192 STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Fulton, Mo., Dec. 7, 1893. 

 Mr. President— Your Committee on Finance beg to report that we have 

 carefully examined the accounts of the Treasurer, and find them to be correct as 

 reported. N. F. Murray, Chairman, 



S. W. Gilbert, 

 R.J. Bagby. 

 Adopted. 



Then followed the election of officers: 



President — J. C. Evans, North Kansas City. 



Vice-President — N. F. Murray, Oregon. 



Second Vice-President — Samuel Miller, Bluffton. 



Secretary — L. A. Goodman, Westport. 



Treasurer — A. Nelson, Lebanon, 



Places were submitted for meetings of the Society. 



Trenton, Lebanon and Sedalia asked for the next winter meeting, 

 and Columbia asked to be made the permanent home of the Society. 

 After a lengthy discussion the whole matter of places for the next an- 

 nual and summer meeting was referred to the Executive Committee. 



Columbia, Mo, Decembers, 1893. 

 L. A. Goodman, Secretary Missouri Horticultural Society, Fulton, Mo.: 



Dear Sir— A bronchial trouble prevents my being at Fultoa this time. If, as 

 a member of the Boone County Horticultural Society, though absent, I be entitled 

 to a vote as to where the State Horticultural Society should make its permanent 

 home, 1 wish that vote cast in favor of Columbia. At our last meeting a few 

 weeks ago at Columbia, we voted unanimously in favor of Prof. Kurtz to repre- 

 sent us at Fulton in presenting Columbia's claims before the Society. If we do 

 not win, I trust the Society will choose no other place until we can call a mass meet- 

 ing at Columbia, if necessary, for the purpose of pressing our claims another time 

 upon you. With the State Society meeting here often in June, he will be able to 

 announce to you the beginning of an agricultural and fruit museum something 

 like that in the Government building at Chicago, or at least one that will be worth 

 a trip every year to see. I herein enclose you clippings from the " Columbia 

 Herald " on the subject-matter of this letter, trusting that you will read them in 

 connection with it. Very respectfully yours, 



Thos. L. Bbazlet. 



boone county horticulturists- 



At the last meeting of the Boone county Horticultural Society there was a 

 good attendance and much interest. 



The Society voted unanimously to do all in its power to make Columbia the 

 permanent summer home of the State Society. ' As many members as possible will 

 attend the State meeting at Fulton, December 6, 7 and 8. D. W. B. Kurtz will 

 present the claims of Columbia there. 



Regular meetings will hereafter be held at the Horticultural grounds of the 

 University, through the kindness of Prof. C. A. Keffer. 



This committee on program was appointed: Prof. C. A. KeiFer, G. W. Bur- 

 roughs and D. A. Robnett.— Columbia Herald. 



