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ble that the man might get the money and not pay it over 

 but it is fair to suppose that he will pay it, and I under- 

 stand that he is paying large amounts in that way. He is 

 an ex-mayor of New Orleans, was mayor when we held our 

 Mississippi Valley Convention there, and I imagine if 

 we give him a power of attorney the money will be paid. 



Mr. Hoxie — Accepting your remarks as final, I move you 

 that the offer be accepted. 



Mr. Plumb — 1 would like to inquire if that proposition in- 

 volves our advancing anything to him? 



President Smith — It does not. We shall only have to 

 send him a power of attorney which will cost perhaps twenty- 

 five cents. 



Mr. Tuttle — It is far better than I ever supposed it would 

 be to hear of any such offer. 



The question was now called for and the motion carried. 



Mr. Hoxie — I have two or three communications that I 

 should like to introduce at sometime during the session. 

 Perhaps some of you are aware that there might be a pros- 

 pect for a bill in congress whereby this state might be al- 

 lotted a sum to be used in experimental work. I was in- 

 structed by the other members of the committee of your 

 society having this matter in charge to open correspondence 

 with members of congress, in regard to this matter, I wrote 

 to Governor Rusk but he could give me nothing satis- 

 factory. I also wrote to Mr. Caswell, the member of con- 

 gress from the first district. His letter is short and I will 

 read it now. ( Reads Mr. Caswell's letter.) That is about all 

 there is of that matter. I wrote to Professor Budd some- 

 time ago and I mentioned this in connection with other 

 matters I was writing about. He replies that he has but 

 little faith in that. Last night I received a letter from 

 Mr. Adams saying he could not be here owing to press of 

 work; he hopes that myself and this shorthand reporter can 

 do all the work. That is about the substance of his letter. 

 I thought I had Professor Budd's letter but I do not seem to 

 find it now. Here is a letter from the secretary of the 

 Minnesota Horticultural Society. I wrote some time ago to 

 Mr. Gideon, I also wrote to the Massachusetts Society and 



