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On motion of Mr. Hoffman the bids for permanent location of fair 

 were opened and read. 



Saginaw offered 85 acres of land and |27,500, also another site of 

 S5 acres and |30,000. 



Pontiac offered additional land to that now occnpied by the Oakland 

 County Agricultural Society, making 701/2 acres, and all the buildings 

 and improvements now on the grounds. 



Ypsilanti offered SO acres of land and $5,000. 



Jackson offered 85 acres of land, known as Cooley Park, with all the 

 improvements thereon and |25.000. 



Mr. W. C. Anderson, of the Detroit citizens' committee, presented an 

 offer of a suitable site of not less than 80 acres of land and |35,000. 



On motion of Mr. l^ewey, twenty minutes was allowed to represen- 

 tatives of each place to present its claims, and the cities were called in 

 alphabetical order. 



Mr. Collier was appointed time-keeper, Detroit, Mr. E. M. Hopkins. 

 Jackson, by Mr. Potter and Mr. T. M. Barkworth; Pontiac, by Mayor 

 Riker and *D. L. Davis ; Saginaw, by G. W. Weadock ; Ypsilanti, by Capt. 

 E. M. Allen. 



A recess for ten minutes was taken. 



On assembling with same members present, on motion, proceeded to 

 formal ballot for place for permanent location of state fair. Mr. Skeels 

 and Mr. Hall appointed tellers. 



First ballot. — Pontiac, 6; Jackson, 5; Detroit, 7; Saginaw, 6; blank, 2. 



Second ballot. — Pontiac, 5; Jackson, 5; Detroit, 8; Saginaw, 7; blank, 1. 



Balloting was continued without result until on the fifty-seventh bal- 

 lot. Pontiac, 1; Jackson, 2; Detroit, 14; Saginaw, 8. 



Detroit having a majority of votes of all members of the Executive 

 Committee, the President declared Detroit as the choice for permanent 

 location of the state fair. 



Mr. Skeels moved that the vote be made unanimous, all members 

 vote aye except Mr. Boyden. 



Mr. Hoffman moved that the committee meet at Detroit at the call 

 of the President to inspect sites offered. The motion was laid on the 

 table. 



Representatives of Detroit were requested to come before the com- 

 mittee for conference regarding inspection of sites. 



On motion of Mr. Collier, the committee adjourned to meet at the Gris- 

 wold House, Detroit, on Frida}', May 6th, at 9 o'clock a. m. 



Meeting of the Executive Committee at the Griswold House, Friday, 

 May 6, 1904. 



Present: President Howland, Messrs. ]5aldwin. Young, Butterfield, 

 Fifield, Barnes, Custard, Ball, Boyden, Rice, VValdron, McKay, Hoffman, 

 Hinds, Skeels, Jacobs, Collier, Hall, Marshall, German, Anderson, Rich, 

 Dewey. 



Minutes of meeting at Battle Creek read and approved. 



Mr, Boyden moved that Mr. Collier be requested to confer with the 

 citizens' committee of Detroit and ask a joint meeting. 



A recess was taken to 9 o'clock. 



