The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-02-27
Tl.e Albany geoister.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY p, 1860
STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

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ricultu ural Society, in January last, is fur
nished the Portland Oregoniaa, by Hon.
John Mimic:
This body met at Salem on the 9th
and deliberated until the evening of the
29th, and adjourned after having passed
upon many matters deemed necessary to
the future welfare of the Society. and
some Of which are calculated to influence
interests which are not confined to the
Society or its members
The members of the Board present at
the meeting were:1 Thomas Smith,
President Of the Society. r: l.. David
son, Wm, Elliot, j. II. Moores, J. "
Lewis, j II. Douthit, A. j. Dufur aud
G. j. Basket.
Other members of the Society, several
OF whom were present by invitation, took
part and assisted in the proceedings.
which were had in the following order
and in accordance with motions n.ade.
Officers were called upon for reports,
to which call j. ii. Moores, Treasurer,
and E. NJ. Waite, Recording Secretary,
made their reports, which were received
and adopted. The Corresponding Sec
retary, c. n. Terry, submitted no Re
port.
The Board then proceeded to fix the
time for holding the next annual fair
and Monday, Sept. 20th, was ~sreed up
on for the day Of commencement-eo
hold six days.
A. j. Dufur, Rev. O. Dickinson. and
j. O. Thornton were appointed a Com
mittec to examine the statistics collected
by Committee that the former meeting
of the Board had appointed. These gen
tlenien giving very favorable report,
and advising continuance Of collecting
more and the publishing Of the same for
distribution both in our State and through
the Atlantic and Western States, the pub
lication of 5000 copies was resolved
| upon.
An Executive Committee of three, J
H. Moorcs, j. W. Lewis, and DJ.iel
Clark we're elected.
T. L. Davidson, J. w. Lewis, and Jno.
Minto, was elected Commiei=e on FL
nance.
J. II. Moores, o. Dickinson and
Delos Jefferson we're elected Committee
on Printing.
Committees were appointed to revise
the premium lists, maly of which were
increased and some new premiums added.
The most noteworthy perhaps, are in
class 10, devoted to millinery, knitting,
sewing, ETC., a silver cup valued at SO
is offered to each lady who Shall succeed
in taking six or more FIRST premiums.
A. L. Stinson, d. C. Ireland and J.
O. Thornton, were appointed Commit
| tee to prepare a letter asking the infu-
ence Of our Senators and Representatives
in Congress in order to procure an APP
| preparation of an amount sufficient TO
cover the expense of surveying the lands
lying on the Crooked river, east of the
Cascades, and on the Nehalem and other
streams in Clatsop county.
The work of the Committee was adopt
ed aud the letter forwarded by the Cor
responding Secretary. This action Was
taken in order to facilitate the location of
lands donated to tbs State for the en-
dowment of an Agricultural College In
one body as near as may be.
David Froman was elected Chief Mar
shal on the FAIR grounds, Tor the next
fair, and Richard Duval Chief Marshal
inside the Pavilion.
The Superintcndants OF classes we're
designated as follows:
Glass 1-E. 3. Dufur, of Portland
Glass 2-Nos l and 2, Joseph Magone,
| Oregon City;
Glass 2-Nos. 3 to 5, Joseph Young,
Eagle Creek. Clackamas county;
Glass No. 6. NJ. J.. Savage, Salem ;
Glass Mos. Z and 8, John Dice, H.
dependahce. Polk county;
Glass 3-F. r. Smith, Salem;
Glass 4-Nimrod Price, Albany;
Class 5-Pcter Rynearson, Oregon
City; c,r:.
Glass IS. NJ. Pennington Lebanon !;
Class 8-P. NJ Edwards, Portland
Glass 9-Luelling, Milwaukee;
Glass 1O-D-W. Jones, Salem
Glass I'D. D. Tomkins, Oregon
City.
Glass 12-John Millard, Albany
Glass 13--C, A. Reed, Salem;
Glass 1T. L. Davidson, Salem;
Glass l5-Dr Geisy, Aurora.
The Board then proceeded to adopt
the proposition of A. L. Stinson for the
publication OF paper devoted to the ag-
ricultural interests of the State.
| The Executive Committee was instruct
ed to take measures to procure an abund-
ant supply of water at the fair grounds,
and if deemed practicable, to do so by
procuring the boring of an artesian we'll
| A resolution, recommending the pa
per to be published for the purpose of
fostering the labor interests Of the State
and adjoining Territories to the patron
age of the public, was adopted.
/ The following resoluti was adopted
and the Corresponding Secretary request
ed to communicate to the press
Resolued, That this Board, in behalf
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