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tion ill the report of the superintendent be adopted and single premiums 

 offered for articles by professional artists and dealers. A revision of 

 the list adding- to the amount of premiums to be submitted by the super- 

 intendent was recommended. 



In the horticultural department it was recommended that the exhibit- 

 ors of collections of fruit be confined to exhibitors from the State. That 

 a special class be made for collections from outside the State. That 

 single plates be open to all. That in the class for county exhibits that 

 50 varieties should be required in order to receive the first premium. A 

 few additions were made to canned and pickled fruits and vegetables. 



In school exhibit the superintendent was authorized to revise the list 

 increasing the amount offered not to exceed |400. 



On motion, the report of Premium List Committee was accepted and 

 adopted. 



The Committee on Rules reported as follows: 



We recommend that Section 21, Article 12, be amended by stinking 

 out provision prohibiting an exhibitor from being given more than one 

 premium in the same class. 



Also that September 1st shall be the date for determining the age 

 of live stock shown at the fair. Also that the rule prohibiting an animal 

 to compete for more than one prize in any class be amended so that a 

 horse shown as one of a pair may also be allowed to be shown in the 

 same class single, but not in any other class. 



That Section 9 of Article 12 be amended to read as follows: 



"All animals shown in this department must have been owned and 

 in the possession of the exhibitor on the first day of June previous to 

 the fair, and in Michigan classes must have been in the possession of 

 the owner in the State of Michigan on June first previous to the fair." 



On motion of Mr. Wald'ron, the report was accepted and adopted. 



Adjourned to meet Friday morning, January 15th, at 9:00 a. m. 



The committee received an invitation from the Saginaw Board of 

 Trade to visit that city on Thursday as guests of the Board of Trade. 

 The invitation was accepted and the city was visited. The grounds to 

 be offered the Society together with the facilities for transportation 

 were shown the committee and at an informal meeting remarks were 

 made by several of the members of the Board of Trade, setting forth 

 the advantages of Saginaw as a place for permanent location for the 

 fair. On behalf of the committee President Howland thanked the Board 

 of Trade and citizens of Saginaw for the entertainment given them and 

 promised to give full consideration to the claims of Saginaw as a place 

 for holding the fair. Ex-Gov. Rich also made a few remarks compli- 

 mentary to Saginaw people. 



The Executive Committee met Friday morning, January 15th, as per 

 adjournment, with the following members present: E. Howland, C. W. 

 Young, I. H. Butterfield, E. W. Hardy. Frank Mayuard, H. R. Dewey, 

 F. E. Skeels, John Marshall, Geo. H. German, Eugene Fifield, L. W. 

 Barnes, W. P. Custard, E. N. Ball, W. E. Boyden, J. E. Rice, C. A. 

 Waldron, John McKay, John A. Hoffman, and M. P. Anderson. 



Quorum present. 



The Finance Committee reported as follows: 



