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 HISTORY OF STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 331 Francis, editor of the Oregonian in 1860, and afterwards Paymaster in the U. S. Army with the rank of Major, by appointment of President Lincoln, a lifelong friend. Mrs. E. D. Shattuck was the wife of the late Judge Shattuck, whose service on the circuit bench of Multnomah County for nearly a quarter of a century was conspicuous for ability and up- rightness. Buchtel & Cardwell were among the earliest pho- tographers of Portland. E. G. Randall was, it is believed, the first music dealer in this city. He was Postmaster in 1866. Albert G. Walling, secretary of the Multnomah County Agricultural Society, carried on the job printing business in Portland many years, and in July, 1858, began the publica- tion of the Oregon Farmer, the first agricultural paper on the Pacific Coast north of California, and published it until February 1, 1863, when he was forced to suspend it for want of support. The first meeting in Clackamas County for considering the matter of organizing an agricultural society was held at Oregon City, November 5, 1859, with A. L. Lovejoy chairman, and J. S. Rinearson secretary. Messrs. Amory Holbrook, William Barlow, Samuel Miller, William Aber- nethy and James Officer were chosen a committee to prepare a constitution; and this committee, together with the chair- man and secretary of this meeting, were authorized to rep- resent the county in the State Agricultural Convention, should it be called before permanent organization was effected. After a number of adjournments the citizens of Clackamas County interested finally met on April 28, 1860, and per- fected an organization by adopting a constitution and rules, and electing officers as follows: A. L. Lovejoy, president; James R. Robb, vice-president; Hiram Straight, second vice- president; William Abernethy, secretary; Dr. Alden H. Steele, treasurer ; executive committee Samuel Miller, Henry Miller, William Barlow, Philip Foster, and Maxwell Ramsby. A resolution was adopted placing all the responsibility for the management upon the executive committee. The first fair was held at Oregon City on September 27-28, 1860, and