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Voted, that the report be accepted. 



The president appointed the following to receive, sort and 

 count votes : Sidney Brown, W. H. Conant, Hiram Heald. 



The following officers were elected : President, G. A. Yeaton, 

 Norway ; first vice-president, H. P. Sweetser, Cumberland 

 Center ; second vice-president, D. S. Clement, Winthrop ; secre- 

 tary, E. L. White, Bowdoinham ; treasurer, T. E. Chase, Buck- 

 field ; member of executive committee for three years, H. L. 

 Keyser, Greene ; member of Experiment Station Council, W. H. 

 Conant, Buckfield; vice-president of New England Fruit Show, 

 W. H. Conant, Buckfield ; delegates to Federation of Agricul- 

 tural Associations, W. H. Conant, G. A. Yeaton, E. L. White. 



Voted, that the election of trustees be left to the executive 

 committee. 



The committee on resolutions presented the following, which 

 were adopted : 



Whereas, the United States Office of Markets has furnished 

 members of this society valuable information, daily, concerning 

 the market conditions of apples, and 



Whereas, the United States Field Agent has been urged to 

 cooperate more fully with the growers in estimating the crop 

 of fruit for the season, be it 



Resolved, That this Maine Pomological Society send a letter 

 of appreciation to the proper authorities at Washington. 



Resolved, That whereas, the Portland Chamber of Commerce 

 has left no detail undone to make this annual meeting and ex- 

 hibition of fruit a success, we extend to it a letter of appre- 

 ciation for its efforts, with especial attention given to the 

 electric sign and the public press. 



Whereas, it is the opinion of this organization that the agri- 

 cultural interests of Maine would be better served if it were 

 possible to remove the election of Commissioner of Agriculture 

 from politics, therefore, be it 



Resolved, That the executive committee of the Maine Pomo- 

 logical Society is hereby instructed to investigate and carefully 

 consider any bill that may be introduced at the next session of 

 the Maine. Legislature contemplating such change in election of 

 Commissioner and, if in their opinion it will improve the pres- 

 ent system, to give the active assistance of this organization to 

 its passage. 



