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Christopher Green was glad the matter had been discussed, as it 

 had been talked of on the outside. 



Mr. Comstock, of Yolo, held the Board had as good a right to give 

 life certificates as to give complimentary tickets, as they have to do. 



F. R. Dray moved to refer the whole matter to a committee of 

 eight citizens. 



Wm. Johnston reiterated his statement that the grants were not 

 new, but in accordance with custom. 



Mr. Dray withdrew his motion to refer, that a direct vote might be 

 taken. 



On the resolution of Mr. Robinson, the question was called and a 

 division ordered. 



By 16 to 33 the resolution was defeated, and on motion of T. J. 

 Clunie, the act of the Board was ratified by a large viva voce vote. 



The election of President being in order, Mr. Chase, of San Fran- 

 cisco, nominated H. M. Larue, with eulogistic remarks. No other 

 nominations being made, Mr. Bassett and Mr. Dray were appointed 

 tellers, and by suspension of the rules the Secretary was instructed 

 unanimously to cast the vote for Mr. Larue, and it was so done. Mr. 

 Larue returned his thanks, and promised faithful and earnest ser- 

 vice for the ensuing year. He said he was a devoted agriculturist, 

 and had harvested twenty-nine consecutive annual crops from the 

 soil of California. 



Thomas Fraser, of El Dorado, nominated as a Director, W. H. 

 Brown, of El Dorado. 



Mr. Schwartz, of San Francisco, nominated P. A. Finigan, of San 

 Francisco. 



D. J. Simmons, of Sacramento, nominated Christopher Green, of 

 Sacramento. 



Jerome C. Davis, of Sacramento, nominated L. U. Shippee, of 

 Stockton. 



Mr. Shippee declined, as he felt five years' service ought to excuse 

 him. 



Mr. Chase, of San Francisco, nominated W. P. Coleman, of Sacra- 

 mento. 



Mr. Green declined in favor of Mr. Shippee, and urged him to 

 stand to the nomination. 



The vote resulted as follows : Total vote, 54 ; L. U. Shippee, 50 ; W. 

 P. Coleman, 50 ; Finigan, 46 ; Brown, 10 ; scattering, 4 — and the 

 three first named were declared elected for a three years' term. 



Mr. Chase offered the following resolution : 



Resolved. That the attention of the Board of Directors is called to the inadequate facilities 

 extended to the owners of stock for the purpose of boarding the men employed by them, and 

 that it is the sense of the Society that properly constructed buildings should be at once erected 

 convenient to the training stables, for the purpose of being used as kitchens, and for sleeping 

 apartments. 



Mr. Chase said the stock men, he thought, would themselves 

 advance the means to put up the cheap buildings named. Without 

 these he feared that the stock men would cease to come. They want 

 to practice economy, and cannot do so when compelled to put their 

 employes into boarding houses. 



Mr. Rose said the lessee's rental had been lowered $150 a month in 

 order to have him consent to the stock men boarding their own men. 



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