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keep them at it, or we would not have had the report yet. I am hoping 

 for better arrangements the coming year. 



Prof. .Sanborn of the State B:)ard of Agriculture, had his manu- 

 script ready last September, and just received the books. 



As to the work done, I have obtained for the society about $600.00' 

 in help in our printing bill, which otherwise we should have had to 

 pay out of our appropriation. 



I got an order for the paper for the report, which amounted lo 

 $150.00, from the State Printer, and then asked the State Auditor to 

 recommend the Legislature to give us $150.00 in the deficiency bill to 

 pay for the printing. This was received in due time, and with $150.00 

 out of our treasury, we have paid for our report. 



One other thing I thought I would do while in Jeiferson City, and 

 that was to ask Senator A. M. Allen to introduce a bill giving us 

 $1,000.00 to help in the New Orleans display. This bill promptly 

 passed the Senate, and only through neglect failed to pass the House, 

 and was cut down to $500.00 to reimburse us.for money expended at 

 the World's Fair. This money has also been received and paid out to 

 those who paid money out of their own pcckets to help the display and 

 did the work of packing and arrangiiig; this will appear in the finanr 

 cial report. , 



It it had not been for the help in publishing our report which was 

 obtained, I fear we should have been bankrupt or obliged to cut short 

 our work. I fear that our committee on legislation did not do their 

 duty, and that what I succeeded in accomplishing was all there was 

 done. 



I asked our friend^ the State Auditor, again to recommend our 

 usual appropriation and all printing done also for this year. That is 

 the way the matter stands now ; after this we will get our printing 

 done without having to use any of our State money, and it is well, for 

 we need it all. I find that all the members of the legislature are will- 

 ing, and were last winter, to give us what we might ask for ; and I be- 

 lieve if our committee had attended to it in lime we might have had 

 our appropriation raised to what other States get, and then we could 

 do more and better work. I am sure of one thing, that all we want is- 

 the money to pay for time spent and expenses of the workers, and that 

 then we can do as much as any other State. Give the money and we 

 will make this society » success. I am sure of it. 



I sent out the following circular to members when Senator Allen's 

 bill was bf fore the Assembly, and as I said before, it was only through 

 neglect that it failed, for many members of the Assembly promised 

 support, and gladly assented to all I asked of them. As the matter now 



