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M. B. Greensfelder, Clayton, Mo., cliairman; Professor S. A. Hoover, 

 Warrensburg, Mo.; Capt. C. 13. McAfee, pringfield, Mo., to act as 

 per resolutions adopted at the meeting of your Society held the 7th 

 day of June, 1904, which reads as follows : 



"I move you, Mr. President, that a committee of three be ap- 

 pointed to investigate this fund of $1,000.00 or more, for which no 

 report was made to this meeting by the treasurer, ascertaining who 

 is the custodian of this fund, and (2) by whose authority they are 

 acting; (3) ascertaining from what source the fund was derived, 

 tracing it from its incipiency down (4) to the present date; (5) in- 

 forming the Society who has been handling it; (6) what additions 

 have been made to it ; (7) who has been drawing warrants or checks 

 against it and for what purpose such disbursements have been made. 

 This committee further to have the authority to at once take posses- 

 sion of this fund and turn it over to the treasurer who is the proper 

 custodian of all funds belonging to the Society." 



On Sept. 8, 1904, the gentlemen named by you met at the Horti- 

 cultural Hall, World's P'air Grounds, together with Treasurer W. G. 

 Gano of Parkville, and Secretary L. A. Goodman, and as answers 

 to the questions asked in above resolution, report as follows : 



1. The custodian of the fund is the Mississippi Valley Trust Co. 

 of St. Louis, in account with the Missouri State Horticultural Society. 



2. Checks, when drawn on this fund, are signed by the Treasurer 

 of your Society by order of the Executive Committee. 



3. The source from whence the fund was derived, tracing it from 

 its incipiency, is as follows : 



On December 10, 1892, there was a balance in treasury of $302.31, 

 as per report herewith submitted as it appears on page 140 of the 

 report of 1892. 



