350 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



COMMITTEE ON PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS REPORTED AS FOLLOWS: 



Your committee to Avhom was referred the report and accompanying 

 recommendation of the president beg leave to report as follows: 



As a whole we look upon the report as able and wise. As to cer- 

 tain recommendaliiins we desire to offer some suggestions to be acted 

 upon by this body. First, as to compensation of superintendent's and 

 president's salary we concur in recommendation. 



Second, as to recommendation regarding special inducements to ex- 

 hibitors from northern counties we recommend that the secretary cor- 

 respond with the numagement of the various railroads traversing such 

 counties for the puri)ose of securing special premiums for exhibits of 

 fruits and general farm products. We believe this system to be very 

 satisfactory both to the railroads and exhibitors and certainly to this 

 Society. 



As to the matter of exhibitors' tickets, your committee are of the 

 opinion that oui* present system, i. e., wearing either the button or 

 the ticket in the discretion of the suj^erintendent is preferable to either 

 system alone. We therefore recommend that the present plans be 

 continued and that a suitable plan be provided for the button man. 

 As to the plan of offering premiums or special inducements to organ- 

 izations for the largest attendance at the fair, your committee do not 

 concur in the recommendations in the address for the following reasons: 

 viz, first, the Society gets no adequate return for the money. Second, 

 it is an unjust discrimination against such organizations located at a 

 distance. Third, if one class of associations are entitled to such privi- 

 leges they all are equally entitled. We recommend that it be dis- 

 continued. 



We concur in the recommendation regarding special attractions and 

 the recommendations relating to the employment of detectives, believ- 

 ing it to be to the best interests of the Society to maintain the utmost 

 purity of exhibits and attractions. 



All of which your committee respectfully recommend. 



R. D. GRAHAM. 

 D. nORTON. 

 FRANK MAYNARD. 



