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‘MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 59. 
Agricultural Society, which meets in St. Paul in February 
next. 5 | 
Moved that $15 be paid the ex-Secretary for stationery and 
postage for the last year. | aD 
Carried. 
Col. Stevens’ bill of $47 for copies of the Farmers’ Union 
of last year, containing horticultural reports, and for compil- 
ing the said reports for publication, was ordered to be paid. 
Moved that the subject of regulating the premium list of 
the State Fair be left with the Executive Committee. © 
Carried. 
Moved that the name of O. F. Brand be added to the Com- 
mittee on By-laws, and report in the evening. 
Co.. Stevens offered the following resolution : 
Resolved, That the retiring Secretary, J. S. Harris, be empowered to 
prepare the proceedings of this meeting for publication and present them 
to the printer. 
The committee on the President’s address presented the 
following resolution : 
Resolved, That we recommend that the able address of our worthy 
President be accepted and put on file, and that the numerous topics sug 
gested by it be carefully considered. 
That a committee of five be appointed by the President, whose duty 
shall be to Solicit subscriptions of the citizens of Minneapolis and St. 
Paul for the purpose of purchasing property in one of these places to be 
used as the headquarters and permanent place of business of the State 
Horticultural Society. 
Accepted and adopted. 
The President appointed as such committee Messrs. C. M. 
Loring, Geo. A. Brackett and Wyman Elliott for Minneapo- 
lis, and Messrs. Truman M. Smith, J. H. Stewart and E. F. 
Drake for St. Paul, the President’s name having been added, 
on motion. 
The Secretary stated that there was a premium of $25 at 
the last State Fair for the best and most instructive report of 
viewing committee in the horticultural department, the award 
to be made by the State Horticultural Society, and that a 
very able report had been handed in to compete for the pre- 
mium. 
The reports being quite lengthy, it was moved that a com- 
mittee of three be appointed to examine them and award the - 
premium offered, and ascertain if there is anything in such 
report worthy of being incorporated in the Transactions of 
this society. 
Dr. O. M. Humphreys and Messrs. Ford and Carter were 
appointed on the committee. 
