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8. That By-Law No. 4 be stricken out and the following substi- 

 tuted therefor: "The amount allowed the Secretary for express, post- 

 age, and stationery shall not exceed one hundred and fifty dollars per 

 annum, and it shall be the duty of the Board of Directors to employ 

 a competent stenographer to report the proceedings of meetings of 

 this Society, whose fees shall be paid by the Society." 



BUSINESS OF FOURTH SESSION, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 15. 



Mr. E. C. Erfling presented the claims of Horists for damage done 

 to plants at the fair in Omaha on account of tent blowing down, as 

 follows: B. Haas, |15; Paul Floth, $10; Omaha Floral Co., $7. 



On motion of Mr. Youngers the claims were referred to the Board 

 of Directors with power to act. 



Mr. A. J. Brown called up his proposed amendments to the Con- 

 stitution and By-Laws, which were adopted as read. 



Professor Bessey's resolution in regard to forest tree plantations 

 was here introduced, and letter of Professor Keifer read. 



E. C. Erfling introduced Mr. W. R. Adams, president of the 

 Douglas County Horticultural Society, who presented the following 



resolutions: 



Omaha, Neb, January 10, 1896. 



At a meeting of the Douglas County Horticultural Society, held on 

 January 10th, in the city of Omaha, the following resolutions were 

 passed : 



1st. That as the accommodations furnished by the State Fair Asso- 

 ciation of Omaha for the exhibition of plants and cut flowers was en- 

 tirely inadequate for the proper exhibition of plants and cut flowers, etc. 



Resolved, That we respectfully request the State Board of Horticult- 

 ure to use their influence in seeing that ample accommodations be pro- 

 vided before the next state fair is held, so that the many exhibitors 

 who were debarred from "exhibiting and competing" last year will 

 not have the same fault to find in the future. 



W. R. Adams, President. 

 Joseph Chalmers, Secretary. 



On motion of Mr. Youngers the resolutions were referred to the 

 Board of Directors. 



The location of the summer meeting being next in order, Mr. George 

 Marshall gave the Society an earnest invitation to meet at Arlington. 



