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MEETING-  OP  THE  STATE  BOARD  OP  AGRICULTURE. 

COLLEG-E. 

Present:  President Snyder, Messrs/ G-raham, Waterbury, and Doherty. 

No quorum being present, the meeting adjourned. 

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MEETING- OP THE STATE BOARD OP AGRICULTURE. 

St. Clair Hotel, Detroit, Mich. 

Feb. 16th, 1910.. .........................................................1:00  P.M. 

Present:  President- Snyder, Messrs. G-raham, "Waterbury, and 

Oberdorffer. 

No quorum being present, the meeting adjourned. 

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MEETING- OP THE STATE BOARD OP AGRICULTURE. 

DOWNEY HOUSE, LANSING-, MICH. 

March 16th, 1910. 

.4-:00 P.M. 

Present:"  President Snyder, Judge Carpenter, Messrs. G-raham, 

Oberdorffer, and ¥aterbury. 

The minutes of the previous meeting were approved without read 

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.on motion of Judge Carpenter, Robert D. G-raham was unanimously 

elected chairman of the Board. 

On motion of Mr. Oberdorffer, A.M. Brown was unanimously elected 

Secretary of the Board of the College andof the Experiment Station. 

On motion of Mr. Waterbury, Mr. B. P. Davis was unanimously 

elected Treasurer. 

On motion of Judge Carpenter, the appointment of the standing 

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committees of the Board was placed in the hands-of the President and Chairman 

of the Board. 

President Snyder presented the resignation of M. A. Yothers, 

which was, on motion, accepted, and the appointment  of Miss Eugenia McDermi'd 

to fill the vacancy at a salary of $800.00 per annum, approved. 

Resignation 
M.A.Yothers. 
Appointment 
Eugenia Mc 
Dermid. 

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President Snyder recommended the appoint of Mr. Dewey A. Seeley, . 

in charge of the Weather Bureau station at the College, as lecturer upon met-  j 

D.A.Seeley 
appointed 
lecturer on 
meteorology. 

eorology at a salary of #300.00 per year. 

On motion of Judge Carpenter, the /above recommendation was 

adopted. 

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.-President'Snyder presented certain recommendations of the faculty1 

in reference to the five year courses, upon which no action was taKen. 

On motion of Mr. Faterbury,. #200..0.0 was added to the apportion 

ment of the Botanical department. 

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On motion of Mr. G-raham, #600.00 was added to the apportionment  i 

of the south Haven Experiment Station. 

On motion of Mr. G-raham, the recommendation of President Snyder 

in reference to reducing the number of hours of class-room and laboratory worK, 

was adopted. 

The recommendation. Of President Snyder, to the effect that students wish-: 

ing to room in the dormitories, shall deposit with the Secretary #5.00 before  j 

the first day of September, was, on motion of Mr. Oberdorffer, adopted. 

•  On motion of Mr. G-raham, the recommendation of President Snyder  i 

that the Commandant be all077ed an assistant at #500.00 per annum, was adopted. 

Deposit. #5 
for room 
in dormi 
tory. 

Assistant 
for Comman 
dant. 

On motion of Mr. Faterbury, the recommendation of President 

Snyder in regard to a teachers' course as outlined in the following resolution 

of the faculty, was approved: 

RESOLVED;  That in view of the demand for teachers of secondary 

Teacher's 
course in 
Agri-culture! 

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Agriculture, a special opportunity be given to college graduates, and graduates I 

of life courses of state normal schools, to secure adequate agricultural edu 

cation and training in order that they may enter upon this worK in connection 

with.the public schools. 

To this end, we recommend that an opportunity be offered to 

teachers of at least two yearssuccessful experience, and having other necessary 

qualifications, to enter this institution and taKe the agricultural worK of 

the four year course, or as much of it as can be accomplished in one year; and 

at the close of the year that such students, upon the recommendation of the 

faculty, be given a statement  showing that they have completed certain worK of 

the agricultural course. 

President Snyder recommended a one-weeKs caurse for country 

ministers to be opened July 11th, which was, on motion of Mr. G-raham, adopted. 

Ministers' 
course. 

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On motion of Mr. Oberdorffer, authority was given to carry on 

j general summer courses similar to those of last year. 

Bonds of 
Sec.  & Tre^s. 
each fixed f Treasurer were each fixed at #50,000.00 and are to be presented to the Board for 
at #50,000.1 

On motion of Judge Carpenter, the "bonds of the Sedretary and 

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Raise Sec- | 
retary's ••.  j; 
Salary.  T of the College and of the Experiment  Stateion, was made #1250.00 per annum. 

On motion of Judge Carpenter, the salary of Mr. Brown as Secretary 
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On motion of Mr. Graham, the Agricultural Building was accepted, 

Ag. Bldg.. |. and the Secretary authorized to maKe final settlement with the contractor, subject 
accepted. :1 

I to written approval by the architect. 

Salary.ap-| 
portionmenti 
to July 1. I July 1st, was made #65,000.00. 

On motion of Mr. Waterbury, the apportionment for salaries up to 

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On motion of Mr. Oberdorffer, the secretary was authorized to pur-

! chase the necessary furniture and equipment for the addition to the Botanical 

j: Building. 

Qrganiza- 
t i on  of 
officers of University of Michigan in reference to the organization of an association of the 
Colleges iri 
middle west!.officers in charge of the business administration of the state colleges and uni-

The  S e c r e t a ry  presented  a  communication  from  the  Secretary  of 

the 

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On motion of Mr. Waterbury. the Secretary was authorized to attend 

meetings for such organization. 

On motion of Judge  Carpenter, President  Snyder was authorized to 
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.j mate, application to the Military Department of the state for kOO additional/of the 

: type previously furnished. 

The Secretary presented a letter from C.V.R. Townsend, Land Agent 

of the Clevland-Cliffs  Iron Company, in reference to additional land for the 

' Upper-Peninsula Experiment Station. 

On motion of Mr. Graham, the correspondence in regard to the above 

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Correspond j 
dence in 
re  addition 
al land for Mr. C.V.R. Townsend, 
./.Upper Pen- ; 
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Neguanee, Mich. 

Land Agent  Cleveland-Cliffs  Iron Co., 

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I Dear Sir:-

I have recently had a letter from Mr. William H. Wallace of our Board, 
s who is very much interested in the development of the Upper Peninsula Experiment 
1 Station, and he is very insistant  that there  should be added'to the land available 
.] for that  station not  less than a section.  Would you consider a proposition of 
| this Kind and upon what  terms?  Provision could be made, of course, that in case 
| its use were discontinued, it would revert to the original owner. 

Kindly let me Know at your convenience. 

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Yours very truly, 

A.M. Brown, 

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por reply to the above letter, see Board minutes of Dec.  22d. 

Dec. 11th,  1909. 

Mr. C. V. R. Townsend, Land Agent, 

Cleveland-Cliffs  Iron Co., 

Neguanee, Mich. 

Dear Sir:-

I have your letter of Nov. 24-th which I shall be glad to lay before 

the board at its next meeting the latter part of this month, and I have no 
doubt  that your proposition will receive favorable  attention.  I see no object 
ion whatever to the mineral reservations, andof course, we shall be glad to 
have the timber disposed of before it comes to us anyway. 

Yours truly, 

A. M. Brown, Secretary. 

Mr.  C.  V;;E.  Townsend,  land  Agent, 

Cleveland-Cliffs 

Iron  Co., 

Neguanee,  Mich. 

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My  dear  S ir  :-

Dec. 

'27th,•  1909. 

At a recent  meeting of the state Board of Agriculture, I presented 
your letter of November 24-th, in reference to additional land for our experi 
•ment station.  The Board adopted the following resolution in connection with 
this matter :-

"KESOLTED, That  the proposition of the Cleveland-Cliffs  Iron 

Company as set forth in the above  letter  (your letter of the 24-th) be accepted, 
provided the said company remove the timber in a straight  line across the sec 
tion beginning on the  side next to the experiment  station farm, at a rate of not 
less than 160 acres per year." 

It is 
to malee 

the purpose of the 
a demonstration of 

their hands, 
this character—  such a:method as settlers could maKe use of, and one that 
will not call for extravagant  expenditures  .  in view of this, we hope  that you • 
will not be impatient if this worK is not accomplished as quicKly as it might 
be under other methods. 

Board in case this land is placed in  ; 
a practical way of clearing lands of 

I understand  that it is the plan, as fast as it becomes available!, 
to burn all refuse, worKing in grass seed where^ver possible and pasturing until; 
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the stumps can be taKen out. 

The purpose in asKing that the timber be tafcen off one side 

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clear across a section, is that the stumps on-a given territory may all rot at  | 
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the same time, thus "facilitating the clearing up of the land;. 

Mr. Wallace is much Interested in having this worK  done in the 

right way, arid will doubtless be made chairman of the committee on the Upper 
Peninsula'Station. 

and that the matter may be consumated. 

I trust  that the ideas of the Board may meet with your approval 

Yours truly, 

A.M. Brown, 

Secretary. 

Jan. 14-th,  1910» 

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Mr. A. M. Brown, Sec'y, 

Michigan Agricultural college,. 

East Lansing, Mich, 

Dear Sir:-

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I have yours of the.27th ult.,. and note the resolution adopted^ 

by vour Board with reference to additional land for Experimental station at .hatnam 
I see no reason why this matter cannot be worKed out as suggested Toy your Board, 
and it would be quite easy to taKe off the timber as suggested. 

a little delay on our part in forwarding the papers 
There will be 
on account of our President, Mr. Win. G. Mather, 
to you completing this deal, 
On his return we will taKe the matter up 
being on a vacation trip in Egypt. 
promptly and get the matter in definite shape.  I might state, however, that 
before Mr. Mather left this country, he authorized the 
land in question under the arrangement as stated in my 

giving to your Board the 
letters to you. 

Trusting this will be satisfactory. 

Yours truly, 

C.V.R. Townsend, 

Land Agent. 

Report 
committee j 
water pjpas^ 
on Delta. ! 

water pipes 

The 
upon the 

special committee" appointed to investigate the matter of the 
ollege Delts, made the following report, which on motion 

of Mr. G-raham, was adopted, subject to the approval of the'Attorney.General 

To the State Board of Agriculture, 

Gentlemen:-

East Lansing, Mich.,Dec. 21st,1909 

Your 

committee, appointed 

do 

in regard to the water pipe system on 
as follows:-

the last meeting of the Board, 
the College Delta, beg leave to 

to report 
report 

By authority granted under the provisions of Act 212, of the Public 

Acts of 1897, the State Board of Agriculture wSg authorized to sell in lots or 
parcels a certain tract of land now Known as the Delta.  On July 6th, 1897, the 
Board approved of the plat of this tract of land, provided for drainage and 
drives, for which #300 was appropriated, and authorized the President and 
Secretary to put prices on the lots to average #130,based  on the valuation of 
the land at #1000, and improvements #§00.  The Secretary was instructed to and 
did sell the lots in this plat  subject to certain conditions imposed by the 
Board. 

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- On April 28th, 1898, we find this record of the"Board!s action with 

reference to the water main:-  "It was resolved to extend the water main to the 
Delta under the direction of the Secretary."  From data obtained from our opera 
ting engineer, who was here at the time the pipe was laid, it is roughly esti 
mated that the cost of laying this pipe was #379. 

It should be explained that the Board was, at that time, anxious that 
the members of the faculty should buy lots upon this platand provide themselves 
with houses, in order to relieve the institution from further expense in that 
direction, and there is no doubt that the improvements that were made in the way 
of providing water and sewer privileges were done in order that the lots might 
be disposed of as above indicated.  There seams to have been a verbal understan'd-
ing with theparties who bought the lots, that water.would be furnished 
by the college plant, and this has been done up to the time that the City 
East Lansing became equipped to furnish water to residents. 

to them 
of 

On April 16th, 1903, the Board, by resolution, granted to the residents 

of the Delta the exclusive use of what was Known as the Delta sewer, and the re 
relates to this matter is as follows:-
solution so far as 

"BE IT RESOLVED: That the severer Known as the Delta sewer be granted 
the exclusive use of ..the residents of the Delta and is wholly transferred to 
them, subject only tt) such rights as the owners of the plat of OaKwood may es 
tablish under their contract, and that the state Board of Agriculture surrenders 
any further right to, or control of, the said sewer." 

Attention is called to the above as showing the action of the Board in 
reference to the sewer that was built shortly before the water system was putin. 
The Oity of East Lansing is now pumping water through these water mains to supply 
the people living upon the Delta, but there has been no transfer of title nor 
grant of any Kind placing the said water mains under the control of the city of 
East Lansing.  The city, therefore, finds itself embarrassed regarding the closing 

of shut-offs and the utilisation and repair of the system. 

It should be further stated that these pipes are not cagt iron water 

pipe, but ordinary blacK wrought pipe, the life of which is quite limited. 

In-view of these facts, your committee recommends that the city of East 
Lansing be given full control over and use of the said water pipes, and that the 
State Board of Agriculture be relieved from any further responsibility for them 
or their use. 

All of which is respectfully submitted. 

AiM. Bro?/n 

J.L. Snyder. 

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The requests of Prof-. Pet tit and Dr. Blaisdell for certain im 

provements on their houses, were referred to the committee on Buildings and 
College Property. 

On motion of Mr. Graham, the expense accounts of the Board 

members and the Secretary were allowed. 

Mr. G-raham was, on motion, authorized to sign the vouchers. 

On motion of Mr. Waterbury, the Board adjourned subject to a 

call of the President and Secretary upon a regular day for Board meeting. 

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May 26th,1910...... 

MEETING OP THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 
PRESIDENT'S OFFICE. 

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Present: President  Snyder, Messrs. Graham, Doherty, ¥aterbury, 

Oberdorffer, and Supt. Wright. 

The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. 

On motion of Mr. Doherty, Mr. Oberdorffer was authorized to 

initial the vouchers for March and April. 

President  Snyder presented the following communications from 

Dean Shaw: 

President  J. I.- Snyder, 

East Lansing, Michigan. 

Dear Sir: 

May 2^, 1910. 

Three years ago the rail fence on the east  side of the farm 

lane between the Grand TrunK and Pere Marquette Railroads was removed by the 
Forestry Department  and has not yet been replaced.  This Jias been aserious 
inconvenience to the Animal and Dairy Husbandry Departments and an annual loss 
of about  three acres pasturage.  I should liKe to asK that a special apportion 
ment of #55.00 be made to the Department  of Farm and Horses to purchase and put 
up this fence. 

j Recommen 
dation of 
$55  appor 
tionment for 
; replacing 
) fence. 

Yours very truly, 

R.S. Shaw. 

May 2M-, 1910. 

President  J. L. Snyder, 

East Lansing, Mich. 

Dear Sir:-* 

The forestry department has requested that their foreman, C.F. 

BaKer, be granted an increase in wages from #50.00 to #55.00 per month. The man 
is fifrst class and doing excellent worK as a worKing foreman. 

Increase in 
salary of 
C.F.BaKer. 

Yours very truly, 

R.S. Shaw.