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Mr. M, L, Dunlap — I think we had better adhere to the one dollar 

 system; that we had perhaps better manage our business with the 

 intention of making cheap rates. These have not been fairly tested. 

 In this last volume there has been a good deal published that does 

 not belong to us. If we excluded all that, we should bring the cost 

 to less than a dollar bound. Then another thing is the tardy manner 

 of getting these transactions out. If they wei'e put out promptly 

 they would be anxiously sought after; as it is, they fall like a dead 

 weight on the public. If we could make the volume complete and 

 get it out, say by the first of March, then I have do doubt that the 

 one dollar would get more money out of it than we get now. I wish 

 it to be done fairly, squarely and promptly. This last one was pretty 

 near the last of summer. The days of its usefulness were past. 



Mr. Emery — The fee of two dollars could only be altered by a 

 vote of two-thirds of those present. 



Mr. "Wier — I think that at the last meeting we had a vote of two- 

 thirds of those present, and thereby the constitution was changed. 



Mr. Baldwin — I think there was nothing said about changing the 

 constitution ; but to settle that I propose to test the vote again. I 

 do not believe you will receive more than half the amount. 



Mr. President — If it be true that the constitution was not changed 

 on the last meeting, I shall consider the whole thing out of order. 



Mr. Elagg — I will state that the record, as I have it, shows that 

 there was a vote to reduce the membership fee to one dollar at the 

 last meeting. I looked back at ni}^ minutes to see if there was any 

 mistake made, and find they are consistent. 



The President — The decision then is that the discussion is out of 

 order. 



Mr. Wier — I move that the constitution be so amended as to read 

 one dollar instead of two dollars. 



Mr. H. J. Dunlap — Who are members ? 



The President — I consider that all who were members last year are 

 members now. 



Mr. Earle — Let us not forget that volumes to members cost $2 



