522 A HISTORY OP HEREFORD CATTLE 



four crosses, and shall end in the herd of a reputa- 

 ble breeder in England, whose herd is of undoubted 

 purity." 



In the constitution and by-laws adopted for the 

 government of the association the actual control of 

 the business affairs of the organization was placed 

 in the hands, of an executive committee of three, of 

 which Mr. Charles B. Stuart was chairman for a 

 long series of years. Mr. Charles Gudgell served 

 for many years with Mr. Stuart upon this commit- 

 tee. "While there was ultimately strong objection 

 to so much power being lodged in its hands all ad- 

 mitted that the affairs of the organization pros- 

 pered amazingly under such direction, the associa- 

 tion finally becoming financially one of the strongest 

 of its kind in the United States. 



At the annual meeting of the association held at 

 Chicago in November, 1883, Mr. William S. Van- 

 Natta was elected President, and a special commit- 

 tee appointed for the purpose of raising money for 

 encouraging Hereford exhibits at the Fat Stock 

 Show reported that the desired amount of $2,000 

 had been over-subscribed. 



