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duct special lines of w^rk. The permanent secretary should be the most 

 able scientific man that can be secured, regardless of whether he is a mem- 

 ber of the council or not. 



The council through its secretary or committees could make arrangements 

 for meetings, have general supervision over the programs and matter for 

 publication. In this way ])apers bearing on closely related subjects could 

 be so arranged on the programs and the time of the meetings so provided 

 for that greater benefit would be derived by the members who attend. 



This arrangement would be (jiiite simple and would i)reserve the identity 

 of each society participating. I feel sure that some of the older societies 

 which would favor a plan of this sort would strongly oppose or refuse to affili- 

 ate in a new society wliere they would simply become sections and their iden- 

 tity would be lost. 



It seems to me that only papers dealing with agricultural problems of broad 

 scope should be published in a central journal and that every endeavor should 

 be made to have this issued by the Office of Experiment Stations or other 

 office in the U. S. Department of Agriculture that is willing to do this work. 



Omer papers should be published as heretofore. 



Trusting that these suggestions may be of some help to your conunittee and 

 feeling sure that this Association will send a committee to represent it at 

 the Baltimore meeting, I am 



Yours very truly, 



A. F. Burgess, 



Secretary. 



Nothing further has developed concerning the matter, but it is probable 

 that a meeting will be held this week. It would be well for the Association 

 to consider this matter and decide what action should be taken, so that if a 

 committee is to attend a conference it can have some definite instructions. 



President Forbes stated that this report was of an ad i)iterini com- 

 mitteee which had been appointed as a courtesy to those interested 

 in the matter, and that the whole proposition was now open for dis- 

 cussion. 



Mr. Marlatt stated that he had not given the matter serious con- 

 sideration, but felt that it was unwise to do anything that would 

 affect the independence of this Association. He had observed that 

 societies which go into a general organization and partially lose 

 their identity are less vital than when they are independent organiza- 

 tions. He cited Section F of the American Association as an illus- 

 tration of this condition, and suggested that the whole matter be 

 laid upon the table. 



Mr. Sanderson remarked that he agreed with what INIr. Marlatt 

 had said in regard to losing the identity of this Association. He 

 thought, however, that it might be an advantage to have all the agri- 

 cultural associations of the country meet at the same place during one 

 week. This meeting, if properly arranged, might be a distinct gain 

 to agriculture in this country as well as to the associations themselves. 

 He was in favor of having the committee continued or a committee 

 appointed to investigate the matter. 



Mr. Webster explained that he was a member of the executivs 



