732 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Through the kind assistance of superintendents in various live stock 

 departments, think the cost of the department was reduced very ma- 

 terially. I would suggest that exhibitors be furnished stalls free, and 

 they then furnish themselves with straw. All of which is respectfully 

 submitted. 



W. E. BOYDEN, 

 Superintendent of Forage. 



POLICE DEPARTMENT. 



To the President and members of the Executive Committee of the Mich- 

 igan State Agricultural Society: 



Gentlemen — By the advice of Secretary Pralick and members of the 

 Business Committee, we had two men on the grounds as early as Thurs- 

 day preceding the fair, and as necessity required, our number increased 

 to 40 men on the pay roll for the day and night force on Thursday of 

 the fair. 



Pay roll of police department— total $508 41 



Total amount collected on fines 2 55 



I wish to express my thanks to the president and other members of 

 the board for their personal aid and advice and especially to Chief of 

 Police Cass of Grand Rapids, and Sheriff Woodworth, for the active 

 part they took in keeping the grounds clear of crooks. They or their 

 men v, nstantly on the ground to aid in keeping order, and that 



without expense to the society. In my judgment, the fact of their be- 

 ing there and ever on the alert bad very much to do with having this de- 

 partment run so smoothly. 



Respectfully submitted. 



K. W. HARDY, 

 Stiperintendent. 



REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF GATES. 



To the Pre.sid< n1 and members of the Executive Committee of the Michi- 

 gan State Agricultural Society: 



Gentlemen — As Superintendent of Gates, I make the following re- 

 port: I employed eleven men to tend the gates, and four men to tend 

 grand stand doors, making fifteen men in all, at a cost of §170.70. O wing- 

 to the first day of the fair being Labor Day and the Woodmen's celebra 

 tion on the fair grounds, I was obliged to have full force of men at 

 the gates Monday morning, and to keep them till the close of the fair, 

 that making the expense more than it would have been if we had had 

 no extra celebration the first part of the week. If the State Fair is held 

 in Grand Rapids in 1898, I would recommend that the treasurer have a 

 ticket seller located between the river bridge and south gate, to sell 

 tickets to those that are in carriages and want to drive on the grounds 

 and not allow the ticket taker to handle any of the money. 



Respectfully submitted, 



W. P. CUSTARD, 

 Superintendent of Gates. 



