CALiFORNlA AVOCADO ASSOCIATION 



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Minutes of the Fifth Annual Meeting of the California Avocado Association, 

 held in the Auditorium of the Y. M. C. A., Los Angeles, California, Map 7th 



The meeting was called to order by President Sallmon. 



The minutes of the Annual Meeting in Pasadena on May 9th and 10th, 



1919, were read and approved. 



The report of the Treasurer showed a balance in the bank on April 30th, 



1920, of $1,582.76, and resources amounting to $2,182.75. The complete 

 report is attached to these minutes. 



The Secretary reported that 1 10 new members had been elected during the 

 year, making a total of 301 active members and eight honorary members. 



Chas. D. Adams read the report of the Committee on Varieties. The report 

 was discussed very fully by various members. 



It was moved and seconded that the report be adopted. Motion carried. 



The election of three directors was then taken up. The following nominees 

 were voted on: Messrs. Jamieson, Teague, Hertrich, Mather, Barber and 

 Adams. 



The tellers reported that Messrs. Teague, Jamieson and Adams were elected. 



Mr. Barber than made a full presentation of the proposition to establish 

 a department for the selection of budwood and the keeping of individual tree 

 records. He called attention to the importance of establishing such a department, 

 gave an estimate of the cost of operation, and stated that R. M. Teague had made 

 a generous offer to the Association of $500 in cash toward the salary necessary 

 to carry on the work. 



He then called attention to the fact that the Directors had passed a resolu- 

 tion recommending that such a department be established in connection with the 

 Secretary's office. 



Mr. Barber then moved that the Board of Directors be instructed to accept 

 the generous offer of $500 from R. M. Teague for the partial salary of some 

 suitable person to take charge of a budwood department for the Association, and 

 that the Board be further instructed to employ such person for the work and 

 establish the department at once, so that the benefit of such work would be of 

 immediate use to all avocado growers. The motion was seconded, and after 

 considerable discussion was carried unanimously. 



The proposition to merge the fall meetings of the Association with the 

 meetings of the California Fruit Growers, was presented by President Sallmon. 

 He reported that the Directors had passed a resolution recommending that the 

 Association appoint a committee of three to attend the next meeting of the Cali- 

 fornia Fruit Growers and report on the advisability of merging these meetings. 

 After considerable discussion relative to the various organizations with which the 

 fall meetings might be merged, the whole matter was referred back to the Directors 

 with power to act. 



and 8ih, 1920. 



WM. H. SALLMON 

 J. M. ELLIOTT . 

 W. L. HARDIN . 



. President 

 Vice-President 

 Secretary and Treasurer 



Friday Afternoon — Business Session. 



