STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 497 



Sterling, M, Shoemaker, W. G. Beckvvith, ^^'. J. Baxter, E. 0. Humphrey, 

 the Treasurer, Secretary and the President. 



On motion, the reading of tiie minutes was dispensed witli. 



The President announced the following committee on Kules : Messrs. Childs, 

 Baxter and Manning. 



Mr. Chase, the Superintendent of the State Fish Hatching establishment, 

 •was introduced by J. C. Holmes, Esq., and invited the members to visit 

 the Hatchery during their meeting iiere. 



The President read a letter from J. C. Holmes, Esq., announcing that J. 

 W. Thompson would deliver a lecture before the Detroit Scientific Association 

 this evening, on the Chemistry of some our barren lands, witli illustrations, 

 <ind invited the members of tlie Executive Committee to attend. 



The invitation was accepted, and the thanks of the committee tendered to 

 Mr. Holmes. 



Mr. Baxter offered the following resolutions, which were adopted : 



Whereas, The Countj'- Agricultural Societies of Michigan have a State organiza- 

 tiou which meets at Lansing this Wednesday evening; 



And whereas, All such County Societies are by the Constitution of this Society 

 made auxiliary to it, and more close and intimate relations between such Societies, 

 and the Michigan State Agricultural Society are desirable to the end that all these 

 organizations having in view the same great object of developing the agricultural, 

 poraological, manufacturing and industrial interests of the State, may act in har- 

 mony, therefore — 



Resolved, That the greetings of the State Agricultural Society be and they are 

 hereby extended to the State organization of County Societies. 



Eesolved, That a committee of three members of this Executive Committee be 

 appointed to attend the meeting of said State organization of County Societies to 

 represent this Society. 



Adopted. 



The President named as such committee, Messrs. Childs, Cobb and Howard, 



Mr. T. T. Lyon signified the acceptance by the State Poniological Society 



•of the proposition of the Executive Committee in the following letter, which 



was placed on file : 



Detroit, Mich., January 15, 1879. 



Hox. W. L. Webber, President Michifjan State Agricultural Society : 



Sir:— On behalf of the Michigan State Poniological Society I hereby accept the 

 proposition of your Executive Committee, that our Society assume the control and 

 management of the Poniological Department of the contemplated annual State Fair 

 for the year 1879, upon the terms expressed in the report of your committee of con- 

 ference as adopted yesterday bj-- vour Executive Committee." 



Very respectfullj-, T. T. LYOX, Pres. 



Mr. Fralick, from the Committee of Finance, submitted his report on the 

 report of the Business Committee, which was as follows : 



Detroit, January 13, 1879. 

 The undersigned Finance Comniitte of the Michigan State Agricultural Society 

 beg leave to report tliat they have examined tlie foregoing record of accounts and 

 transactions of the Business Committee of said Society, and have compared the 

 vouchers in the hands of the Secretary, and find the record to agree and the account 

 ■correct, and in addition, that we have examined the report of said Committee of 

 the amount received for rent of booths, peddlers' permits and property sold on the 

 Fair grounds at the last annual Fair of said Society, and the name of the parties 

 from whom received, and the amount thereof, and we farther certify that they have 

 paid the same to the Treasurer, and hold his receipt therefor, and for which he has 

 rendered an account, and that we find the statements, vouchers, accounts and receipts 

 correct in all respects. 

 All of which is respectfully submitted. HENRY FRALICK, 



F. Y. SMITH, 

 E. W. RISING, 



Finance Committee. 

 Accepted and adopted. 



