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APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEE ON THE REVISION OF METHODS 

 AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF REFEREES. 



Mr. BIGELOW. It seems best in appointing this permanent com- 

 mittee to consider first the members of the editorial committee 

 which had charge of the revision of the methods last year, and to 

 appoint those who have so served for a^hort time and the newer 

 members for a longer period. With this in view I will appoint 



To serve one year, J. K. Haywood, F. P. Veitch, and L. .M. Tolman. 



To serve two years, J. P. Street, F. W. Woll, and A. L. Winton. 



To serve three years, B. B. Ross, E. M. Chace, and C. D. Howard. 



Mr. Haywood will serve as chairman of the whole committee, \vhich 

 is to be subdivided as follows: 



Committee A Messrs. Haywood (chairman), Street, and Ross. 



Committee B Messrs. Woll (chairman), Veitch, and Chace. 



Committee C Messrs. Winton (chairman), Tolman, and Howard. 



Mr. W. H. Bowker spoke at some length, urging the association to 

 adopt some method for the estimation of available potash, as had 

 been done in the case of available phosphoric acid, calling attention 

 to the necessity for such action in conserving valuable by-products 

 and furthering the interests of economic agriculture. The impor- 

 tance of this question had been already recognized by the association 

 by creating a special refereeship for the consideration of the question 

 of available potash, as recommended by the chairman of Com- 

 mittee A. 



The place and time of meeting for the convention of 1909 was 

 referred to the executive committee. 



As it appeared from the special programme prepared for Monday 

 that nearly all of the papers were on the subject of food adulteration, 

 it was moved and carried that the association meet as a whole, not 

 in sections, as originally contemplated. 



The association adjourned to meet at 9 o'clock on Monday. 



