PROCEEDINGS. 



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The minutes ot the last meeting were read, corrected and 

 approved. 



The President announced the Superintendents of Depart- 

 partments as tollows : 



DEPARTMENT SUPERINTENDENTS. 



Horse Department— Jasper N. Davidson. 



Speed Ring Department — Dick Jones. 



Cattle Department— C. B. Stuart. 



Hog Department — W. A. Banks. 



Sheep Department— T. W. W. Suuman, 



Poultry Department — J. M. Graham. 



Farm and Garden Products Department 

 — H. LaTourette 



Horticultural Department — L. B. Cus- 

 ter. 



Mechanical Department — Hargrove and 

 Cotteral. 



Geology and Natural History — Professor 



John Collett. 

 Exhibits on Lower Floor — John Ratliff. 

 Exhibits on Upper Floor — 8. W. Dun- 



gan. 

 Ladies' Department, Upper P'loor — 



Womans State Fair Association. 

 Steam Engines — W. B. Seward, 

 Amphitheater — J. Q. A. Sieg. 

 Space in Exposition Building — S. W. 



Dungan. 

 Gates— R. M. Lockhart. 



COMMITTEES: 



Committee on Reception — Messrs. Mitchell, Lockhart, Dungan and Stuart. 

 Committee on Pedigrees — Messrs. Banks, Sunman, Stuart and Jones. 



On motion of Mr. Ratliff, the change of the time of this meet- 

 ing, as ordered by the President for certain reasons, from Feb- 

 ruary 12th to March 4th, is hereby approved. 



President Mitchell, as Committee on Fat Stock Show, an- 

 nounced that he had been soliciting subscriptions for a fat stock 

 show, which it is proposed to hold next November. He stated 

 that his. efforts in this work had been attended with decided 

 success. On motion, the matter was referred to a committee, 

 Messrs. Mitchell, Stuart, Sunman and Lockhart, to report to- 

 morrow morning. A number of letters were then read from 

 various individuals throughout the State, endorsing such a 

 move, and offering to give it their hearty support. 



The subject of the contract with the Indianapolis Water 

 Works Company, referred at the January meeting, then came 

 up, and considerable discussion ensued. On motion of Mr. 

 Seward, the Secretary was instructed to contract with the com- 

 pany to extend their mains to the Exposition Building. 



