St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-28

hundred OF them would favor It's acceptance.
1t would rebound to the glory Of the society
and the state, and he hoped 1t would be
unanimously accepted
Mr.. G. ii. Chadbourne, of Rochester, said
he did lot desire to detract from the prlncely
offer OF Ramsey county. but he had promised
his people to offer free use OF the eighty acres
of land used for the Olmsted county fair at
Rochester. He did not expect the society,
under the circumstances, to accept 1t, and, in
fact, he did not advise its acceptance. He
thought fair could be held In Ramsey
county that would do the society proud, and
he hoped the proposition would be accepted.
Mr.. Frank Clifford, of Shakopee, said his
county had authorized him to offer 100 acres
OF land within the corporate limits of Shake
pee, between the tracks of the Chicago, Mil
waukee 81 st. Paul and Omaha roads, and
would donate $15, 0e0 besides. He did not
expect, however, that the proposition would
be considered when the Ramsey county poor
farm could be secured.
Mr.. NJ. s. Converse, of Becker county, said
his county would donate the society as much
land as it wanted on the shores of Detroit
lake. He said he made the offer to show
that northern Minnesota was deeply inter-
ested in the subject.
Upon motion of Mr.. Harris, the proposition
made by the Ramsey county commissioners
was accepted unanimously, but the chair, Mr.
Clark w. Thompson, said he was in doubt as
to the vote, and asked that the members of
the society favoring the proposition stand up
and hold up their hands, and they all did,
the result being very picturesque scene,
and they sat down amid laundering ap-
plause.
Gen. Baker was called for, and he came
forward and said he was wholly unprepared
to make any remarks to this golden hour OF
Minnesota's agricultural history, but he was
never surprised at the magnanimity of Ram
sey county. 1t was one of the characteristics
of its people. The general then recounted
his connection with the original society, the
early fairs at Fort Smelling, and the eloquent
addresses delivered there by Horace Greeley
and Cassius NJ. Clay. He then pictured in
his minds eve the fair that would be built up
at the poor farm in the next decade, and
closed by saying that he had no special words
by which to express the deep and profound
sentiments of gratitude felt by the society for
the gift.
Mayor O'Brien said the county commits
sioners felt highly honored by their reception
at the hands of the society, and said they
would depart and leave the organization to
proceed with its business.
Mr.. Truman Smith, of st. Paul, moved
that the committee that negotiated for the
donation of the poor farm be continued for
the purpose of drawing the necessary papers
and completing the transfer. The motion
was carried. The committee is as follows:
n. P. Clark, Clark W. Thompson, John F.
Norrish, John L. Stevens and G. A. DeGraff.
Upon motion this com mittee was also given
power, with the officers of the society, to ask
the Legislature for sufficient appropriation
for buildings.
Mr.. Judson, the secretary, announced that
there would he no lecture at night, owing to
the failure of the lecturer to arrive, and, after
some discussion, the meeting took a recess
to 10 a. m. to-day, with the understanding
that the election of officers be made the
special order for 2 p. IN.