594 TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART VII 



in that line of business, a man has got to be brought up and bred 

 in the business, I beHeve. 



The President: If there are no further questions, we will con- 

 tinue with our program. 



Mr. McPherrin : I happen to have a clipping in my hand which 

 I believe everybody is interested in, and if the president wall glance 

 at it he will get its contents and can then have the secretary read 

 it. It appealed to me very strongly as something that we might 

 take action on. 



The President : Yes, this is very interesting. This seems to 

 be a resolution, as I take it, passed by the Guthrie County Farm 

 Bureau. It seems to me that this is perfectly in line with our ideas 

 so far as that is concerned, I am sure. Nobody would object to 

 it, but, of course, according to our rules it should go through the 

 committee on resolutions, Mr. McPherrin, and I think that should 

 be proper. I will just turn it over to the chairman of that comniit- 

 tee, and I am sure that they will be glad to endorse it, and after 

 the committee makes its report this may be brought up if it is not 

 contained in their report. 



Mr. McPherrin : It appealed to me so strongly I thought I 

 would like to have some thought given to it. 



The President : I am in perfect harmony and sympathy with 

 the sentiment expressed in the resolutions ; but, of course, would 

 not want to go back on the ruling and the precedent that has been 

 followed by this organization all these years in regard to bringing 

 resolutions out in this way, and I think it would be a very bad 

 precedent to set at this time. 



(Short recess taken while Federated Co-operative Shippers re- 

 tired from the hall.) 



Th President: If you will come to order now, we will pro- 

 ceed with the business part of our meeting. I think at this time we 

 w^ill just as well listen to the report of the treasurer, Mr. Goode- 

 now. 



