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shown in the ring at all. The same should have been awarded to Montgomery 

 & Westfall. Report accepted and adopted. 



On motion the secretary was instructed to withhold $15 of the premiums 

 awarded to Mrs. Ann Newton this year, and pay the same to Messrs. 

 Montgomery and Westfall. 



The following report was received from Secretary of State Conant, read, 

 accepted, and placed on file. 

 Hon. Henry Fralick, President Michigan State Agricultural Society : 



Sir: — I have the honor to report that in conformity to the resolution adopted by 

 the executive committee of yom* society there were issued by me to crop correspon- 

 dents 179 tickets of admission. In order to test the question as to whether the pol- 

 icy of your society in granting this privilege to crop correspondents was not only a 

 benefit to the agricultural interests of the State, but also a direct advantage to the 

 fair, I have questioned nearly all of the correspondents admitted to the grounds and 

 find that there have 327 persons attended the fair (many of them entering the gate a 

 number of times) who would not have come but for the direct influence of the corres. 

 pendents. There is no doubt but that this influence, favorable to the Michigan State 

 Agricultural Society, has extended further than I have been able to trace it, as the 

 action of your society has awakened a feeling of the wai-mest cordiality in the hearts 

 of the fourteen hundred crop correspondents in the State, and although only 179 of 

 this number were able to accept admission, they have still shown their appreciation 

 of the gift by exerting their influence for the material advantage of your society. 



Please accept at the same time my sincere thanks for the great benefit that this 

 arrangement has been to the department of State, and believe me. 



Yours very truly, 



H. A. CONANT, Secretary of State. 



On motion, it was resolved that the thanks of the executive committee be 

 and are hereby tendered to Senator Palmer for the hospitable and elegant 

 manner in which they were entertained at his house on Wednesday evening. 

 Adopted. 



The following resolution was unanimously adopted : 



Besolved, That the thanks of this society are due, and are hereby most heartily 

 extended, to the police department of the city of Detroit for their action in detail- 

 ing an efficient and at the same time very courteous force for service at the fair 

 grounds; which has secured quiet, order, and general good conduct on the grounds, 

 and has been of special assistance to the superintendent of gates, the marshal, and 

 superintendent of police. 



Resolved, That the thanks of this society are also due, and are hereby most heartily 

 extended, to the general managers and superintendents of the various railroads of 

 the State for the great interest they have taken in the fair, and the efforts they have 

 made to add to the exhibition and attendance, and for the special privileges extended 

 in the matter of bringing exhibits free of charge and granting half fare rates. The 

 railroad companies of Michigan have in all their dealings with this society shown 

 themselves to be heartily in sympathy with the great interests we have in charge. 



Besolved, That the thanks of the society are hereby given to the representatives 

 of the press of the city of Detroit and State of Michigan for their attendance and 

 full and faithful reports of the fair, 



Mr. Chamberlain gave notice that he would ask for a vote on the question 

 of changing the date of the winter meeting, at the next annual meeting of the 

 society. 



On motion of Dr. Mitchell, it was voted that the business committee be 

 authorized to dispose of the buildings and lumber on the Detroit fair grounds 

 as soon as practicable. 



A communication from Secretary Farusworth, inviting the committee to 

 visit the art loan this evening, was read by the secretary, but owing to the 

 lateness of the hour was declined with thanks. 



On motion the committee adjourned. 



J. C. STEELING, HENRY FRALICK, 



Secretary. President. 



