32;^ STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



The amendment to the constitution will make Article II, read as follows,', 

 to-wit : The adopted amendment of Dec. 3, 1873, is also incorporated. 



"The ofScers of the Society shall consist of a President, a Vice Presidout in each county, 

 so far as may be deemed necessary or jiractical ; a Secretary, and as many local Secreta- 

 ries as may be deemed necessary ; a Treasurer, and an Executive Committee of six mem- 

 bers, exclusive of the President, Secretary, and Treasurer, who shall be members ex officio. 

 Of this committee four shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, at any 

 meeting of said committee : Provided, Each member shall have been notified in the 

 usual manner of such meeting. All the above officers to be elected annually by ballot, 

 except the Executive Committee, whose terms of office shall be so arranged that two 

 vacancies shall occur annually. 



"The arrangement for the election of the Executive Committee is made thiough an addi- 

 tional by-law, No. 6, to section V., which shall read as follows, to wit : 



"The election of the Executive Board shall be arranged as follows : Two members shall 

 be elected for one year, two members for two years, and two members for three years, at 

 the next annual election ; after which two members shall be elected annually, the term of 

 office being three years." 



On motion the amendments proposed by Mr. Garfield were considered and 



adopted. 



LETTER FROM JUDGE RAMSDELL. 



Travekse City, Mich., November 27, 1873. 



I regret exceedingly that professional engagements prevent my attending 

 the meeting of our Society at Battle Creek in December, for I would like to 

 Bubmit some matters for the consideration of that meeting which I could 

 explain much better orally than I can by letter. But as I cannot be there, I 

 will give you a general outline of the subjects which I wish to propose, and if 

 you deem them worthy of consideration you may present them at that meeting. 



First. If a fair and equitable arrangement can be made with the State Agri- 

 cultural Society I would hold the aunual fair, for the awarding of premiums, 

 with them, and let it be conducted in the usual manner; for I think it desira- 

 ble that we c(»ntrol all extensive fruit exhibitions in the State. That Society 

 must certainly have such a department in their exhibition, if not under our 

 control, then under theirs. 



Second. During the year I would have one or two other exhibitions, at which 

 an admission fee should be charged, but no premiums awarded. The first of 

 these I would hold at such time as would be most favorable for a full display 

 of peaches and plums. For the management of this exhibition, I would sug- 

 gest the following plan: Appoint a committee of management, and let that 

 committee employ competent and active persons, members of the Society liv- 

 ing in different parts of the State, to make collections of fruit and flowers for 

 exhibition at this fair; giving them full instructions as to kinds and quantity, 

 how to pack, direct, and forsvard to the Society, to pay the expense of procuring, 

 collecting, and packing, and all charges for freight, the fruit to be the property 

 of the Society. 



This fair should be held in the city of Detroit, for the following reasons: 

 1st. I believe the business men of that city would provide ample room for the 

 accommodation of the Society, free of expense to us; 2d, it would place the 

 exhibition within easy reach of more people than any other place; and 3rd, 

 because it is remote from the localities where the finest specimens of these 

 fruits are grown, and would attract great interest on that account. 



This plan would render it unnecessary for the persons furnishing or collect- 

 ing the fruit to be present, and the managers could continue the exhibition as 

 long as it would be desirable to do so, and at the end the fruit could be sold 

 for the benefit of the Societv. 



