1138 New York State Breeders' Association 



Resolved, That the president of this association he requested to 

 appoint a committee of three meinljcrs to act on any proposed leg- 

 ishition on this subject. 



The resolution was unanimously adopted. 



President Hu<on appointed E. S. Akin, Dr. W. G. Hulling- 

 worth and William Ilayden as such committee. 



The committee further reported : 



Whereas, Certain bills have been presented in Congress in 

 relation to regulating the registry of pure-bred animals, and 



Whereas, We believe that it is for the best interest of the 

 pure-bred live stock industry that the work of recording, trans- 

 ferring and supervising the testing of pure-bred animals to be 

 left in the han<ls of the various breeders' associations as they 

 are now organized ; therefore be it 



Resolv'cd, That the New York State Breeders' Association 

 and its auxiliary societies place themselves on record as being op- 

 jjosed to government control of the live-stock registry associations, 

 because we believe that the breeders who are vitally interested in 

 each breed can do more for the live-stock business than any board 

 or set of officers appointed by the general government. Further, 

 be it 



Resolved, That the New York State Breeders' Association 

 of the members of Congress from this state ; also to Senators Root 

 and O'Gorman, asking them to use their influence to prevent the 

 passage of these or any similar bills which may be introduced, 

 looking toward government control of pure-bred live stock record 

 associations. Also that copy of this resohilion be sent to Hon. 

 Wavne Dinsmore, secretarv of the National Societv of Ixecord 

 Associations, Live-Stock Record Building, Chicago, 111. Further, 

 be it 



Resolved, That we urgently request the Secretary of Agricul- 

 ture at Washington and the Treasury Department to recognize 

 but one association of registry for each breed of pure-bred ani- 

 mals owned or bred in the United States. 



The president then announced the next business before the 

 meeting was the election of officers for the coming year, and asked 

 for nominations. 



Mr. Fred W. Sessions said : '' Mr. President and Gentlemen : 



