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ment appropriated $5,000 to each of the States for the purpose 

 of aiding them in making suitable exhibits of their various re- 

 sources. Indiana is a prominent Agricultural State, and it ia 

 desirable that this Board should be thoroughly represented 

 there. The appointment of a Commissioner for this State to 

 the New Orleans exposition is in the hands of the Q-overuor. 

 He has made the appointment, but the appointee is in no way 

 identified with the Agricultural and Mechanical interests of the 

 State. I desire to say that this Board is not in any way respon- 

 sible for the exhibit of the State at IS'ew Orleans. I do not 

 see why this Board could not have been represented in that ex- 

 hibition. Mr. Carnahan, the Commissioner appointed by the 

 Governor, has done the best he could within the limited time 

 since his appointment, and I do not wish to criticise him. If the 

 appointment had been made from this Board, at an early day, 

 an exhibit could have been made of which the people of the 

 'state would have been proud. But as it is, it is a farce. I am 

 astonished at the situation, and not a little ashamed of it. 



Mr. Mitchell — I feel that it is hardly necessary for me to express 

 myself on this subject. We have on this Board as competent 

 and efficient men as can be found in the State. I did think that 

 the Governor would have appointed some one from this Board 

 to represent the Agricultural and Mechanical industries of the 

 State. Kansas is represented by Mr. Johnson, Ohio by Mr. 

 Camberlain, and other States have representatives from their 

 Agricultural Boards. Had the appointment been made in due 

 season the best samples of grain could have been forwarded to 

 ]!^ew Orleans, and County Agricultural Societies would have -re- 

 sponded to the call for contributions. We were ready to do every- 

 thing that we could creditable to ourselves and to the Agricult- 

 ural interest of the State, but we were powerless in this matter. 



Mr. Votaw — I think it would be proper for this Delegate 

 Board to appoint a Commissioner to co-operate with the Com- 

 missioner appointed by the Governor. 



Mr. Cumback — If that can be done it would be very appro- 

 priate. Can this Commissioner, if appointed, get any of the 

 funds held by the Governor to pay expenses? 



