The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-02-11
STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
Seventeenth Annual Meeting.
Election of officers for. Ensuing Year

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State Farm and Capitol Grounds.
The State Agricultural Society met for
it's seventeenth annual meeting in this
city yesterday afternoon and evening,
President Ara Barton in the chair, 5. NJ.
spaulding. Secretary. Some forty dele
gates were present.
The committee on changes in the
constitution reported recommending
reducing the executive committee to
seven, including the President. two OF
whom are to be elected for three years,
two for two years, and two for one year,
also making the Secretary an er-
ohcio mem Der; requiring that represen-
tatives of ten societies must be present
at the annual meetings to form quorum;
adding the St. Paul Driving Park Asso-
citation and the Hennepin County Agrl.
cultural Society to the Society, and sub
shutting the rira rocs vote for the vote
by ballot, all Of which were adopted.
The report of Hon. l.. NJ. Wcstfall,
treasurer, was then read, showing that
the total receipts of the Society for the
current year were 81, 1924; and the ex-
penditures for the same time, 81, 36O.17,
leaving balance of 1921 on hand.
The report elected long and some
what acrimonious discussion, in which
strong feeling was manifested against the
policy now in practice with reference to
the compensation of the executive com.
mittee, many holding that the Society
was as well if not better served when that
committee served without compensation.
Finally, on motion of Judge Baker, this
matter was settled by the adoption of a
resolution providing that the pay Of
members of this committee shall be 81
per day when actually employed OF busi-
ness for the Society. This was subse-
quently amended by providing that
| members, excepting the Secretary, shall
receive no compensation unless there be a
surplus in the treasury after the premi-
ums are all paid.
A motion was also adopted instructing
the incoming executive com mittee to EN-.
ploy an expert to make detailed report
| of the financial condition of the Society,
to report at the next annual meeting.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The committee appointed to nominate
officers for the ensuing year named thu
following
| J. H. Hubbell, President c. A. Whea
ton, Secretary l. NJ. Westfali. Tree su
rcr. Executive Committee Norman
Buck, Winona G. d. Sherwood, Fill
more J. S. Harris, Houston; Levi Nut
ting, Rice; w. Pendergast, Mcleod
Adams, Wright w. Furber, Washing
ton E. Ingalls,, Chisago; Porter Mar
tin, Dakota.
Mr.. Albaugh nominated W. Fowler G
Washington county. for President.
A vote being taken Mr.. Fowler receive
40 votes, Mr.. Hubbell 10. Mr.. Fowle
was declared elected.
On motion the Secretary was instruct
4 ed to cast the vote of the Society for Hor
/. NJ. Westfall for Treasurer, which wa
done.
For Secretary the nominees we're S. n
Spaulding and j. c. Judson, the vote n
suIting, Judson 80, Spaulding IL. Nj
Judsen was declared elected.
The following named gentlemen wer
; then elected members Of the executiv
r committee for the periods named:
!, For three years.. Fridley Of Becks
I county, and John S. Harris Of Housto
!. county.
For two years--E. Ingalls, Of Chisag
county, and F. j. Whitlock Of SEQ
county.
For one year.. c. Burbank of Ran
e sey county, and j. McHench of Wabash
s county.
y President Fowler then took Il
a chair, and on motion the Society agree
to meet at the State University to-day
g II NJ, and Messrs. Nutting. Loring ar
Stevens were appointed committee
d arrange programme for the occasion.
t UNIVERSITY FARM.
" Mr.. Whitlock offere the following re
in olution. which was adopted:
Resolrcd, That the honorable legislature
NJ requested to memoFialize Congress to grant
the State the present Fort Smelling resery
81 ton, for the purpose OF an agricultural tai
OF in connection with and under the supervise
OF the University of the State, and for {
ng location and erection thereon Of the permane
capital buildings OIL the state, Tor Sucn re1SC
able compensation As may be determined
3 PERSONAL EXPLANATION AND ExoNERArIt
al During the discussion as to compen.
~ ton of members Of the executive comm
-. tee. some reflections having been c;
OILS upon Professor Humiston, who. it was
serted, had stated when elected, that
had railroad passes. and would, thereto
put the Society to no expense for ira
portation, but had nevertheless charl
rs the usual fare, Mr.. Humiston rose t.
personal explanation, in which he
Of planned all the facts in the case, whe
upon . resolution Was passed exonerat
ce- him from all cause for censure.
The Society then adjourned.
- Wessen Erefghss o Unchanged.
New YoRK, Feb. After the sdjou
ment of the railroad conference last ev
ing the general freight agents Of the e
cn ern trunk lines met for = preliminary {
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