JUNE MEETING, 1877. 129 



MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



A bare quorum of the Executive Committee met at Soutlx Haven at its June 

 meeting, but several matters of importance were discussed and acted upon. 



y^fter the reading and api)roval of the minutes of the hist session, Mr. 

 Thompson, the former secretary, spoke of the life membership certificates that 

 had not been issued — that were due — one to Mrs. L. C Lincoln, of Greenville, 

 and the son of George Taylor, of Kalamazoo. He then spoke at some length 

 of the i)lan adopted by the State Agricultural Society at the State Fair, of 

 having division superintendents, who are Avholly responsible for matters in their 

 special departments. These superintendents see that committees do their duty 

 by everybody, and at the first meeting succeeding the fair of the Executive 

 Committee, they make a detailed report of the exhibition in their departments, 

 with such suggestions as are deemed advisable for future conduct in the various 

 divisions. Mr. Thompson strongly recommended that a similar course bo 

 adopted by the State Pomological Society, so that the whole fair shall be con- 

 ducted upon the same plan. 



On motion of Mr. Adams the plan recommended by Mr. Thompson was 

 adopted, and a committee consisting of Messrs. Lyon, Garfield and Chilson, 

 were chosen to decide upon the subdivisions and the appointments, with power 

 to fill vacancies and select, also, a superintendent of Pomological Hall. Mr. 

 Henry G. Reynolds, of Old Mission, Avas chosen to the last position. 



The secretary and chairman of the finance committee were instructed to pro- 

 vide the officers of the fair with appropriate badges. The secretary reported 

 that he was making fair progress in collecting back reports, and in exchanging 

 with other States. He was instructed to proceed at his discretion in exchang- 

 ing for volumes of other States and societies, and thus as rapidly as possible 

 build up a library of some value to the society. 



In the matter of distributing the volumes of the society's proceedings for 

 187G, the Executive Committee empowered the President, the Secretary, and 

 E. H. Eeynolds, of Monroe, to have full authority in the matter. 



A communication was read from President \Yilder, of the American Pomo- 

 logical Society,*requesting that a delegate be appointed to the Baltimore meeting 

 of that society in November next. The power of appointment was conferred 

 upon the President, Secretary, and Prof. Beal, with the understanding that no 

 expense should be incurred for the Society to pay. 



The following communication was received from Mr. Kedzie, chairman of 

 the committee on meteorology : 



To the Honorable Executive Committee of the State Pomological Society : 



In attempting to solve the question assigned me by yoitr honorable commit- 

 tee, viz. : The influence of forests upon the climate of this State, meteorological 

 observations are of great importance. Whether the partial destruction of our 

 forests has made our summers hotter and dryer, and our winters colder, can 

 probably only be answered by referring to meteorological observations extend- 

 ing over a series of years. ]3ut the number of weather stations in this State is 

 very small, and the record of the weather kept very imperfect, therefore the 

 observations which can be obtained are of very little use for my purpose. 



In order to make clear this vexed question of climate, would it not be advis- 

 able for the State Pomological Society to establish in various parts of the State, 

 especially in the fruit belt stations, where continuous observations upon the 



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