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tracks, sidings, platforms and station facilities as in their judgment 

 are needed for -the handling of freight and passengers at the fair 

 grounds and report the agreements received to the Executive Committee 

 at the next meeting. 



Mr. Custard moved that the locating committee be instructed to ask 

 that a deed be filed and an abstract furnished bv the several localities 

 submitting proposals. After discussion, the motion was withdrawn. 



Mr. Skeels moved that the question of receiving additions to bids be 

 referred to the locating committee. After discussion, withdrawn. 



Mr. Hardy moved that the proposals received by the locating com- 

 mittee on Februarv 20th, be those considered bv this committee. Mo- 

 tion withdrawn. 



Mr. Skeels moved that the status of proposals for location with regard 

 to time of acceptance be referred to the locating committee. 



Carried. 



It was moved by Mr. Skeels that the thanks of the Executive Com- 

 mittee are due, and are hereby tendered to the authorities of the Asylum,. 

 and to the ladies for entertainment and courtesies extended to the com- 

 mittee at this meeting. 



Adopted unanimously by a rising vote. 



On motion, adjourned to meet at Hotel Downey at Lansing, Thurs- 

 day, April 7th at 8 o'clock p. m. 



Meeting of the Executive Committee at Lansing, Ajjril 7th, 1904, at S- 

 o'clock p. m. 



Called to order by the President. 



Present: Messrs. Fifield, Barnes, Custard. Ball, Boyden, Dean, Rice,. 

 Waldron, McKay, Holi'man, Hardy, Maynard, Dewey, Skeels, Jacobs,. 

 Collier, Hall, Marshall, German, Anderson, Ivich, President Howland,. 

 Vice President Baldwin, Treasurer Young, and Secretary. 



Minutes of last meeting read and approved. 



Mr. Aiiderson made some remarks relating to the object of the meet- 

 ing. The Committee on Location reported as follows: 

 To the -Executive Committee: 



Gentlemen — Your Committee on Permanent Location having consid- 

 ered the subjects referred to the committee at the meeting at Kalamazoo,, 

 held March 24th, relative to securing written agreements from steam> 

 and electric railway companies, to provide necessary facilities for hand- 

 ling freight and passengers on permanent grounds, would rejtort that 

 there has been received from the Michigan Central Railroad for place* 

 named on its line, from the Grand Trunk Railway for Pontiac and from 

 the Pere Marquette for Saginaw, also from the electric railways at the 

 several places, agreements t^o provide such facilities which, in the judg- 

 ment of "your committee, are sufficient. 



Regarding the status of proposals as to time of acceptance, your com- 

 mittee recommend that they be received as they appear at the present- 

 time. 



