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WISCONSIN - STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Your committee refer to this subject thus minutely because Milwaukee 
has become one of the greatest lumber markets in the world. The total 
receipts at this port for the year ending August 1, 1870, being the enormous 
amount of 77,000,000 feet, besides shingles, lath, posts, etc. 
With the additional facilities for distribution, by the extension of our rail¬ 
roads, the dealers in lumber anticipate a still greater activity in this impor¬ 
tant branch of trade, for which Wisconsin is so justly celebrated. 
J. M. MAY, 
E. J. COOPER, 
, •• Committee. 
Class 48 —Printing Apparatus,Paper, Printing, Bookbinding,etc. 
Single and double Composing Stands, N. C. Hawks.Diploma. 
Binding, H. Niedecken & Co., Milwaukee.Diploma. 
Printing Presses and Printing Material, Bleyer, Parks and Hark- 
ness, Milwaukee.Diploma. 
Ink Stand, FredDe Yere, agent, Milwaukee. Honorable Mention. 
Terrestial Globes, Outline Maps and Ink Well, A. II. Andrews & 
Co., Chicago. Diploma. 
EDWARD BARBER, 
L. E. POND, 
Committee. 
Class 49.— Textile Fabrics, Clothing, Etc. 
Best piece doeskin, not less than 10 yards. Chandler Congdon & Co., 
Beaver Dam. Diploma 
Samples doeskins, (reported by committee as equal to above in man- 
facture, but of wool not so fine,) McFetridge & Co., Beaver Dam. 
Best piece kersimere or plain cloth, Chandler Congdon & Co., Beaver 
Dam. Diploma 
Best piece blanketing, Isaac Lane, Waukesha. Diploma 
Best piece tiannel, Chandler, Congdon & Co., Beaver Dam.Diploma 
Best exhibition of men’s clothing, F. Heitbahn, Milwaukee.Diploma 
Twilled white flannel, P. M. Perkins, Burlington, Wis.Diploma 
Fancy flannels, Blake & Co., Racine.. . Diploma 
White sheeting flannel, 10-4 wide, Isaac Lane, Waukesha.Diploma 
Suit boy’s clothing, R. Ricliman, Milwaukee. Diploma 
Assortment woolen yarn, Hilgen & Wittenberg, Cedarburg.Diploma 
Display carpets, Bradford & Stark, Milwaukee.Honorable Mention 
Display carpets, Goldsmith & Co., Milwaukee.Honorable Mention 
Display carpets, Stark Bros., Milwaukee.Honorable Mention 
Worsted and fancy shawls, Blake & Co., Racine. Diploma 
Ladies cloth, 6-4 wide, Blake & Co., Racine. Diploma 
Piece tricot and tweed, Isaac Lane, Waukesha. Diploma 
H. FRIEND, 
G. H. STEWART, 
Committee. 
Class 50 .—Domestic Manufactures. 
Best Rug of any material, P. M. Putman, Oconomowoc.$2 
Best fifteen yards Rag Carpet, D. P. Webster, Mukwonago. 3 
Best Woolen Stockings, Mrs. M. M. Case, Madison. j 
