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only need $1.00, the other $99 has 

 to go back into the state treasury. 



Now, then, Mr. Brady, who is the 

 State Auditor, we find is opposed to 

 this. It is going to give the Governor 

 a mighty strong political pull and that 

 is what it is for. He will be absolute 

 monarch of everything in the state, and 

 Mr. Brady advises us that we can see 

 for ourselves that it is to our interest 

 to steer clear of this, and therefore, 

 as' I urged in my annual report — I be- 

 lieve a Committee should be appointed 

 to co-operate with these other Associa- 

 tions in fighting this commission. I 

 believe the Bureau of Information to 

 be a good thing but not this Bureau of 

 Efficiency and Economy. I believe we 

 should appoint a committee — and 

 yesterday I recommended that your 

 Executive Committee be named to co- 

 operate with these other Associations, 

 and I would repeat that recommenda- 

 tion again today. I would say: Put 

 the strongest men you have on that 

 Committee. 



Mr. Stone — Mr. Chairman, I would 

 like to saj^ here, while there is a little 

 lull, — The Secretary of the Peoria As- 

 sociation of Commerce has asked this 

 Association to come to Peoria and hold 

 their next meeting. This is the sec- 

 ond or third time they have applied 

 for the holding of this meeting at 

 Peoria; the only way we can satisfy 

 them is to tell them that our charter 

 fixes the place of meeting — at Spring- 

 field — and then they are satisfied. I 

 just say this to show you they are all 

 after us. 



Pres. Baxter — The hour is now get- 

 ting late; it is time now for our elec- 

 tion, and, before we proceed with the 

 election of officers, I will appoint three 

 tellers — Dr. Baxter, Mr. King and Mr. 

 Kelley. 



Pres. Baxter — If the tellers are ready 

 -^we will proceed with the nomination 

 for President. 



Mr. Stone — I want to say that we 

 have never had a President who has 

 helped the Secretary any more than 

 the present incumbent of the Chair. 

 I nominate Mr. E. J. Baxter for Presi- 

 dent for the coming year. 



Motion seconded and carried. No 

 other nominations being made, the 

 nomination for President was closed 

 and the Secretary was instructed to 

 cast the ballot for Mr. E, J. Baxter for 

 President for 1915. 



Mr. Baxter — Ladies and Gentlemen, 

 I thank you very much for the honor 

 conferred; I shall try to do in the 

 future as I have done in the past; do 

 my very best for the welfare of the 

 society and promotion of the industry 

 not only in our state but throughout 

 the country. I believe the next thing 

 in order will be the election of five 

 Vice-Presidents. 



Mr. Kelley — I move that we write 

 five names on a ticket and the five re- 

 ceiving the highest number of votes 

 be declared elected. 



Motion seconded and carried. 



The following Vice-Presidents were 

 duly elected in the order named. 



Mr. W. B. Moore; 



Mr. Aaron Coppin; ; 



Dr. A. C. Baxter; 1 



Mr. H. C. Dadant; 



Mr. J. W. Bowen. 



Pres. Baxter — The next thing in 

 order will be the election of Secretary. 



Mr. CoPPin — I nominate Mr. James 

 A. Stone as Secretary. 



Mr. Moore — Mr. Chairman, I move 

 that the nominations be closed and 

 the President of this Association be 

 instructed to cast the ballot for Mr. 

 James A. Stone as Secretary for 1915. 

 It was so ordered and Mr. Stone was 

 elected Secretary. 



Mr. Stone — I cannot make a better 

 speech than to say, thank you. 



Pres. Baxter — The next in order will 

 be the election of Treasurer. 



Mr. Moore — I make a motion that 

 Mr. Becker, our present Treasurer, be 

 nominated for Treasurer for 1915. 



Motion seconded and carried and 

 Mr. Charles Becker duly elected Treas- 

 urer, 



Pres. Baxter — I believe that closes 

 our list. 



Mr. Becker — Mr. President and 

 Members: I am very much obliged to 

 you for the honor you have conferred 

 on me again. I always have made it 

 a practice if I got an order for money 

 on one train to get it out on the next 

 train and I shall endeavor to do the 

 same thing; your money is always 

 ready; I never use a cent of it; as 

 soon as I get an order I send a check. 



Mr. Stone — I would like to say that 

 an order never lies in Mr. Becker's 

 hands very long; he always sends a 

 check immediately. 



Mr. Moore — Mr. Chairman, as we 

 will probably have some important 



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