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Mr. C. L. Smith, of Minneapolis then offered the following 



resolution : 



Besolved, That the salaries of officers of this society for the ensuing year 

 he as follows: President $25, secretary and librarian $600, treasurer S25, 

 assistant librarian $15; and that the expenses of members of the executive 

 committee be paid to the place of meeting. 



It was moved and seconded that the resolution be adopted, 

 and Messrs. Smith, Underwood, Wilcox. Barrett, Pendergast, 

 Stevens, Harris and others, spoke heartily in favor of the sec- 

 retary's services during the past year, and expressed the hope 

 that the resolution would be passed. It was adopted by a un- 

 animous vote. 



Secretary A. W. Latham : "I wish to say a word upon this 

 matter, it being one in which I am somewhat interested. Of 

 course, I feel very grateful to you for the evident appreciation 

 that you show of my efforts to do well the duties of the office 

 of secretary. It always affords me pleasure to do well the 

 things that I do, and in taking up the work of the secretary 

 where our good brother left it off, I felt that from that time on 

 the interests of the society were to some degree in my hands, 

 and that upon the efforts I should make would depend some- 

 what the success of the association. I have only this to say: 

 I have simply tried to do my duty. 



Last year the executive committee recommended that the 

 reporter be paid from the funds of the association instead of 

 having the secretary pay him out of his salary, and that was 

 a proper thing to do; that resulted in increasing my salary. 

 As to the appropriation you have made for this, purpose this 

 year — I do not receive it as in any sense a pledge as to any 

 particular thing that I am expected to do in the future. I 

 do not wish to receive it in that way. I wish to receive it for 

 the manner in which I am performing the duties of the sec- 

 retary's office, and as far as any work that comes up is con- 

 cerned that can advance the interests of our society, be it now 

 or later, I intend to do it as far as it lies in my power, whether 

 the salary is adequate or not. While I continue to hold the of- 

 fice, I feel I am sure of the appreciation of the ladies and 

 gentlemen who compose this society. (Applause.) 



Mr. Gilbert Chandler, of Minneapolis, then introduced the 



following resolution : 



Besolved, That the Minnesota State Horticultural Society favors reduc- 

 ing the legal weight of a bushel of onions from fifty-seven pounds to fifty- 

 two pounds. 



The resolution was seconded and adopted unanimously. 



