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President Stilson in the chair. 
Quorum present. 
Secretary Field stated that his books were ready for the payment 
of premiums, and asked that those living in the city and vicinity 
should defer the presentation of their claims until those living 
more remote had been favored with the stamps, which as a rule was 
gladly and generously complied with. The auditing committee, 
treasurer and secretary were kept busy until a late hour in the ad¬ 
justment and payment of premiums and audited accounts. 
Adjourned to 8 a. m., Saturday. 
Saturday, September 12 , 8 a. m. 
President Stilson, Auditing Committee Mitchell and Fratt, and 
Treasurer Blair and Secretary Field present. 
Payment of premiums and accounts continued until 12 m., when 
the board adjourned to meet at the same place on Friday the 18th 
of September, 1874, at 9 a. m. 
September IS, 9 a. m. 
Board met pursuant to adjournment. 
President Stilson and Messrs. Mitchell, Clark, Mann, Blair and 
Field, present. 
At a previous executive meeting, several members of the board 
had expressed a desire that a committee should be appointed to visit 
some of the state fairs of the northwest, with a view of studying 
the general management and learning something of benefit to this 
society. Secretary Field said that he should feel authorized under 
the by-laws of the society, to visit as many of the fairs of the coun¬ 
try as his time would admit of had it been customary heretofore; 
but as it had not been, he did not feel like incurring the necessary 
expense without action of the board. If the board appointed a 
committee, he would attend some of the fairs with said committee, 
if approved by the board. Thought the idea of visiting other fairs 
a good one and might be promotive of beneficial results. 
Vice-President Clark moved that a committee of two be appointed 
to visit the Chicago and St. Louis fairs. Mr. Mann fully endorsed 
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