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Mullen was the man who said I could not do it. I wish to place 

 in nomination for president for the coming year Mr. John Mullen. 



The Chairman : I believe I will entertain the chairman 's nomina- 

 tion, placing the nomination in Mr. Leach, of Bloomfield. Is there 

 a second to the motion? 



Motion seconded and carried. 



The Chairman: I am pleased to introduce to you Mr. H. C. 

 Leach, of Bloomfield. 



Mr. Leach: Fellow secretaries, I hope we will take no back- 

 ward step in the next year, and I want the co-operation of every 

 one of you to make this association as good or better than it has 

 been heretofore. 



Moved that the nomination for vice-president be placed in Joe 

 Morton, of Sioux City. 



Motion seconded and carried. 



The Chairman: I take pleasure in introducing Mr. Morton. 



Mr. Morton: Gentlemen, I thank you. 



The President: The next will be the election of secretary- 

 treasurer. 



Mr. Cameron : Mr. President, I think that the members of this 

 association will agree with me when I say that I think it has been 

 the most successful meeting that this association has ever had, or 

 that I have ever attended. That is due, I think, gentlemen, that is 

 due largely to the secretary. You have heard it discussed this after- 

 noon over there that the success of our county fairs largely de- 

 pends upon the secretary. I think the success of this meeting 

 that has been held here today has been due largely to our secre- 

 tary. We are just getting that organization started, and started 

 right. I heard some gentleman from Mt. Pleasant say today, 

 speaking about the new timber that had been gotten in here, and 

 what good papers they have presented here, that if we have a 

 secretary who can hunt out and bring new material into this 

 association, and give us such good papers as we have had this 

 afternoon, I don't like to trade horses in the middle of the stream, 

 and therefore I place in nomination Mr. A. G. Rigby, of Inde- 

 pendence, for secretary-treasurer. 



Motion seconded and carried. 



Mr. Rigby : I suppose it would be ungrateful for me to say 

 that I do not thank you, so I will not say that. Of course I would 

 feel somewhat humiliated, after the work I have done, to feel 

 that none of you wanted me any more; but, on the other hand, 



