The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-13


to elect him, but lost the honor on the
third ballot by eight votes.
President John Cooper was reelected
without opposition, his selection being
made by reclamation on the nomina
ton of John Diamond, of Blue Earth
county. George Hazard lost the vice
presidency by about forty votes.
Mr.. Partridge's selection was made
unanimous on motion of Wyman Ell
lott, of Minneapolis whom he sue
ceeds as a member of the board. Mr.:
Elliott withdrew his name, as he did
not wish to longer serve, as he had
enjoyed the honor for a number Of
terms.
The morning session opened with the
annual address of President John
Cooper of ST Cloud, who reviewed, in
a brief way, the needs of the society,
leaving all matters of detail to be ex-
planned by the secretary's report as
required by law. Mr.. COoper's report
was in part as follows:
MR. COoPER'S ADDRESS.
AS this is the first opportunity l have had
to thank you for your generosity and conf
dence which assure l most fully appreciate,
l will say that you could not have paid ME
a higher compliment if you had the distribu-
ton of the political patronage of the state at
your disposal.
']NNS
within the last few years completely outgroWn
every facility we have for its proper ex-
hibit, and unless We can be provided with
more commodious quarters, any progress IN
this line will be seriously crippled and great
ly to be regretted, especially now that inter-
est in magnificent county exhibits are
receiving so much attention and requiring SO
much additional space. We are also sadly
in need of better facilities for properly judg-
ing live stock. Recent advancement lines in
these matters require better facilities for
bringing intelligent audience in closer
touch with the work of judging for better
understanding of what their awards mean
and the principles governing them. An amphl-
theater has been recommended by your board
in the secretary's report, and cannot urge
too strongly the adoption by you of some
means that will properly bring to the atten-
ton of the legislature the great Importance
OF these two requirements.
| take special pleasure in calling your at
tention to the part of the secretary's report
that deals with the increasing unanimlty OF
action OF the good citizens of the Twin Cities.
Their unprecedented generosity gave US the
past season race programme that both
challenged and astonished theNorthwest, added
many thousands to our receipts and gave US
new inspiration for our, future work we
cannot too highly appreciate or commend such
generosity, neither should we forget the
press OF the state. They are always generous
with and large factor In the success of
our work; but during the past season they
have had double duty to perform to correct
erroneous impressions OF the unsanitary con-
dition of our grounds, incident to our 9nll1tary
camps-they, too, deserve our hearty THANKS
l ALSO want to congratulate the state and
ourselves on the success OF the past and the
bright prospect for the future: for we
increasing interest in all our agricultural In
dustries by those Engaged in them, with
generous and hearty backing OF the people
of the two cities, with the willing, generous
support of the press with the good Will or
the weather bureau, and with any apprecla-
ton on part of the growing demands OF
growing people that we keep abreast OF the
times and that we elevate and Keep our iaiG ns
education of its kind, failure IN the 1u-
ture is not to be considered
SECRETARY RANDALL FOLLOWS.
Secretary Randall took up the thread
where President Cooper left off. Two OF
the most urgent needs Of the society
was a new agricultural building and q
structure to be known as the Live
! Stock Amphitheater' in Which the prize
winning herds of the exhibitors could
be shown to the best advantage. Since
| 1888 the legislature had made no sub
| stantial improvements on the grounds,
| and at the same time the demands for
additional space each year increased.
Ten years ago the legislature was oc-
casionally called on TO meet def1clt
| in the funds of the society, but OF late
| this had been unnecessary, on the con-
| y
! sufficient to make all repairs on the
buildings and keep the grounds up. The
| last few seasons the fair had been uni
| fcrmly successful, and the future was
Of great promise for the association, as
| the return of better times had enabled
( the management to read their title
clear to a successful future.
| Secretary Randall said that he would
not burden the meeting by reading his
report as 1T could be obtained in print
| ed form.
| President Cooper announced the ap-
pointment of the committee on legiSla-
ton as follows: N: P. Clark, ]. F.
| jacobson, H. F. Barker. E. D. Childs
and DR.. J. C. Curryer This committee
will go before the legislature and urge
| the improvements suggested by Presi
dent Cooper.
| H. f. Barker introduced a resolution
asking the legislature to make the de-
| sired appropriations. By way of ex-
PLANTATION he said that formal action
| by the association would doubtless
| carry additional weight with the law
making body.
Chairman Mills, of the committee on
| credentials. submitted report of the
| delegates entitled to vote on the floor
| of the meeting.
| A half an hour was spent discussing
the right of delegates from street fair
| ASSOCIATIONS TO a vote In the meeting.
| Mr.. Potter thought only the duly
authorized delegates of regular county
| organizations should be entitled to a
1 voice in the affairs of the society.
Frank Warner of Carver pushed the
| ball along with an anti-street fair
| speech, in which he arrayed the street
| fair project as antagonistic to the best
| interests Of the county association. Be
| ing Of a purely local nature he said
| they should have no vote. After an
| extended discussion 1t was decided to
| admit street fair associations to mem
bership.
LIST OF DELEGATES.
The committee on credentials report
ed the following delegates from county
organizations present and entitled to
| vote:
Aitkin County-F. P. McQuillan, W. B.
Moss. w. Potter.
| Anoka-s H. Holt o. Hockson, Thomas
| Coleman.
Blue Earth.E T. champlin, W. H. Over
John Diamond.
Mankato Street Fair. G. Curryer
| Brown-Jacob Klossner Jr.. Phiitp Leisch
C. L. GoodeM
Cottonwood-Dr F. W. Force.
Chisago-J. D.. Markham
CaTyer,John S. Nelson. Frank Warner, o
D0dge-A. A. Huelster. Tim Lynch. A. "A