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WISCONSIN STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
manifested so great a reluctance to his severing his connection 
with the society to whose work he had been so long devoted, 
and were so ready to extend to him the privilege of adding to 
the income be derived from the society by making and fulfill¬ 
ing other engagements either within or outside of Wisconsin, 
that, in pursuance of a motion submitted by Ex-governor 
Dewey and unanimously adopted, which officially confirmed 
to him this privilege, he withdrew his resignation and consent¬ 
ed to remain in the discharge of his duties at least another 
year. That } r ear had passed. With it there came the double 
burden of regular duties here and extra duties belonging to 
the management of the Chicago Historical Society. He had en¬ 
deavored to perform the duties of both positions faithfully, 
and had received the approval of both organizations. But this 
performance of double duty, at places more than a hundred 
miles apart, had brought a double strain upon his physical 
health, as well as double revenue, and he ought not to contin¬ 
ue it indefinite! y —especially as still other public duties, includ¬ 
ing the management of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, 
etc, claimed his attention here at home. 
In view of all these considerations he had, with some natu¬ 
ral reluctance, made the decision again to ask the board to re¬ 
lease him from the duties of secretary of the society. 
From this proposition of the secretary there appeared very 
general dissent, which was expressed by several of the mem¬ 
bers in terms as gratifying to him as they were creditable to 
the generous impulses of those who employed them. 
Whereupon, Mr. Eaton offered the following resolution, pre¬ 
faced with remarks, deprecating the retirement of the secre¬ 
tary : 
“Resolved, That the salary of the secretary of this society is hereby in¬ 
creased to three thousand dollars, said increase to date from January 1st of 
the present year, and the said amount to cover all such assistance as he 
may procure, except during the week of the fair.” 
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In order that there might be the utmost freedom in the dis¬ 
cussion of this resolution and of his resignation, the secretary 
