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act as secretary for $500 if you are going to make him work four 

 months in the year. If you do, I venture to say the next year he 

 will ask for a raise in salary. I certainly would not put any re- 

 straint upon the secretary. 



Mr Latham. It was the full understanding on the part of the 

 committee that Mr. Hillman would not accept the office, but this 

 was intended as a guide and direction for the new secretary, who- 

 ever he may be. It is meant as a warning to him that we shall ex- 

 pect such work from him and, if the person elected does not feel 

 like putting in such an amount of labor, as the wants of the society 

 demand, there should be an understanding in regard to that. It is 

 not a reflection upon Mr. Hillman at all. 



Mr. Gibbs. I want to explain one matter in regard to printing 

 reports. I drew the bill. The language of the bill was "There 

 shall be annually printed and bound thirty-five hundred copies.'' 

 The bill authorized the binding in cloth of the whole edition and 

 it did not provide for paper covers. The bill was passed through 

 both branches. The question was raised by Senator Pillsbury as 

 to the meaning of that term. I was present at that time and agreed 

 on behalf of the society that we would take one thousand copies in 

 cloth and the balance in paper. The bill was then passed in that 

 form. That arrangement was carried out while I remained as sec- 

 retary and no one raised any objection to 1000 copies being bound 

 in cloth. 



Mr. Barrett. If the person whom we may elect for secretary, 

 whoever he may be, is willing to go out and work three or four 

 months on a salary of $500 we certainly ought not to obje ct. It is 

 a very small sum and the man who does it will do it under great 

 sacrifice. 



Mr. Cutler. I move that the report of the executive committee 

 be accepted and adopted. 



Seconded and carried. 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 



.t 

 It was moved by Col. Stevens that Wyman Elliot act as Presi- 

 dent. 



Mr. Elliot. Before that vote is cast, I wish to say one word. 

 There is nothing that suits me a"ny better than this class of work. 

 My heart has always been in horticultural work ever since I was a 

 small boy, but there is a limit to all things they say. I have served 



