St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-10
COL. STEVENS REELECTED
ANNUAL MEETING OF, TIE STATE
AGRicULT URkL SOCIETY.
AFFAIRS ARE IN GOOD SHAPE.

The annual meeting of the state ag-
ricultural society was held at the cap
ltol Yesterday. About seventy delegates
were present; SiXty-slX paid their dues
and became qualified to participate in
the election of officers. Col. John IL.
Stevens presided, and w. F. Gross was
secretary.
Messrs. Warner, Converse, Baker.
Stebbins, Cooper, Elliott and THltle
were appointed committee on ere
dentlalS, and OH their behalf Gen. Baker
reported the following entitled to seats
in the assembly:
Becker county. NJ. s. Converse;
Brown county, Jacob klassner Jr.;
Blue Earth county, J. Ii. Baker, .. b.
Terry, DIR. j. q. CurTgier; Carver
county, Anton Noblanch, AL. 5. Hoag,
Frank Warner; Dodge county, e. f.
Goodrich, c. NJ. Nelson, l.. E. Cow
dry; FariDault county, l.. q. Beebe.
Henry McKinstry, W. IL. Oliver;
Dakota county, a. S. Bradford, Albert
Whittier, P. f. Bradford, proxy; Free
born county, U. ID. Stacy, DR.. \. g.
Doxey, T. n. Lee, S. B. Barteau; Fill
more county, &. Ii. Conley, w. A.
Miller. w. Z. Durant: LIE Sueur county,
q. NJ. Tousley, A. b. Motif, e. i. Bar
rett; Mile Laos county, r. +. McClel-
land; Mcleod county, II. B. Wakefield;
Murray county, james Ruane: Mower
county, }. }. Furlong, Henry Birkett.
Aaron Kindall: Otter Tail county, W.
L. Bayley, f. ii. Straub. j. Ii. Grass;
Renville county, j. NJ. Bowler, Charles
Kenny; Redwood county, o. L: Dorm
berg, Joseph Tysen. Il. E. Nc
Kay; Rice county, Joel Heatwole.
counts Nj. }. Toner, Robert Cr!ck-
more, Willis Chambers; Stevens county,
L. p. Walsche, George IL. Monroe, G.
L. Browne: Swift county, w. NJ.
Curtiss; Waseca county, Hugh
f. McGarragle, John Kelley.
John Deidrick; Wright county,
ii. w. Holbrook, Johnston Mealey;
Winona county, NJ. j. McGrath; dairy
mans association, L. l.. HaecKer; State
Forestry association, j. Q. Barrett; Bee
Keepers association, j. p. West; South
ern Minnesota Fair association, A. L.
Stebbins, together With all of the life
members, several of whom were present.
Col. John S. Stephens was elected
president for the ensuing year by
unanimous vote Ed Weaver, mayor of
MankatO, was in like manner chosen
first vice president, A. p. Hendrickson,
of ST. Paul, second vice president, Clark
Chambers, q. NJ. Tousley and G. Ii.
COSgrove members of the board of mani
ayers, and these, with j. j. Furlong, w.
Nj. Leggett, E. W. Randall and Mr.
Letsen, who hold over, form the board
for the ensuing year.
In presenting the report of the board
of audit and his own annual report. the
secretary said there was little to add to
the dry detail of figures, as there was no
fair the last year, but the agricultural
lists were not idle at Chicago, where
Minnesota was awarded the sweep
stakes for cattle. and her full share of
first prizes for both horses and cattle
and other awards.
The reports of the board Of audit,
secretary and treasurer, of receipts aud
disbursements, since Dec. 10, 1892, SHOW
as follows:
RECEIPTS.
For 1892 and former years.. 81, 040 %
tor 1875. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 4.31l %
Total s., AL 90
DISBURSEMENTS.
For 1892 and former years. SO. S01 80
Total ............... 50, 1879 50
Balance In treasury. ...... 222 %
Total -. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 5,4ll 30
In an Informal discussion as to the
condition of the grounds and items in
the reports, Col. Stephens said the labor
employed was in the care of the grounds
and buildings, but more especially in
the care of the trees, about LOO in
number, which had been planted about
the grounds. They were threatened by
drouth and insects, but by prompt atten-
ton 95 per cent of them have been
saved, and they are now in splendid
condition. There are about forty EIGHT
tons of hay on the premises, cut in part
on shares and inpart by labor employed,
which belongs to the state. The presi-
dent and other officers had determined
to find and pay all debts, so as to turn
the society over 10 the officers to be
elected at this meeting free from
debt; and that is practically the stu
alton. There is not TO exceed
$50 debt, including unpaid premiums.
lie said from his experience of over
fifty years earnest attention to agri-
cultural matters he was of the opinion
that the grounds now bearing no grasses
could be successfully seeded without
blowing by seeding in the spring. He
successfully seeded prairie grounds to
tame grasses, running out the wild
without plowin
Attention was called to The Minnesota
worlds fair exhibits, costing some SlO,-
600 TO $4,000, which have been returned
to the state and set up in the main
building at the fair grounds, practically
in as good shape as they were at Chicago,
and resolution of thanks, presented by
j. 0. Barrett, was adopted.
n. 2. Clark moved an adjournment,
after the receipt of the report of the
committee on credentials, until after
noon, as there were number of per-
sons at Minneapolis and in the city who
wanted to participate IN the election of
officers who could not be present in the
forenoon; besides he understood that
slate had been made up, and 1t was
WIluOuI
due regard to the interests of the So
ciety.
This brought Tousley and various
others to their feet in vigorous de-
mand for immediate action. TousIey
was especially sarcastic, and wanted to
know when was ever slate that
Clark did not have place on or
hand in.
Clark's motion was defeated by vote
Of IS to 16. and the meeting proceeded
to the election of officers, which re-
suited as already mentioned.
Col. Stevens said he was profoundly
grateful for the honor conferred on him.
and, though now seventy-three years
old, he felt as young as he ever did, and
they could rely upon the duties Of the
office being attended to. He was vice
president OF the society at its organiza-
ton in 1866, when Minnesota was still