448 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Off. Doc, 



The (JHAIK: You have heard the resolution. \\ liat disposition 

 will you make of it? 



COL. DEMMING: Mr. Chairman, with all due respect to the gen- 

 tleman from Lancaster, would it not be the better plan to act upon 

 the resolution of Dr. Armsby first and then take this up afterwards? 



The CHAIR: We have already adopted that and appointed a com- 

 mittee, I think this should be referred to the Legislative Commit- 

 tee, 



Mr. McGowan presented resolutions as follows: 



Resolved, That the State Board of Agriculture hereby records its 

 appreciation of the recognition accorded to the agricultural inter- 

 ests of the State by the last Legislature in the appropriation of 

 $100,000 to begin the erection, at the Pennsylvania State College, of 

 an agricultural building, with the proviso that the total cost shall 

 not exceed |250,000; 



Resolved, That we request and urge the present Legislature to 

 provide for the immediate completion of the building by the appro- 

 priation of the remaining |150,000, in order that all branches of 

 agricultural education at the State College may be as well-housed as 

 is the dairy work in the portion of the building now completed; 



Resolved, That this organization appreciates the work done for 

 agricultural education in the past under very favorable condi- 

 tions by the Pennsylvania State College, and that it requests from 

 the Legislature a liberal appropriation for the maintenance of 

 the various agricultural courses, in order that the equipment al- 

 ready provided may be utilized to the fullest possible extent; 



Resolved, That in view of the importance of scientific investigation 

 to the development of the agricultural interests of the State, and 

 cf the fact that in the past scarcely any State aid has been given to 

 the Agricultural Experiment Station, the State Board of Agricul- 

 ture is heartily in favor of a liberal appropriation by the State for 

 the maintenance and enlargement of the current work of the Station; 



Resolved, That the Secretary be instructed to send a copy of these 

 resolutions to the Secretary of the Allied Agricultural Organiza- 

 tions, and that the Legislative Committee be instructed to co-oper- 

 ate with that organization in securing the desired legislation. 



The Chair called attention to the fact that Deputy Secretary 

 Martin was now present, 



DEPUTY SECRETARY MARTIN: Mr. Chairman and Members of 

 the Board: I have no personal preference in the selection of a place 

 for holding our annual meeting further, than that I think we should 

 look to the accommodation, thoTeasonable accommodation of those 

 who are in attendance; hotel accommodations I refer to, and the cen- 

 tralizing of this location as to railroads. You are aware, my friends, 

 that these meetings have grown in importance and attendance, and 

 the expenses attending them has increased on this account very 

 much, and it is of the first importance that the location be selected 

 as to lines of railroad as well as to hotel accommodations. 



It was in my mind, that if the new Capitol were suflSciently ad- 



