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taxes should bt^ paid in cash, provided that the State pay 50 per cent. 

 of the amount raised. 



We favor the passage of a hiw which will require, after some rea- 

 sonably distant date, the use of wide tires for all hauls over 1,800 

 pounds. (Signed) 



A. J. KAHLER, 

 JASON SEXTON, 

 J. N. GLOVER, 

 S. S. BLYHOLDER, 

 MATTHEW RODGERS, 

 Committee on Legislation. 



Also the following report from the Committee on Drafting a Bill 

 Regarding Live Stock: 



In view of the fact that thousands of dollars' worth of honey is 

 annually imported into the State, while, owing to the fact that brood 

 diseases have so reduced the number of colonies of bees that there 

 are not enough left to pi-opcrly jjolleiiizo the flowers, while thousands 

 of dollars' worth of honey remains ungathered, therefore 



Resolved, that we ask the Legislature to pass such laws as will 

 eradicate the diseases that have done so much damage to this in- 

 dustry in the State. (Signed) 



GEO. G. HUTCHISON, 

 DR. E. E. TOWER, 

 E. E. CHUBBUCK. 

 J. W. NELSON, 

 J. H. FUNK, M. D. 



The CHAIRMAN: Gentlemen, what is your pleasure in regard to 

 this report? 



On motion, regularly seconded, it was agreed to adopt it as read. 



The CHAIRMAN: We are now ready to listen to Col. Demming's 

 report on Geology. 



This report is as follows: 



REPORT OF CONSULTING GEOLOGIST. 



BY Col. Henry C. Demming, Harritburg, Pa. 



One year ago we mentioned the great increase in value of a farm 

 that had been investigated geologically, and the owner made wealthy 

 by the discovery and development of a quartzite of extraordinary 

 purity. The rock deposit has been worked throughout the year and 

 many tons sent to market at good prices. The operation is to be in- 

 creased until the output shall exceed 50 carloads a day. 



Within 50 miles of that place another farm owner has opened a 

 large deposit of granitic rock, a quantity of which has been used as 

 the exterior material of some of the most beautiful and costly resi- 

 dences and churches in Berks and Lehigh counties. It is to be re- 

 gretted that this granitic quarry was not fully opened when the Com- 

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