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Iiislilutc woi-k. Kvci'.v man is published and expected to take th<' 

 time assigned liiui, and so tliere ouglil: not to be anything to inter- 

 fere with that. If, however, there is a little odd time ih:H is inuxt 

 cupied I will be glad to say a word. 



The CHAIKMAN: We will be glad at some time to-morrow (o 

 hear from Professor Hamilton, For years he was Director of In- 

 stitutes, afterwards for four years Secretary of Agriculture, and is 

 now connected with the United States Department of Agriculture 

 as Institute Specialist, and I know you will be glad to hear from 

 him. 



SECRETARY MARTIN: Before adjourning, I desire to call the 

 attention of the audience to our program for to-morrow morning 

 at !) o'clock, and for to-morrow afternoon and evening. Write out 

 any question that you may want to have taken up and discussed. 



The CHAIRMAN: The Committee on Resolutions will meet to 

 morrow morning at 8 o'clock. Are there any other announcements 

 to make for to-morrow? 



MR. S. S. BLYHOLDER, Chairman of the Committee on Queries: 

 I would state that any who have questions to hand in to raise your 

 hands and we will take them up now. 



The CHAIRMAN: The Superintendent of the Huntingdon Re- 

 formatory desires me to extend to you an invitation to inspect that 

 institution. Promptly at 1 o'clock to-morrow afternoon convey- 

 ances will be here at the court house to take you to the Reforma- 

 tory, and after a tour through the institution will bring you back 

 (juickly to the court house. 



MR. MARTIN: Just a word. Those who are entitled to re 

 muneration for transportation and hotel expenses I trust will 

 call on me for vouchers. I have them here now. It is important 

 that we have final settlement for this year's expenses made very 

 promptly, and that is the reason why I make this request of each 

 one entitled. 



On motion, the meeting adjourned at 10 o'clock P. M., to meet to- 

 morrow (Wednesday) morning, June 3, 1903, at 9. 



Wednesday Morning, June 3, 1903. 



A. L. MARTIN, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture and Director of 

 Institutes, called the meeting to order at the time designated 

 and announced that the Chairman for the morning would be Mr. 

 Samuel McCreary, of Neshannock Falls, Pa., who thereui)on took 

 charge of the meeting. 



