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of the winds, etc., and report at each annual meeting, to be 
placed onrecord and published in our reports. Such reports 
would be of incalculable benefit to us. We are making the 
history of the Northwest, and if we had such a report it would 
be an admirable reference for the purpose of comparison 
between the present and the future. I would,therefore,like to 
ratify the motion that our vice-presidents make similar reports 
at our annual meeting. 
Pres. Underwood: Do I understand that you make a motion 
to that effect? 
Mr. Barrett: Yes, sir; I make that as a motion. 
Mr. Harris: If I understood it right I will second that mo- 
tion, that is, to make it the duty of vice-presidents to make 
such reports. In other words, let each vice-presidents make 
observations in his or her locality or district, and let it be 
defined as one of their duties. 
Pres. Underwood: The motion is to the effect that it be 
required of vice-presidents to make it one of their duties to 
take observations within their respective districts and report 
them at our annual meeting, similar to the report just read. 
Mr. Dartt: I do not want to make a speech, but it occurs to 
to me that for every one of them to make a report of the 
weather, of the winds and other atmospheric conditions would 
be a great deal of labor, and it would not be of any great value. 
We must take the weather just as it comes along year after 
year, and there will not be difference enough between one 
spring and another spring, and one summer and another sum- 
mer, to make it worth while to report. I do not know whether 
these calamities come through the weather or through some 
other source, and we had better not blame the weather for 
everything. Itmay not be toblame so muchafter all. If they 
were required to make such a report, I do not know what it 
would accomplish. 
Pres. Underwood: Would it not be well to leave this in the 
nature of a suggestion instead of defining it formally as the 
duties of these officers? We would like tohear from Mr. Brand. 
Mr. Brand: Tomorrow the duties of the officers are to be 
considered. Let us wait until we are considering the duties of 
the vice-presidents. 
Mr. Barrett: I will withdraw my motion. I should like to 
say one word, however, Mr. President. If a motion of this 
kind should prevail before we close our session, it would tend 
to educate our vice-presidents and others to the observation of 
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