THE ANNUAL MEETING. 20? 



and further, in cn.?e pnch arrangement shall ho made, the State romolo<^ical Society 

 bo invited to draft plans for such hall, to be placed in the hands of the business com- 

 mittee for their consultation and possible adoption. Provided always, that the 

 internal arrauf^emcnts of such hall in its erection be placed under the direction of 

 the Tomolof^ical Societ}'. In case it is considered best to employ the same hall {us in 

 1878, we recommend that the necessary amount appropriated for httiufij the hall for 

 the fair of 1879 be placed under the direction of the Superintendent of the Pomo- 

 logical department. 



Fourth, We i-ecommend that the business committee, in making arrangements for 

 the transportation of material to and from the State Fair, take into consideration 

 the perishable nature of the products exhibited in the Pomological department, and, 

 if practicable, secure the usual reduction without the return of these products to 

 the place of shipment. 



We recognize the valuable work accomplishing through the elforts of the State 

 Pomologlcal Society, and while writing the above recommendation, feel that we 

 express the sentiment of the State Agricultural Society, wdien we say that we cor- 

 dially extend our sympathy in the prosecution of the work of developing the hor 

 ticultural possibilities of Michigan. 



J. Q. A. BURRINGTON, 



W. H. COBB, 



H. O. HANFOED, 



CommiUee. 



At the Lansing meeting, the disposition of the fruit catalogue was arranged; 

 [Superintendents of State Fair elected ; Mr. Eli Bidelman appointed to fill 

 vacancy on finance committee; amendments made to the premium list; Leg- 

 islature petitioned to add two thousand to our printed re^iorts annually ; and 

 the June meeting placed at Muskegon. 



At the Kalamazoo meeting, a resolution was adopted to invite Mr. 0. F. 

 Wheeler to add to our next volume a catalogue of Michigan plants; action 

 was taken looking to the future adornment of our capitol room ; dele- 

 gation to the Rochester meeting of the Americaa Pomological Society ap- 

 pointed, and instructed to present invitations for that body to hold its session 

 of 188 L in Michigan; resolution adopted to make an exhibit of Michigan 

 fruits at Rochester, and the matter placed in President Lyon's charge. 



The last meeting in Detroit was largely devoted to matters connected with 

 the State Fair. The annual meeting and its location were placed in hands of 

 president and secretary; notice given that at annual meeting an amendment 

 to constitution would bo presented, changing name of the society ; and after the 

 receipt of a number of applications for use of plates and clasps it was decided, 

 under the circumstance?, best to sustain former action and refrain from loan- 

 ing or renting them to other societies. 



PRESS AND RAILROAD COURTESIES. 



The state press seem to have a thorough appreciation of the benevolence of 

 the work of this society. The columns of every paper in the State have been 

 thrown open to our use, in making announcements or publishing programmes 

 and bulletins; I have been treated with s^reat courtesy personally, by every 

 newspaper office with wliich I have had any business or correspondence. Sev- 

 eral railroads in Michigan are always ready to assist us in any way consistent 

 with the welfare of their corporations. From President Hughart of the 

 Grand Rapids & Indiana, and Superintendent Nichols of the Cliicago & West 

 Michigan, we have received especial favors, and they have repeatedly offered 

 to do anything in their power to render effective the work of our organization. 

 I am under personal obligation to Manager Alfred White and General Agent 

 McKec, of the Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee road, and General Mana- 

 ger John Newell of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern road. It is on ac- 



