^IICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY 333 



PKOCEEUINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



The Committee held a nieetinjij called by the President at Sweet's 

 Hotel, Grand Rapids, Aujiust 1. 1900, at 9 o'clock a. m., with the follow- 

 ing members present: The President, Vice President. Secretary and 

 Messrs. Filield, Hinds, Ball, Jones, Barnes, Maynard, Horton, Hoffman, 

 Hard}', Dewey, Reed, Lessiter, Boyden, McKay, Rice, Graham. 



The President suggested the appointment of a clerk to the Finance 

 Committee during the Fair. Mr. Erwin Ball was appointed. 



Mr. Lessiter requested division of space for the sheep and swine de- 

 partments. Referred to a committee, Messrs. Hinds, Ball, Barnes, 

 Lessiter. 



A request having been made by an exhibitor for a joint exhibit of 

 carriages and farm implements. On motion of Mr. Ball, superintendents 

 were instructed to locate exhibits in their several separate depart- 

 ments. 



On motion of Mr. Boyden a typographical error in the premium list 

 was corrected by adding in the cattle list, for heifers three years old the 

 words, "or over." 



By request of the Superintendent the matter of space for the dairy 

 exhibit was referred to the Business Committee, Mr. Skeels and Mr. 

 McKay. 



Adjourned. 



The Executive Committee met at Sweet's Hotel, Grand Rapids, on 

 Monday evening, September 24, 1900, at 8 o'clock, the first day of 

 the Fair. There were present the President, Vice President, Treasurer, 

 Secretary, and Messrs. Fifield, Barnes, Custard, Ball, Boyden, Rice, 

 Waldron, ]NtcKay, Hoffman, Maynard, Reed, Dewey, Graham, Hinds, 

 Skeels, Horton. 



The President called for reports from Executive Superintendents. 

 Informal reports were made regarding exhibits in the several depart- 

 ments. 



The matter of selling blocks of admission tickets at a discount being 

 under consideration. Mr. Dewey moved that the Treasurer be author- 

 ized to sell tickets in lots of fifty, or more, to business firms at the 

 usunl rate (20 per cent discount). Carried. 



After informal discussion 31 r. Dewey's motion was reconsidered. 



Mr. Hinds moved as a substitute "that the Treasurer be authorized 

 to sell tickets in lots of fifty or more, to business firms who wish them 

 for gratuitous distribution at forty cents each.'' The substitute was 

 adopted and motion cari-ied. 



Ou motion of Mr. Graham Class 77, of 1899 (cut flowers), was added 

 to the premium list for this year. 



3Ii'. Jeremiah Iloynton, who claimed to be a life membei' of the North- 

 t-rn Michigan Agricnltnial Society, which in 1S7;5 \\as consolidated 

 with the State Agricultural Society, made ajtplication for aduiission 

 to the grounds for himself and fauiily under said life membershii>, the 

 certificate liaving been lost. 



