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assembl}" unless they would be specially appointed by one of the bodies 

 designated in the article of the constitution which was just read by the 

 chairman. Am I right? 



CHAIRMAN BURRELL: The resolution will be read again. 



"Resolved, That an annual fee of one dollar be charged for affiliated 

 membership in the Trans-Missouri Dry Farming Congress, and that a life 

 membership fee of ten dollars be charged, and that for such certificate 

 of membership and all literature issued by the Congress, including the pro- 

 ceedings of the present Congress, be forwarded to each member by the 

 Secretary." 



The chair would suggest that a permanent membership should be pro- 

 vided by the constitution, and it would therefore be subject to amendment. 



MR. WHITE, from California: I have been requested by the Executive 

 Committee to call the attention of the delegates upon the floor of the Con- 

 gress to the exact wording of the resolution, which was passed by the 

 Executive Committee. 



This membership has no direct bearing upon the fact that any person 

 is a delegate to this Congress. You will find, if you will listen carefully 

 to the reading of the resolution, it provides for an affiliated membership. 

 Now, any gentleman who owns a farm in New Hampshire, or one who owns 

 one up in Oregon, or British Columbia, no matter if he is not a delegate 

 to the convention, can become an affiliated member of this congress and 

 at the same time. get all of the literature, including the proceedings of the 

 Congress. 



There was a great deal of discussion on that point in the committee, 

 and it was finally decided for that very simple reason, to make that mem- 

 bership an affiliated membership, and to send to each of the affiliated 

 members the full proceedings of this and future conventions, which, of 

 course, includes all of the reports, which are worth far in excess of the 

 amount charged for the affiliated members, and gives an opportunity for 

 people who are not sent by their various states. Commissioners, Boards 

 of Trade and so forth as delegates, to secure the literature and to become, 

 to a certain extent, supporters of this movement. 



MR. ELDREDGE, of Utah: I understand, under the. provision of the 

 constitution that membership simply applies under one sitting of the Con- 

 gress. That is, it rests with the different organizations or corporations 

 having the appointive power. For instance, the Governor of the State, 

 jMayor of a city. Board of County Commissioners so many — they may name 

 certain delegates this year to attend the Congress and next year they may 

 send somebody else, consequently the membership by the payment of a 

 certain fee by the individual is in conflict with our constitution, and it 

 seems to me therefore it must be amended to meet the requirements. 



MR. BRIGGS, Washington: I think the gentleman is confounding a 

 delegate and a member. The constitution provides that the Governor of 

 a State, or Mayor of a city shall nominate certain delegates — he will ap- 

 point certain delegates. This is a question of membership — not delega- 



