STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



retiring secretary can help us. "We want it understood that the 

 secretary's salary coiumences at the first of April. 



Mr. Smith. There is some objection to that. Some think he 

 ought to be continued. But suppose he don't care for the soci- 

 ety any longer, and "haggles" out a report. I can see no objec- 

 tion to turning over the books at once, and then the new secre- 

 tary goes on and gets out the report. Our rei)orts will be got 

 out after the election of the new secretary. I cannot see why a 

 new secretary cannot get out a report as well as an old one. In 

 getting up that report it familiarizes him with the business of 

 the society to a great extent. He knows that is a part of his 

 work. There is that reason for giving the new secretary the 

 work. 



Mr. Underwood. That is the reason the committee thought 

 best to give the new secretary the work of getting out the report. 



Mr. Smith. I think the new secretary should get out the 

 report. 



Mr. Sias. As one of the committee to revise this constitution 

 I must say that I feel the force of Mr. Smith's remarks. When 

 we vote out a secretary it is prima facie evidence we don't want 

 him any longer, and don't want him to handle goods for us any 

 longer. 



Mr. Dartt. The reasons advanced for turning over the ofBce, 

 I think, are the very ones why he should be retained. The sec- 

 retary has been running the business right along during the sea- 

 son; he is familiar with all the correspondence and everything 

 that is to go to make up this report, and when everything is in 

 his own mind and in his own hands he can make up a better re- 

 port himself than a new man. This man, Mr. Hillman, will make 

 a better report a year from now than he could if he had the re- 

 port to make to-day. There are many things that will come into 

 his possession in the transaction of the business that would help 

 him to make it. That is one of the very best of reasons why he 

 should retain the place long enough to comply with the require- 

 ments and make the report. I don't want the members to vote 

 for the thing that is wrong, to beat Iowa. 



Mr. Harris. I cannot see any objections, because we certainly 

 should have our eyes open and elect a proper man for secretary. 



The article as read was then adopted; also the other articles. 



The proposed by-laws were then taken up and considered sep- 

 arately and adopted. * 



♦For constitution and by-laws as adopted, see page 15 etseq. — Sec'y. 



