. IS. 



Meeting called to order at 9 o'clock, 



Eoll called. : quorum present. 



The several protests filed during the fair, being defective and informal, were 



rejected. 



Mr. Baxter offered the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted : 



Besolved, That the thanks of the Michigan State Agricultural Society are fully due, 

 and are hereby tendered to gentlemen' controlling tlie following railroads in this 

 State for their uniform courtesy and dispatch in meeting the many and onerous 

 requirements attending the transportation of stock, implements, etc., to and from the 

 State Fair; that in all cases coming to our Ivuowledge every engagement has been 

 fully carried out, both in letter and spirit : Michigan (Jentral R. R. and branches, F. & 

 P. M., D. & M., D., L., & L. M., C. & L. IT.. Ft. W., J. & S., G. E. & I., C. & M. L. S., S. 

 V. & St. L., D. & B. C, J., L. & S., and G. IJ. V.; and we do hereby recognize the lib- 

 eral spirit manifested by them to the people of the State in forwarding to and return- 

 ing from the fair all stock, implements, etc.,.//'ee of charge. We regret that we cannot 

 include the Lake Sliore & Michigan Soutliern E. E. as one of the above list. Espe- 

 cially do we feel it due to the management of the Flint & Pere Marquette E. E. for 

 the attention and uniform dispatch given to the interests of the fair, as the position 

 of this road relative to the fair grounds is an exceptional one, having the additional 

 duty of receiving from all otlier roads and running such transportation to East Sagi- 

 naw and the fair grounds, also the special conveniences thej^have generously aflbrded 

 for the use of the fair in laying special tracks to and into the grounds, and to locali- 

 ties most convenient for handling and receiving the vast amount of exhibitory mate- 

 rial, and to the comfort and satisfaction of the many thousands of our people who have 

 attended this State Fair. 



Mr. Childs moved a re-consideration of the vote of last evening, by which an 

 appropriation of two thousand (2,000) dollars was made for expenses of the 

 Centennial, which being supported, and the ayes and nays being called, the 

 motion was declared carried. 



No quorum being present, adjourned sine die. 



C. F. KIMBALL, Secretary. 



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