Division L includes a variety of miscellaneous articles having no relation to each other, representing many of the largest industries in the State. For instance, the great lumber interests, the great salt interests, and the great mineral interests, each of which, if properly represented at the fair, would at least fill a class, are coupled with a hotel signal, best horse-shoe, best operating swing, the best prepared drain, and a variety of bells. There were ninety-one entries in this division, the salt interest being well represented. The military display by the competing companies was very satisfactory, as may be seen by reference to the published award list, but the few entries indicate a want of interest which would justify the abandonment of the military premiums. The base ball tournament afforded an infinite amount of fun and hard work for those immediately interested, but it is doubtful whether it is a paying innovation. A gold medal and silver medal are yet due the winning clubs, which I trust the committee will authorize some party to design and purchase. The speed department cost in premiums $5,880, and returned in entry fees. $2,872 and about $2,000 in grand stand receipts, as I learn from a letter of Treasurer Dean to the Treasurer of the East Saginaw Driving Park Association. The Pomological Department, under the auspices of the State Pomological Society, reports a fairly successful exhibit, with good promise for another year. This department was donated for expenses, $300; premiums, $1,200; and for ordinary printing the cost has been about $200, or a total of $1,700, to which should be added a back-pay donation by the executive committee one year since of $1,000-making $2,700 for 1874. The secretary of that department reports their expenses $33 11, and their premium awards $42 50 in excess of the appropriations, $1,500, and that the department will probably ask for the coming year, for premiums and expenses $2,000, and for back-pay deficiencies $1,000total $3,000. 1873. RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. Total receipts to December 15, as per Treasurer's statement... Total expenditures per orders issued Business orders to December 15, 1873. Old orders previous to 1873.. Premium checks to December 15, 1873.. Balance in treasury December 16, 1873, subject to order......... 1874. By Treasurer's statement received for current year.. 1874. Received by Secretary and paid Treasurer as per his receipts From Reuben Armstrong, returned premium.. $250 00 From advertising collections 1873.... From rebate and medals... From sweepstakes and herd entries. 17 50 5 00 165 80 From base ball clubs... From membership tickets. From school admission tickets. From speed entries..... From John P. Allison, booth rents. From John P. Allison, sale of hay. Total.... 115 00 1,030 00 33 00 2,872 50 4,065 25 69 20 52 00 $8,674 25 EXPENDITURES. The following is a digest of all the bills for which orders have been issued from December 16, 1873, to January 12, 1875: 20. R. Bean, Hudson, Rubber bands.. Boxing.... Northern Michigan Agricultural Society premium.... 21. C. F. Kimball, Secretary, Salary January, February, and March............... 22. M. Shoemaker, Jackson, Executive committee expenses... 250 00 17.00 24. Secretary's office, Paid executive committee expenses, C. L. Whitney. 23. C. B. Turner, of Pontiac Gazette Co., Printing and stationery in November, 1873... Printing and stationery in January, February, and March, 1874.. Paid express and freight.. Paid traveling expenses... 25. Wm. M. Ferry, Grand Haven, Executive committee expenses. 26. Michigan Farmer, Detroit, Advertising power proposals.. 27. B. F. Powelson, Detroit, Photographs of diploma sketch for engravers.. Paid rent of block K. to prevent booths at entrance of fair grounds... 38, 39. C. B. Turner for Pontiac Gazette Co.: April, May, June, July, August, 25 00 and September, Printing office and executive committee stationery... $63 00 Printing, State Pomological Society... 19 50 Printing, speed department.... 28 00 Printing, composition, and press-work on 10,000 pamphlets, pre mium lists, 112 pages and cover.. 313 14 Printing booth contracts.. 350 Printing for general advertising purposes 24 75 Printing entry lists, tags, books, and registers.. 53 85 Printing membership certificates, tickets, etc.. 34 00 Printing military companies' printing.. 4 00 Printing awarding committee's circular and directions.. 40. Edwin Phelps, Pontiac, June, July, and August, executive com, expenses, Trip to Grand Rapids, St. Johns, Saginaw (3), Adrian, Cleveland, Detroit (2) 74 20 41. Robert Jacobs, East Saginaw, For removing and rebuilding 61 rods fence, rear of halls..... 61 00 42. Bay City Chronicle Co., For printing and pasting 2,500 mammoth, three-sheet, three colors, post- 336 90 43. James Lewis, East Saginaw. For removing horse barns from front of machinery and other halls....... Expenses in suit of Tompkins vs. Michigan State Agricultural Society, in 51. N. L. Avery, Grand Rapids, Executive committee expense. 52. C. L. Whitney, Muskegon, Executive committee expense. 53. Dennis Wolverton, Grand Blanc, Executive committee expenses.. 54. Morley Bros., East Saginaw, For sundries, oil, etc... 55. Stevens & Co., East Saginaw, Four meal tickets redeemed. 56. J. S. Spalding, East Saginaw, For carpenter work fitting up buildings on fair ground, lumber, etc...... 57. Patrick Kehoe, East Saginaw, 85 85 4.00 490 00 35 00 52 00 150 00 2.80 Paid services and railroad fare of 14 gate keepers and watchmen......... 67. Yeaman & Van Wynkle, East Saginaw, Lumber bill.. A. J. Dean, Adrian, hay, drawing lumber, etc.... Paid E. W. Rising, executive committee expense. Paid E. M. Rising labor and team hire, unloading and distributing Paid H. O. Hanford, executive committee expense. 71. C. W. Greene, Farmington, Executive committee expense. 72. C. B. Choate, East Saginaw, 47. Vollais, building platform in front of horse barn, which was 30 00 48. Baptist Church Society, 193 dinner tickets.. 77 20 49. Postage, executive committee and current incidental expenses 168 57 50. Clerk hire in Secretary's office preceding and during fair, as 77. C. F. Kimball, Secretary, Salary from June to December inclusive........... 78. M. G. Smith, East Saginaw, For 155 dinner tickets, at 40c... 79. W. U. Tel. Co., East Saginaw, Fair telegrams.. 462 25 1,746 16 583 33 62 00 24 20 |