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commission of five or more persons to incorporate said 

 association, and report at the meeting Thursday morning. 

 On motion the convention adjourned to Thursday, 10 

 o'clock A. M. 



SECOND DAY. 



MORNING SESSION. 



Sherman House, Nov. 23, 1876. 



Convention of business managers met at 10 o'clock A. 

 M., and was called to order by the Chairman, Mr. Sweezey. 



Minutes read and approved. 



The report of the committee to appoint commissioners 

 being first in order was presented. The report recom- 

 mended the following named persons to act as commis- 

 sioners: 



W. A. Hendricks, Chicago. 



A. S. Proctor, Peoria, 111. 



H. A. Aldrich, Neota, 111. 



W. F. Stewart, Chicago. 



J. F. Houseman, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. 



I. M. Whitehead, Laporte, Ind. 



K. E. James, Kalamazoo, Mich. 



On motion the report was received and placed on file. 



On motion the resolution which was passed on Wednes- 

 day, fixing minimum amount of capital stock at $100,000, 

 was reconsidered. 



It was moved to amend the motion by fixing the mini- 

 mum amount at $50,000, which was spiritedly discussed 

 by several members of the convention. Carried. 



On motion the Committee on Commissioners was 

 amended so as to allow the Commissioners to select their 

 own Chairman. 



On motion the report was adopted. 



On motion of J. M. Chambers, the following resolution 

 was adopted: 



