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Sino'le specimen of such Indian relics. 



Articles or implements connected witli the early French settlement of this State. 



Collections or specimens of ancient coins or currency. 



Ancient farm implements, or tools used in connection with any branch of industry. 



Any article or curiosity illustrative of the dress, manners, education, and customs of 



ancient times. 

 Collection of lelics of the late war. 

 Single specimen of such relics. 



The committee intrusted with the management of this department of the State 

 Fair will spare no pains in their endeavors to make it a complete success, and a very 

 interesting feature of the exhibition. 



Xo time could be more appropriate for bringing together these specimens of nat- 

 ural history, and the curiosities and relics of the past, than this centennial year, and 

 no place more suitable than at our State Fair, where more of all classes of the citizens 

 of our State will meet than will be gathered together at any other time or place 

 during the year. 



And in order to ensure success, and make this part of the fair both interesting and 

 instructive, we most earnestly ask the cooperation of all societies or individuals in 

 this State who have in their possession any of the above mentioned collections or 

 specimens of natural history, or any of the various classes of relics, or any other arti- 

 cle or articles, ancient or curious, or illustrative of the manners, customs, domestic 

 economy, and farm implements of earlj^ times, and invite them to bring the same to 

 the fair for exliibition in this department. 



Each article to be accompanied, as far as possible, with its appropriate history. 

 Articles forwarded to this department of the exhibition, by parties who cannot them- 

 selves accompany them, will be carefully cared for by the committee. 



Parties having in their possession any of the above enumerated articles, and design- 

 ing to exhibit the same, will confer a favor by notifying the chairman of the commit- 

 tee, at Ypsilanti, Mich., of the fact, so that the committee will be the better prepared 

 to judge of the amount of space that will be required for this department of the 

 exhibition. 



Discretionary premiums, consisting mostly of diplomas and medals, will be recom- 

 mended by the committee for meritorious articles and collections. 



The President annouDced the following Executive Superintendents : 



Cattle Department — Geo. "W. Phillips. 



Horse Department — A. O. Hyde, D. "W. Howard. 



Sheep and Svnne Departiaent—'E. "\V. Kisiu"-, A. F. Wood. 



Poultry and Miscellaneous Department — J. Q. A. Burrington. 



Farm Implement Department — H. O. Hanford, Abel Angel. 



Art Department — J. G. Ramsdell, Wm. L. Webber. 



Music Department — C. L. "Whitney. 



Centennial Department — J. Webster Cliilds. 



3Ianufacturers'' Department — X. L. Avery, E. Van Yalkenburgh. 



Agricultural Department — F. M. Manning, E. G. Hart. 



Macliinery Department — Wm. M. Ferry. 



Carriage Department — J. M. French. 



Police and Gates— J. M. Sterling, A. J. Dean. 



Forage — E. W. Rising. 



Chief Marshal — C. A\ . Greene. 



STANDING COMMITTEES. 



071 Business— J. M. Sterling, A. O. Hyde, W. L. Webber. 



On lyansportation — W. J. Baxter. J. M. Sterling. 



On Finance— J. Webster Childs, E. W. Rising, E. Yan Yalkenburgh. 



On Programme — W. J. Baxter, M. Shoemaker, Charles Kipp. 



On Location of Fair—C V.'. Greene, W. J. Baxter, F. M. Manning. 



Moved and adopted that the President and Treasurer constitute the Commit- 

 tee on Printing. 



Moved, by Mr. Dean, that the President and Business Committee be added to 

 the Committee on Location. 



Adopted. 



Moved, by Mr. Baxter, that the following request be submitted to the Gov- 



