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Mr. Sargent read the following : — 



Whereas^ The profits of the time-honored and legitimate industry 

 of dairy husbandry are seriously menaced by the manufacture and 

 sale of oleomargarine aud butterine, Avhich are made to imitate 

 and intended to be sold as pure butter ; and 



Whereas, The annual sale of 90,000,000 pounds of imitation 

 butter supplants the product of 600,000 cows ; and 



Wliereas, The Grout bill now before Congress is intended to 

 suppress the manufacture of these products when colored yellow 

 to imitate butter, by a tax of ten cents per pound ; therefore. 



Resolved, That it is the sense of this meeting that the Grout 

 bill should become a law. 



Resolved, That the Senators and Representatives in Congress 

 from Massachusetts are urged to give their votes and active sup- 

 port and use their ablest efforts to secure the passage of the Grout 

 bill. 



Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent by the 

 secretary to each Senator and member of Congress from Massa- 

 chusetts. 



Mr. AV. B. Barton (of Dalton). I move the adoption 

 of the resolutions. 



Voted, To adopt the resolutions. 



The Chairman. If you will give your attention, Mr. 

 Stockwell will present the report of the gypsy moth com- 

 mittee. 



Report read. 



The Chairman. The report is before you for your action. 



Mr. Thurston (of Swansea). In view of the importance 

 of the report, and the hour having arrived for the morning 

 lecture, I move that the discussion or adoption of this re- 

 port be left to the close of the afternoon session. 



Voted, To adjourn the l)usiness meeting until the close 

 of the afternoon session. 



The business meeting was resumed at 4.30 p.m., First 

 Vice-President Sessions presiding. 



The Chairman. The business before you is the report of 

 the gypsy moth committee, read to you this morning. The 

 -question now is on its acceptance. 



