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some money in getting hold of those statistics. It is not in- 

 formation that we can go to the railroad office and get with- 

 out expense, and it seems to me that it is going to involve 

 some expense, no matter where you get it. 



Mr. Putnam : It seems to me that this resolution may 

 also devolve upon our Secretary considerable work. We 

 have an Executive Committee that is being entrusted with 

 the details of the business of the Society, and this matter of 

 ■expense is perhaps something that they can determine. I 

 would, therefore, offer this amendment, "that we empower 

 the Executive Committee to use such funds of the Society as 

 they deem necessary for the purpose of carrying out the 

 resolution." 



President Rogers : There is a resolution before the 

 house. The amendment is now offered that we empower the 

 Executive Committee to use such funds as they deem proper, 

 either in assisting this committee or in assisting the Secre- 

 tary in regard to the work which is involved, as they may 

 ■deem necessary. 



Amendment seconded. 



A Member: I would like to ask the brother on my 

 right if he can give us any idea what these statistics that it is 

 necessary to secure are going to cost? 



Mr. Curtis : I have no information. The railroad 

 gave me no idea. 



A Member: It seems to me this is likely to involve a 

 considerable expenditure of money. If I was one of the 

 Executive Committee, I think I should like to have an idea 

 about what the Society wanted to spend. 



President Rogers: The Society has only so much 

 money to spend, and it would be very unwise to go into any- 

 thing that would require any more money than what we have 

 got to spend. 



A Member: I did not mean, Mr. President, to cast any 

 reflection on the Executive Committee at all. 



President Rogers: All those in favor of the amend- 



