The Indianapolis journal., 1891-04-03
THE STATE FAIR MANAGERS
Personnel of the Organization that Sue
ceeds the Old Board of Agriculture.
Men Whose Success in Farming, Stock. Raising
and the Industries Commend Them for APP
pointment-Suit to Be Brought


The composition of the State Agricultural
and Industrial Board. which Is to take the
place of the State Board of Agriculture,
provided the courts do not interfere. has
finally been decided upon and given to the
world. Yesterday afternoon Secretary of
State Matthews and Auditor Henderson
announced the appointments. first going
through the formality of calling upon
Governor Hovey aud inviting him to take
part in the proceeding. an invitation the
Governor declined. The members of the
pointed from each congressional district
and two for the State at large:
At large-Michael A. Downing and Daniel p
Erwin.
First District-samuel Hargrove.
Seeond-Jobn l.. Green.
Third-Warder W. Stevens.
FOurth-David l.. Thomas.
Fifth-Aaron V. Pendleton. ~
Sixth-Isham Sedgwick.
Seventh-Henry c. q. Balls.
Eighth-Thomas j. Mann.
Ninth-David B. Coulter.
Tenth-Lebbeus Ii. Custer.
ElevenIh-JaInes b. ConnOr, jr.
Twelfth-Isaiah B. Mcdonald
Thirteenth-JOhn &. Knob0ck.
WHO THE MEMBERS ARE.
Colonel Downing, the Democratic mem
Der for the State at large, is resident of
this city. He superintended the construc-
tion of the Belt railroad and the stock
yards, and was for several years general
manager of that successful enterprise, re-
firing when the road and yards were sold
to the Union Railway Company. Subse-
quently he built cable roads at St. LOUIS
and Denver, but for two or three years
past has not been actively engaged in any
business He is about fifty-twO years old
aud a man of large means
Mr.. Erwin. the Republican member-aI-
large, Is one of the most successful business
men IN Indianapolis and has resided here
for the past ten or twelve years. He is at
the head of the large Wholesale dry-goods
house OF ID. =. Erwin d Co.. is wealthy and
enterprising, and better selection from
this city could not we'll have been made.
Mr.. Erwin is about fOrty-tive years of age.
Mr.. Hargrove, the member from the First,
district, lives at Princeton, Gibson county.
Is by occupation farmer and In politics
Democrat. He Is an ex-trustee OF Purdue
University. an ex-member Of the old State
Board of Agriculture and a leading citizen
in his community, having been prominently
identified with the Gibson county fairs for
old.
Mr.. Green. of the Second, lives at Vim
cennes, Knox county, 10 manufacturer
and grain-dealer, and has been quite
factor f. S in local politics as a Republican. de
Mr.. Stevens, of the Third, resides at
Salem. Washington county, is farmer and
o breeder of trOtting horses He is very
active In agricultural interests and Wash
lngton cOunty's fairs, and writer of much
ability upon agriculture and st0ck-breed-
ing. Mr.. Stevens is about forty-Eve years
old and a Democrat.
Mr. Thomas, who represents the Fourth
breeder, and, like Mr.. Stevens. has con-
tributed some valuable works on stock
breeding aud raising. He is @ leading
member of the Farmers Alliance and now
editor of the Alliance Advocate. Mr..
Thomas is o graduate of Butler University,
and took O postgraduate course in law.
but has never practiced. He has been pres
ident of the Indiana Trotting Horse breed
ers Association and the Indiana State and
National Swine breeders Association. He
merly Republican.
Mr.. Pendleton, the Fifth district repre-
sentative. lives at Nineveh, johnson eoun-
ty, where he 10 engaged successfully in
agriculture and stock raising, being es-
pecially identified with the sheep industry.
He is an active member of the Indiana
Wool-growers' Association and has been o
favorite lecturer at a number of farmers
known in the State than Mr.. Pendieton.
whose age is about sixty years and who -
Democrat in politics.
Mr.. SedgwIck, the member from the Sixth
district. is wire.fence manufactures of
Richmond. He is an active. energetic
business man, q Republican in politics. a
member of the State Horticultural Society
and president of the Wayne County. Agri-
cultural Association. Mr.. Sedgwick is
about forty live years old.
Mr.. Balls, the Seventh district representa-
tive. is successful stOck-raiser aud ex-
hibitor and there are few men better
known III the show ring throughout the
State. He is about forty years old, lives in
Indianapolis, is Democrat and has, for
several years, been employed in the office
of County Clerk Wilson.
Mr.. Mann. who will look after the inter-
ests of the Eighth distrIct. resides at Sulli-
farmers and stock-raisers on the Wabash.
He gives the cultivation of his big acreage
of wheat and corn personal supervision,
and Is an active member of the various
forty years of age, and was for eight years
auditor of Sullivan county.
Mr.. Coulter, of the Ninth, is cashier of
the Farmers Bank at frankfort, Clinton
county, where he owns considerable prop
erty. He Is about forty five years old and
served through the war in the Union army,
enlisting when quite young. Mr. Coulter
is Republican and a brother of Prof
Coulter, or wabash College,.
Mr.. Custer, the Tenth district member, is
Democrat, a well-known farmer and an
ex-legislatOr, having served three terms in
the House of Representatives from Cass
county. He is about tifty-five years old,
lives near LOgansport. and was for twelve
years a member of the old State Board of
Agriculture and once its president.
Mr.. Connor, who will represent the
Eleventh district. is Republican and an
enterprising merchant and landowner.
| He resides at Wabash, and is prominently
identified with the interests of bis city and
| county.
Colonel Mcdonald, the Twelfth district
member, lives ut Columbia City, Whitley
county. He Is about sixty years OLD a
farmer, and quite prominent in Democratic
| State politics. He was in the Legislature
several terms. serving in both branches
| his last experience therein being in the
| Senate during the sessions of 1887 and 1880
| Colonel Mcdonald was q soldier, serving
| thIoughout this war.
Mr.. Knobloch. who is the representative
of the Thirteenth district, lives at South
| Bend. where he is engaged in the manu-
| facture of street-sprinklers and heavy
| truck-wagons. He is one of the foremost
citizens of South Bend, and was once q
member of the Studebaker firm. He is
about forty-tive years old, and an active
Republican.
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