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The second ballot gave eight for Milwaukee and five for 
Oshkosh. Whereupon the president declared that the loca¬ 
tion of the fair had been made by the acceptance of the propo¬ 
sition made by the citizens of Milwaukee. 
Upon which announcement the thanks of the delegation and 
of the city of Milwaukee were tendered in a handsome speech 
made in their behalf by Hon. H. L. Palmer, who assured the 
board that nothing should be wanting on the part of Milwau¬ 
kee necessary to a satisfactory demonstration of the wisdom of 
the society in making the decision it had. 
The president appointed Messrs. Clark, Green and Stilson to 
act in connection with the president and secretary as the com¬ 
mittee of arrangements provided for in the resolution fixing 
the location. Mr. Stilson said it would be very inconvenient 
for him to attend to the duties imposed, and desired to be ex¬ 
cused. Whereupon the name of Mr. Cheney was ordered to 
be substituted. 
At 10 o’clock the board adjourned to meet at 9 o’clock, 
A. M., of Peb. 3. 
February 3—9 o’clock, A. M. 
"Board met at the hour agreed upon. 
Present—the twelve members in attendance upon the last 
session. 
President Hinkley in the chair. 
On motion, the board resumed their labors upon the list of 
premiums, and continued the same until the completion 
thereof. In the course of the session, considerable discussion 
arose as to whether premiums should be offered on implements 
and machinery. Some members urged that premiums were 
an encouragement due to the manufacturers of such articles, 
and necessary to insure a full exhibition in this department. 
Others insisted that manufacturers not only cared much more 
for the opportunity thus afforded them for advertising their 
wares to any public than for the premiums that could be 
offered by the society, but that a very large majority of them 
