, 1860-02-25

kA""at e@aG ALIfu6 41uFnM or l4ufAt3YI
AT the session Of the Executive I}oard Of the
Illinois State Agricultural Society, on Tuesday
evening the following preamble aud resolutions
were unanimously T. adopted:
lfAerfat, The State Horticultural Society at
their meeting 1t Bloomington, in january last,
appointed COMMITTEE to confer with the Exec
utlTe COMMITTEE Of this Society on the subject
Of calling convention Of the people Of this
state to concert measures for the establish
tnens Of permanent system Of agricultural
instruction on practical and economical basis;
and
IEatr:ds, Said committee Of the Horticultural
Society have presented enid subject to the Board
ut the present special meeting; therefore,
= ktso<otd, That the Executive Committee Of
this Society appoint Committee Of i've 70 unite
with the State Horticultural Society, or Com
nlittee thereirom. in calling a convention and
taking such initatory steps in relation to sys-
TEN Of Industrial Education as they may joint
II deem most likely to accomplish the end pro-
posed.
The Board met ut nine o'clock yesterday
morning. aud received applications from Chica-
GO, Peoria, Bloomington and Jacksonville, fur
the location Of the next Stats Fair. Tie claims
Of Peoria were not pressed eagerly, but the rep
resentatl'es OF the other cities aboTe named
made every point tell The Peoria delegation
saw at m curly stage Of the proceedings that
their city would hare to wait for ut least another
Fear, and tLey very wisely re!rained from
''crowd;ng the mourners"
Chicago madea high bid for the Fair-one of
tue Cages, fthe fremont House, being her
spokesman. The discussion was quite animated
for an hour or 30, und the merits and ,lemerits
OF Chicago were thoroughly canvassed. The
representatives Of ofB!eomtngton md Jacksonville
although differing in regard TO the place where
the Ear ought to be located, agreed that CLica-
go was not the place; aud genteman;from peo-
ria, while admitting that tls city was his first
choice, expressed his preference for Blooming
ton or Jacksonville as against Chicago. It was
location OF the next State Fair ut Chicago
woald insure the formation in that ctr Of an in
stluilon similar to the st. Louis Fair. and that
future Stat. Fairs would consequently have two
formidable rivals: one in Chicago and the osher
IN St. Louis. There wac much force iu lis
reasoning, for the st. Louis Fairs dfaw crowds
OF people from the central and southern parts OF
tins State that cur Fairs would seem to Be enti
tied to, and Of course regular Fair in Chicago
esery year would interfere somewhat witLS State
Fairs.
The board went into secret session lust before
noon yesterday, We presume for the purpose Of
deciding upon the location Of the next Fair, but
no dehuite action was taken in the matter dur
ing the session. At two O'Clock, they met and
''caucused' till tea time. Another secret session
was commenced ut seven O'Clock, and 4'talk" was
the order ofthe evening. Nobaliot was had for
the location Of the Fair; such at least is tic re-
port that WIS glven us hy outsiders. Itwas in-
t'tnated to our reporter just previous to the a.
tesuoon session, that hs presence could be dis.
rensed with, and of course be did 1os make a
second attempt to witness the secret proceed
inss Of the Board but the rule that excluded
him was net applied to the editor Of a Chicago
paper, who was allowed to remain in the roou1
during the day aud evening. 1t was clear case
OF making ''hsh of one aud flesh Of another"