42G STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



In tho almost luajrical cvoliilion of n«>\v ideas, and in the bcwildciinj,' 

 wliirl of cvcnfs wliicli cliai-acli'i-izcs American pro^Moss, a department 

 of the State Fair that In-in^s <»nt, chissitied for exhibitiitn, the best 

 product of school work, should not any lonjici- bo asked to bojj; from 

 door to door for means to exist. 



I recommend that it be made a permanent de]>arfment with a I'oj^nlar 

 list of ]»ri/es. A ])art of the list in Division (), ciiildren's work, mij;ht 

 with })ropriety be transferred to this department. 



Res])ectfullv submitted, 



FKAXK MAVXAKl). 



Superintendent. 



REPOKT OF THE (IIIEF MAKSnAL. 



Gentlemen — I submit the followinp: rei)ort of the duties ])erformed and 

 the exi)ense incurred in the chief marshal's department during the fair 

 of 1899: 



Your chief marshal was })resent personally, ])ractically every hour, 

 day and evenin*; while the gates were oj)en, and if any duties of an 

 arbitrary character fell to the lot of the ottice 1 did not tind them, and 

 saw no occasion for interfering with any one for the enforcement of the 

 rules. The expense of the department was but |15, for assistant, which 

 included his whole expense. 



Your chief marshal has the pleasure of re])orting 1liat in his observa- 

 tion there was a marked degree of satisfaction with both exhibitors and 

 visitors, with the fair and its mangement, and had the weather been 

 propitious there would no doubt have been a much larger attendance. 



Verv resx)ectfullv, 



n. ii. HINDS, 



Chief jNIarshal. 



RErORT OF THE SUFERINTENDENT OF J'OLIOE. 



Gentlemen — I submit the following report of this department of ihe 

 last fair: 



Good order was maintained throughout at an expense of 152:1.70. The 

 attempt to hold evening exhibition increased the cost somewhat. The 

 whole number of men employed was 49. ' 



The society is under obligation to the police department of Grand 

 Rapids for assistance, also to the sheriff of the county. 



Respectfullv, 



E. W. HARDY, 



Superintendent. 



