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pressed with the wealth of this section of the country. Eecognizing this 

 fact, the citizens of southern CaUfornia have made preparations to properly 

 exhibit the products of their sections, and the fTerald has dispatched a rep- 

 resentative to report as full as possible the proceedings. 



lu the temporary absence of the President, Vice-President Mun- 

 son, of Texas, called the meeting to order, and introduced Mr. Holt, 

 President of the Riverside Board of Trade, who briefly alluded to 

 the arrangements which had been made for the accommodation and 

 entertainment of the Society and its members, after which the Sec- 

 retary made the following 



FINANCIAL STATEMENT: 



Receipts. 



From subscriptions for publishing President Earle's address $ 14 70 



From books sold 52 00 



From Missouri Horticultural Society for transactions 50 00 



From 424 members for 1886-87 848 00 



From Missouri Pacific R. R., for advertising 60 00 



Total of receipts $1,024 70 



Disbursements. 



Paid record and alphabetical list for members $ 1 15 



Paid office rent, fuel and lights 50 00 



Paid telegraph and telephone messages 2 35 



Paid printing and publishing Vol. IV 538 60 



Paid express, freight and drayage 10 93 



Paid postage on letters, circulars and books ••• 138 60 



Paid railroad fare and personal expenses Ill 40 



Paid stationery, pens, ink and pencils 11 45 



Paid assistant at meeting at Cleveland 20 00 



Paid hotel bills at meeting 18 50 



Total expenditures $ 902 98 



Balance in hands of Secretary $ 121 72 



Respectfully submitted, W. H. Ragan, Secretary. 



Treasurer Evans, of Missouri, made a verbal report, stating 

 that all money transactions of the year had been, through a mutual 

 understanding, within the Secretary's office, and had been by that 

 officer reported. 



Messrs. Smith of Wisconsin, Ohmer, of Ohio, and Holsinger, of 

 Kansas, were appointed a Committee on Finance, to whom the officer's 

 reports were referred. 



