508 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



For purposes of convenience the three members of the executive 

 board residing in or near Minneapolis, viz. Samuel B. Green, Pres. ; 

 Wyman Elliot, Chairman Executive Board ; and A. W. Latham, 

 Secretary ; shall be denominated the "Local Board/" 



It was decided to have dies prepared to be used in casting medals 

 for use of the society. 



The "Local Board" was empowered to fill vacancies in the offices 

 of vice-presidents and appoint the usual annual committees. 



The proposed "Fruit Breeding Farm," bill was considered and 

 approved, (See minutes of annual meetings, 1906, for this bill) and 

 it was decided to endeavor to secure its passage by the state legis- 

 lature. 



The treasurer's bond was fixed at $4,000 and the secretary's bond 

 at $2,000. 



The salaries for president and treasurer were placed at $25.00 

 each. 



Adjourned sine die. 



Wyman Elliot. 



A. W. Latham, Chairman Ex. Bd. 



Secretarv. 



Record of meeting held in the secretary's office at 8 p. m., July i, 

 1907. 



Present : Wyman Elliot, Prof. S. B. Green, L. R. jVIoyer, J. P. 

 Andrews, Clarence Wedge and A. W. Latham. 



By a unanimous vote Mr. Thos. E. Cashman, of Owatonna, was 

 appointed a member of the board in place of Mr. Frank Yahnke, 

 deceased. 



The accounts of the secretary for receipts and disbursements 

 of his office from Nov. 27th., 1906, to June 25th., 1907, were audited 

 and approved and an order ordered drawn on the treasurer for the 

 amount of the disbursements, $2,072.11, the secretary to deposit with 

 the treasurer the same amount of receipts, leaving in his hands a 

 bahnce of $684.71. 



The majority of the executive board having examined the fol- 

 lowing tracts of land as to their adaptability for a "fruit breeding 

 farm," it was unanimously decided to recommend to the Board of 

 Regents of the State University to purchase them for that purpose : 

 viz. a farm of eighty-five acres owned by Daniel Fink and lying 

 south and nearly adjoining to the Zumbro Station on the Minneapo- 

 lis and St. Louis Ry., in Carver County, Minn. ; also twenty acres 

 directly west of this farm and opposite the dwelling house standing 

 thereon ; also ten acres directly east of the part of said farm on which 

 said house stands and adjoining thereto; in all about 115 acres. 



Adjourned sine die. 



Wyman Elliot. 



A. W. Latham, . Chairman. 



Secretarv. 



