22 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



been able to learn this society is practically out of existence. 



This report is already altogether too long, and I will close here 

 with the usual financial statement, which I hope may prove satis- 

 factory to our members. 



FINANCIAL statement: 



Receipts of Secretary's Office: 



Balance, 1904 $ 115.39 



Advertisements 165.50 



Life membership fees 183.00 



Annual fees, 1905 1,603.00 



Annual fees, 190*^ 198.00 



Cuts sold 4.00 



Books sold 41-79 



Western Passenger Association, refund 11.00 



North Dakota Hort. Society 56.00 



Sundries 9.71 



Balance due secretarv 8.21 



$2,395.60 

 Expenditures of Secretary's Office : 



Postage ' $ 434-51 



Express 21 .36 



Printing 293.95 



Telephone 32.00 



Gas 2.98 



Assistance in office 261.25 



Library 54-65 



Premium books 200.45 



Premium plants , 88.53 



Rent of office ' 240.00 



Reporting annual meeting, 1904 115.68 



Expenses annual meeting, 1904 261.69 



Expenses summer meeting, 1905 9.90 



Expenses annual meeting, 1905 28.70 



Expenses executive board 18.58 



Expenses delegates 90.02 



Insurance 8.00 



Account Webb fund 27.50 



Discounts on memberships 141.00 



Assistant librarian 10.00 



Expenses seedling committee 3.40 



Sundries 29.45 



American Breeders Association 20.00 



American Pom. Society 2.00 



$2,395.60 



On deposit in Hennepin Co. Savings Bank Dec. i, 1904 $1,260.09 



Interest on deposit to date 3^-22 



Total 1 -298.31 



