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A. E. Brooke Wilkinson (Cobble Hill), E. H. Forrest 

 (Hillbank), F. J. Bishop (Cowichan Station), G. H. 

 Had wen (Comiaken), C. G. Palmer, C.I.E. (Quamichan), 

 F. Maris Hale (Deerholme), A. A. Mutter (Somenos), 

 L. F. Solly (Westholme), B. U. Hurford (Courtenay), 

 A. C. Aiken (Duncan). 



First Election (United Farmers of British Columbia) 

 1917: President, C. G. Palmer (Quamichan); Vice- 

 Presidents: J. W. Berry (Langley), R. A. Copeland 

 (Kelowna), P. H. Moore (Saanich) ; Secretary, H. J. 

 Euscombe Poole (Duncan); Directors: J.Johnson (Nel- 

 son), E. U. Hurford (Comox), L. Dilworth (Kelowna), 

 E. H. Helmer (Summerland), W. E. Smith (Eevelstoke), 

 W. Paterson (Koksiloh). 



17. United Grain Growers, Limited 1917. 



By Act of Dominion Parliament, June, 1917, the neces- 

 sary changes in the charter of the Grain Growers' Grain 

 Company, Limited, were granted to enable amalgamation 

 with the Alberta Farmers' Co-Operative Elevator Company 

 under the name, " United Grain Growers, Limited " ; 

 authorized capital, $5,000,000. The first election of 

 officers was as follows: 



President, T. A. Crerar; 1st Vice-President, C. Eice- 

 Jones (Veteran, Alta.) ; 2nd Vice-President, John 

 Kennedy; Secretary, E. J. Fream (Calgary, Alta.); 

 Directors: C. F. Brown (Calgary), E. A. Parker (Winni- 

 fred, Alta.), J. J. McLellan (Purple Springs, Alta.), 

 P. S. Austin (Eanfurly, Alta.), H. C. Wingate (Cayley, 

 Alta.), Eoderick McKenzie (Brandon, Man.), F. J. 

 Collyer (Welwyn, Sask.), John Morrison (Yellow Grass, 

 Sask.), J. F. Eeid (Orcadia, Sask.). 



18. At the meeting of the Canadian Council of Agriculture 

 ^ in Winnipeg on July 5th, 1918, Norman P. Lambert was 



appointed Secretary-Treasurer to succeed Eoderick Mc- 

 Kenzie, who now occupies the position of Vice-President. 



19. E. A. Bonnar, K.C. (Bonnar, Trueman, Hollands & 

 Eobinson), has been solicitor and counsel for the Grain 

 Growers since 1906 and has been identified closely with 

 them on many dramatic occasions. 



