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HORTICULTURE 



August 21, 1909 



Membership Staveirent July 31, 1909. 



Total annual members as per 

 last report, November 20, 



1908 720 



Reinstated 19 



New members 71 



810 

 Deceased 5 



Total annual members en- 

 rolled 805 



Total life members as per 

 last report, November 20, 

 1908 179 



New life members 17 



196 

 Deceased 1 



Total life members en- 

 rolled 195 



Total members enrolled... 



1000 



Gain in life membership since 

 July 31, 1908 25 



Gain in annual membership since 

 July 31, 1908 56 



Total gain 81 



Note: — Since August 1st and up to 

 August 12th, we have received 8 new 

 lite members and 24 annual members. 

 Last year we had 9 annual and one 

 life, making the net increase August 

 11th, 103 members. 



Transportation. 



Every effort was made to secure re- 

 duced railroad rates, but without suc- 

 cess. The various traffic associations 

 seem to have generally adopted the 

 policy of refusing reduced rates ex- 

 cept where there is a guaranteed at- 

 tendance of one thousand or more. 

 The writer thinks this policy is a part 

 of the general campaign against the 

 two-c.ent-per-mile legislation. Anyway, 

 we didn't get the rates. 



State Vice-Presidents. 



The state vice-presidents have dur- 

 ing the past year been very active in 

 the interests of the society and have 

 done much good work. The complaint 

 which your secretary was compelled to 

 make last year regarding the laxness 

 among them and failure even to pay 

 their own dues on the part of a few, 

 does not hold this year and a large 

 part of the advance shown is due to 

 their good work. 



Trade Press. 



The trade press have continued their 

 cordial support of the society as in the 

 pa Sit. 



In closing this the last report of 

 this kind which the writer will ever 

 make to you, I wish to tender my most 

 heartfelt thanks to all the friends who 

 have by advice and assistance freely 

 given and by kind words so often 

 spoken, lightened the task and made 

 the work a constant pleasure. 



I cannot make you know how much 

 enjoyment there h?,s been to me in 

 getting back into the harness and be- 

 ing actively identified again with all 

 of you good kind hearts and this great 

 organization of ours. It is with re- 

 gret that I step out. I assure you that 

 I will set your house in order and will 

 turn over to my successor in good and 

 perfect condition all of your books 

 and records and other property now in 



SECRETARY'S SUPPLEIVIENTAL FINANCIAL REPORT. 

 January 1, 1909, to August 1, 1909. 

 RECEIPTS. 

 General Fund. 



Dues of 1908 $ 57.00 



" 1909 1,347.00 



" " 1910 3.00 

 Total Dues 



Fees and Dues, new members 



$1,407.00 

 355.00 



Total from members. 



Balance from Trade Exhibition 1908.. 

 Miscellaneous 



63.36 



1.25 



$1,762.00 



f 64.61 



Total General Fund Receipts.... 

 PERMANENT FUND. 

 Fees, Life Members 



EXPENDED. 



Total receipts. 



$1,826.61 



$ 425.00 

 $2,261.61 

 $2,251.61 



Paid Treasurer 



Considering current receipts only, the above is a gain of 14% over the 

 corresponding period last year. 



NOTE: Since the above report was written, that is up to and including 

 August 11th, there has been about $1000 more collected, including $483.17, 

 this Society's share of the proceeds of the National Flower Show. 



my hands. I shall aid him in the ex- 

 acting task before him to the best of 

 my ability, and beg to assure the so- 

 ciety that I shall always stand ready 

 to accept any tasks they may give me 

 to do and shall always remain a true 

 and loyal member, ready to support 

 the best interests of the society and 

 equally ready to fight against any un- 

 wise moves. 



Statement of Warrants Drawn on 

 Treasurer for Payment from the Gen- 

 eral Fund, January 1 to July 31 In- 

 clusive, 1909. 



1908 Account. 

 Annual Report and 



mailing $410.51 



Officer's Bond 8.00 



Medals 65.07 



Secretary's Salary 83.33 



Exchange .66 



Postage 26.00 



Engrossing 14.48 



Auditing .-... 30.00 



Sundries 10.53 



$648.58 



1909 Account. 

 National Council of 



Horticulture $150.00 



Badges 24.00 



Rent, Convention and 



Exhibition Halls.... .530.00 



Medals 16.40 



Secretary's Salary 499.99 



Exchange 10.55 



Stationery & Printing. 104.50 



Postage 62.08 



Treasurer's Salary 50.00 



Treasurer's Bond 40.00 



Committee Expense... 230.24 



Funeral Flowers 25.00 



Miscellaneous 9.75 



$1,752.51 



adopted exhibition bills are paid by the 

 treasurer and receipts are turned over 

 to the Society, so that this item will 

 take care of itself later on. 



Deducting the hall rent makes the 

 expenditures for the period in question 

 $1,S71.0S, about $50 more than the col- 

 lections for that period. However, the 

 heavy collections for the first few days 

 in August will bring the balance of the 

 General Fund receipts much in excess 

 of the payments made, and we have to 

 add to this balance the collections be- 

 ing made here at the coiivention, 

 which will undoubtedly be very heavy, 

 and also the proceeds from the Trade 

 Exhibition, which will apparently 

 greatly exceed those of any previous 

 exhibition by reason of the large 

 amount of space sold and the econom- 

 ical management. It seems certain 

 that we will close the present fiscal 

 year with a substantial increase in the 

 amount of our General Fund and also 

 a heavy increase in the Permanent 

 Fund. 



On request of Treasurer Beatty, 

 who was suffering from sore throat, 

 Mr. Rudd then read the financial re- 

 port. 



SUMMARY OF TREASURER'S 

 REPORT. 

 1008 

 Jiin. 1, Balance General 



Fund $3,001.69 



Jan. 1, Balance Life Mem- 

 bership Fund 4,718.52 



$7,720.21 



Receipts. 



Dor-. 31, General Fund, 

 Tut.il Receipts during 

 year 1908 $5,061.07 



Dec. 31. Life Member- 

 ship Fund, Total Re- 

 ceipts during year 1908. 1.468.41 



Less Hall Rent. . 



$2,401.09 

 530.00 



$1,871.09 



NOTE: It should be noted that the 

 item of Hall Rent is one that has never 

 appeared in the treasurer's account be- 

 fore. Under the new system lately 



6,529.48 



$14,249.69 

 Disbursements. 



Dec. 31, General Fund, Total Dis- 

 bursements during year 1908.. 4.249.69 



Doc. 31, Balance— Cash In Banks. $10,000.00 



Doc. 31. Balance on De- 

 posit, General Fund. . .$3,813.08 



Dec. 31, Balance on De- 

 posit Life Membership 

 Fund 6.186.93 



$io,ooo.oa 



