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that commercial metropolis, our sincere thanks for the liberality and 
generosity shown. The society he believed fully appreciated the 
courtesy and kindness bestowed. 
A general interchange of views of the officers was freely discussed 
relative to the various departments, each superintendent feeling 
confident that his particular department or division was to be a great 
success from the exhibits then in place. 
Superintendent Fratt was requested to close the gates at 8 A. M. 
on the following morning. 
Adjourned until 8 P. M. Tuesday. 
Tuesday, September <8, 8 p. m. 
Board met. 
President Stilson in the chair. 
Quorum present. 
The board continued in session for a brief time on this and the 
two evenings following, adjusting any differences or misunder¬ 
standings in the various departments brought before them by the 
superintendents. An award of twenty-five dollars was made to 
Hon. John Jeffers, of Darien, for his very creditable showing of 
Suffolk and Essex swine, no premium having been offered by the 
society for these breeds. 
Secretary Field introduced to the board Hon. R. M. Lockhart, 
member of the State Board of Agriculture of Indiana, who had 
been spending a couple of days at the State Fair. An interesting 
social interview was had with Mr. L., and upon retiring he cordially 
extended to the Executive Board an invitation to visit the Indiana 
State Fair of 1874, and on motion of Mr. Martin the kind invita¬ 
tion was accepted. 
Mr. Mann moved that an auditing committee be appointed con¬ 
sisting of Messrs. Mitchell, Fratt and Clark, which was unani¬ 
mously agreed to. 
Adjourned on Thursday to Friday evening at 8 P. M. 
Board met at 8 P. M. 
Friday, September 11. 
