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forming- the Society who has been handhng it; (6) what additions 

 have been made to it; (7) who has been drawing warrants or checks 

 against it and for what purpose such disbursements have been made. 

 This committee further to have the authority to at once take posses- 

 sion of this fund and turn it over to the treasurer who is the proper 

 custodian of all funds belonging to the Society." 



On Sept. 8, 1904, the gentlemen named by you met at the Horti- 

 cultural Hall, World's Fair Grounds, together with Treasurer W. G. 

 Gano of Parkville, and Secretary L. A. Goodman, and as answers 

 to the questions asked in above resolution, report as follows : 



1. The custodian of the fund is the Mississippi Valley Trust Co'. 

 of St. Louis, in account with the Missouri State Horticultural Society. 



2. Checks, when drawn on this fund, are signed by the Treasurer 

 of your Society by order of the Executive Committee. 



3. The source from whence the fund was derived, tracing it from 

 its incipiency, is as follows : 



On December 10, 1892, there was a balance in treasury of $302.31, 

 as per report herewith submitted as it appears on page 140 of the 

 report of 1892. 



