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who shall be chosen to carry on the work for the coming 

 year Godspeed, I am 



Most sincerely, 



C. R. White, President. 



Mr. Greffrath : Our next business will be the report of 

 the executive committee. 



Mr. Work: Your executive committee met last night and 

 took certain actions. One of these has to do with the work 

 of the Federation Council. These are things that we want 

 to discuss all together. I wonder if we had not better hear 

 from the Committee on Federation first. 



Mr. Greffrath : We will hear from the Committee on 

 Federation. 



Report of Committee On Federation. 



Your committee on Federation respectfully submits its first 

 annual report. There are undoubtedly great possibilities in 

 this field for work. I have been a firm believer in the good 

 that might be accomplished by this Council. 



Its object is to connect local organizations either large or 

 small, over the State, with this Association, and to promote 

 the formation of such local organizations and secure the af- 

 filiation of these existing organizations with this Association. 



The official representatives of local organizations together 

 with the Executive Committee are to constitute the Federa- 

 tion Council of this Association. Any local or district or- 

 ganization representing vegetable growers may become af- 

 filiated with this Association by the appointment of an official 

 representative and the payment of an annual fee of five dol- 

 lars. 



In regard to the work done by this Comm.ittee the past 

 year, I find that some of the local organizations are not so 

 well organized as they should be. I have written the secre- 

 taries of some twelve or fourteen organizations within the 

 state, and have pointed out the benefits that might be derived 

 from this Council. I have received replies from many of 

 them. Some two or three have affiliated, which is a rather 



