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Provision for the annual report, the publication of spe- 

 cial information and methods of conducting the busi- 

 ness for the next year. (9) The rules of the business of 

 the exchange. 



Eules for business conduct are usually done away with 

 or passed over by simply stating that the rules will be 

 those usually followed by all legal organizations. This 

 would consist, as followed by most incorporated bodies 

 by first having a roll call of members at the meeting, 

 reading and acceptance of the minutes of the previous 

 meeting, report of special committee, unfinished business, 

 new business, and so on through the election of officers 

 and on down. This is simply a precautionary measure 

 against troubles that might arise from factions in the 

 internal structure of the organization. 



The usual methods of electing directors would be for 

 each district or producing section to be represented in the 

 management. Each local association elects one delegate 

 to the central office who becomes a director of the ex- 

 change. These directors, then, are responsible for the 

 running of the organization. They hire the manager, 

 fix his salary, and define his methods of business and 

 limit him as they see fit. Most of the directors usually 

 work without salary but getting expenses paid when 

 attending meetings. The only salaried position other 

 than that of manager would probably be that of the 

 secretary of the exchange. 



Collecting Information. One of the chief functions 

 of the exchange is to collect information. This is done 

 from three sources: (1) At home. (2) From city 

 markets. (3) From competing points. The question of 

 collecting information is one that has been sadly ne- 



