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the Secretary can arrange for speakers on Wednesday evening. If 

 we want the Association to help us we can have some of the promi- 

 nent breeders give us an address on that night. It seems to me 

 that that would be all right. 



Mr. Herr asked for the reading of the motion made by Mr. Clark 

 again. 



The Secretary read as follows: ''Moved and seconded that the 

 Secretary be authorized to arrange the meeting of the State Board 

 of Agriculture so as to begin on Tuesday." 



MR. HERR: Mr. Chairman, I move to amend Mr, Clark's motion 

 by saying, " to adjourn not earlier than Wednesday night." 



The SECRETARY: Mr. Chairman, the Secretary would never 

 take the authority' to make any other arrangement. 



MR. HERR: Mr. Chairman, the Breeders' Association have asked 

 for Wednesday evening and I think that the Board ought to have it. 



MR. CLARK: Mr. Chairman, that is all right, the Secretary will 

 do what is right; we are satisfied he will. 



The question being on the amendment, it was agreed to. 

 The question recurring on the original motion as amended, it was 

 agreed to. 



The CHAIR: Is there any more New Business? 



MR. KAHLER: Mr. Chairman, I ask leave to offer a resolution. 



There being no objection, the resolution was read by Mr. Kahler 

 as follows: 



Whereas, Agriculture is regarded as a paramount interest of 

 our State, and contributes more to the general welfare of the State 

 than any other industrj', and 



Whereas, This Board for years in the past have labored for the 

 uplifting of agriculture and education, and as we are aware that 

 it is absolutely necessary that we have legislative aid to accomp- 

 lish work, and there is no means of accomplishing it except through 

 the agency of the ballot box, and 



Whereas, This Board is absolutely a non-partisan association, 



Therefore be it Resolved, That this Board of Agriculture of Penn- 

 sylvania pledge its individual support, and as there has been in the 

 past and is in the present an atmosphere of reform, that we pledge 

 our best efforts and will use all honorable means along non-partisan 

 lines to see that the very best men are nominated and elected in the 

 coming campaign, men that are identified with our interests and 

 who will give us a fair deal. 



Mr. KAHLER: Mr. Chairman, I would say in support of the reso- 

 lution, that I think it is an opportune time before our officers are 

 selected, that we look, as all other industries do, a little to our own 

 interests on non-partisan lines, and I think that we should devote 

 a little more attention to our own interests. I, therefore, move 

 the adoption of the preamble and resolutions. 



