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may look there for the development of sheep growing by natural growth to an 

 extent that will rival California, and the production of wool will be superior 

 to any now grown. Even now the advantages of position are so great that 

 wool can be transported from Montana and laid down in Boston for one and 

 a half cents per pound. In fact it would pay the wool growers of Michigan 

 to ship their wool to Montana and then start it east by the Missouri river route 

 to supply the Boston markets. 



At the conclusion of Mr. Edwards' address, the president announced the 

 election of officers for the ensuing year as in order, as by the resolution adopted 

 yesterday. The Convention then elected the following officers for the ensuing 

 year, Mr. Lyman Gate and H. K. Dewey being appointed tellers: 



President — Jessup S. Wood, of Saline. 



Vice President — A. F. Wood, of Mason. 



Secretary — W. J. G. Dean, of Hanover. 



Treasurer — D. P. Dewey, of Grand Blanc. 



Executive Committee for txco years— B. F. Buell, B. T. Ingalls, Wm. Ball, R. D. W. Ed- 

 wards, A. W. Maring. For one year— Hugh McDonald, Richard Dougherty, J. J. 

 Jones, Deville Hubbard. 



President Wood returned thanks for his election in a few well considered 

 words. He considered the interest they represented as second in importance 

 to none in the State. 



R. D. Edwards, of Napoleon, offered the following resolution : 



Besolved, That a committee]be appointed by the chair to revise the constitution 

 and by-laws. 



Adopted. 



The chair appointed as such committee R. D. Edwards, W. E. Kennedy and 

 John Thompson. 



Mr. Dean, of Hanover, moved a reconsideration of the vote to fix the an- 

 nual meeting on the third Tuesday of December in each year. Carried. 



Mr. Dean then moved that the resolution be referred to the committee to 

 revise the constitution and by-laws. Carried. 



Mr. Dewey then read his paper on the National Register and the Breeding 

 of Thoroughbred Merino Sheep. 



Mr. Garlock, of Howell, read an essav on the "Breeding of Long Wool 

 Sheep." 



Mr. H. R. Dewey moved that all accounts against the Society be presented 

 this afternoon, and if not presented that they be declared forfeited. 



The Secretary begged leave to state tliat the resolution was useless and hoped 

 it would be withdrawn, first, because there were no accounts to present ; sec- 

 ondly, it would be inoperative as a fiat against the payment of legal dues. 

 During the past two years the officers had not only served gratuitously, but 

 such things as postage and other matters as advertising and traveling expenses 

 had been done for the good of the Society, and no accounts made of them. 



The resolution was then withdrawn. 



Mr. Dougherty moved that the report of Mr. C. A. Miller be taken from the 

 table for discussion. Amended so as to provide that it be taken up at the 

 afternoon session. 



Mr. Edwards discussed the subject on its merits. He was in favor of a 

 national register. The breeders of Michigan had already paid the Vermont 

 breeders amply, and he did not propose that we should any longer be in a state 

 of pupilage. We are now of age and ready to act for ourselves. 



Mr. Dougherty explained that we had a large number of long wool breeders 

 as a part of the members of this association. The subject was of no interest 



