560 MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Mr. Wells moved, and it was supported, that when we adjourn it be to 

 meet at the Hudson House, Lansing, on May 20, at 7:30 p. m. 



Carried. 



Mr. Dean moved that all matters and all communications relating to 

 temporary location be referred to the Committee on Temporary Location. 



Carried. 



The same gentleman then offered the following resolution, which was 

 adopted : 



Resolved, That the Committee on Temporary Location be instructed to solicit, by 

 advertising in two Detroit papers, for propositions for the temporary location of the 

 State Fair for the current year, said propositions to include description of inducements 

 in the way of ground?, buildings arid bonuses, or any of them ; and further that the 

 Committee be authorized to visit said points as they may deem advisable, that they 

 may be able to report at the next meeting said propositions and such recommendations 

 as they may deem fit in the premises. 



Mr. Wells, by permission, asked to change the time of adjournment to 

 May 13. 

 Upon motion, granted. 

 Adjourned. 



T. W. PALMER, 

 J. C. Sterling, President. 



/Secretary. 



Lansing, May 13, 1889. 



The Executive Committee met at the Hudson House at 7:30 p. m., as per 

 adjournment. 



Eoll called. Present: Messrs. Hyde, Dean, Ball, Fifield, Hanford, Gard, 

 Wood, Wells, Burrington, Anderson, Watkins, Young, Reed, Kelsey, Dewey, 

 Butterfield, Lessiter, Turner, Smith, Shoemaker, J. P., Webber, Secretary. 



Upon motion of Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Hyde was chosen chairman of the 

 Executive Committee, to act as such during President Palmer's absence. 



Mr. Persey Cook invited the Society to locate permanently at Grand Rap- 

 ids and presented a proposition. 



Citizens of Lansing present invited the Society to locate permanently in 

 that city. 



Mr. J. E. Warner, President of the Central Michigan Agricultural Society, 

 offered the Society the grounds, buildings, etc., of the Central Society. 

 Eepresentatives of the Lansing Board of Trade agreed to pay all indebted- 

 ness of the Central Society. 



Mayor Turner stated that the city of Lansing would furnish water free 

 and would have the street railroad track extended to the fair grounds. 



Mr. Webber moved that the proposition submitted by the Lansing people 

 be accepted, provided that satisfactory assurance be given in legal form. 



After some discussion, the motion was carried and Messrs. Webber, Wells, 

 and Dean appointed a committee to draw up a contract. 



A recess of one hour voted. 



The committee re-assembled at the appointed time. 



