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The following were members of the convention: Hon. Robert A.Howard, repre- 

 senting the governor of Arkansas; Hon. A. P. Williams, representing the San Fran- 

 cisco Chamber of Commerce; M. Hayes, esq., secretary Delaware board of agriculture; 

 Hon. J. J. Finley, of Florida; Hon. Judson C. Clements, representing the governor 

 of Georgia; Hon. George Hillyer, mayor of Atlanta, Georgia; Hon. Charles F. Muhler, 

 mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana ; Silas T. Bowen, esq. , president of Indianapolis Board 

 of Trade; Hon. E. H. Conger, representing the city of Des Moines, Iowa; Hon. Samuel 

 J. Crawford, representing the governor of Kansas; Gen. John Marshall Brown, 

 representing the governor of Maine; Hon. Frank Brown, president of Maryland 

 Agricultural Association; Charles D. Fisher, esq., president Baltimore Board of Trade; 

 C. T. Crane, esq., secretary Baltimore Board of Trade; E. M. Shryver, esq., president 

 Baltimore Corn and Flour Exchange; John R. Bland, esq., secretary Merchants and 

 Manufacturers' Exchange of Baltimore; J. Frank Supplee, esq., Baltimore, Maryland; 

 Frank Frick, esq., Baltimore, Maryland; Thomas W. Johnson, esq., Baltimore, 

 Maryland; William T. Biedler, esq., Baltimore, Maryland; E. Levering, esq., Balti- 

 more, Maryland; O. A. Gill, esq., Baltimore, Maryland; George R. Skillman, esq., 

 Baltimore, Maryland; Hon. J. B. Wakefield, representing the governor of Minnesota; 

 Hon. A. A. Ames, representing the city of Minneapolis; Hon. Charles W. Johnson, 

 representing the board of trade of the city of Minneapolis; Hon. Charles H. Dewey, 

 representing the Omaha Board of Trade; H. M. Baker, esq., representing the 

 governor of New Hampshire; Hon. Nicholas T. Kane, representing the mayor 

 of Albany; Henry S. Thayer, esq., representing the mayor of Buffalo, New York; 

 William Thurstone, esq., representing Merchants' Exchange and Board of Trade, 

 Buffalo, New York; Hon. W. R. Cox, representing the governor of North 

 Carolina; Hon. Amor Smith, jr., mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio; Hon. James P. 

 Goodwin, mayor of Springfield, Ohio; S. J. Ritchie, esq., of Akron, Ohio; C. D. Fire- 

 stone, esq., president Board of Trade, Columbus, Ohio; Hon. Samuel F. Forbes, 

 mayor of Toledo, Ohio; X. X. Cram, esq., representing the Cleveland (Ohio) Board 

 of Trade; Amos R. Little, esq., representing the governor of Pennsylvania; W. R. 

 Johns, esq., representing Oil City Board of Trade; Hon. A. J. Caldwell, representing 

 the governor of Tennessee; Hon. Zachary Taylor, representing the Merchants' 

 Exchange of Memphis, Tennessee; Hon. W. H. Crain, representing the mayor of Gal- 

 veston, Texas; Hon. John T. Caine, representing the mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah; 

 X. X. Chartters, representing the National Grange and Virginia State Grange; John 

 Trimble, esq., representing the National Grange; John T. Edwards, esq., president 

 Tobacco Association of Lynchtmrg, Virginia; Hon. Philip Pendleton, representing the 

 governor of West Virginia; Noyes S. Burlew, esq., president Board of Trade, Charles- 

 ton, West Virginia; Joseph Ruffner, esq., secretary Board of Trade, Charleston, 

 West Virginia. 



Minneapolis Exposition. 

 March 3, 1887. 



(An act, etc.) 



Whereas ample means have been provided for the holding in the 

 city of Minneapolis, State of Minnesota, of an exposition of the prod- 

 ucts of agriculture, manufactures, and the fine arts; and 



Whereas the objects of such an exposition should commend them- 

 selves to Congress, and its success should be promoted by all reasona- 

 ble encouragement, provided it can be done without expense to the 

 general public: Therefore, 



Be it enacted, etc,, That all articles which shall be imported for the 

 sole purpose of exhibition at the Minneapolis Industrial Exposition, 



