Wednesday , June 21, 1905. 
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those who were interested in it in any 
degree did their best to pull together. 
If the railway companies would do 
all they could to study their interests, 
they might depend upon it that agri- 
culture in this country would flourish. 
Sir Walter Gilbey, in seconding 
the motion, said the Show was 
dependent upon the railway com- 
panies for the means of locomotion. 
Visitors to the Show had to expend 
money at the gate and also for 
refreshments. It was therefore essen- 
tial that every possible facility should 
be provided in the way of cheap 
fares. 
The resolution having been passed 
unanimously, 
The President put the customary 
inquiry as to whether any Governor 
or Member had any remark to make 
or suggestion to offer for the con- 
sideration of the Council. 
Mr. Machen considered that the 
railway companies should provide 
better facilities for the general public 
who travelled by first and second class, 
and who wished to travel other than 
in third class crowded and incon- 
venient trains. 
Dr. Gillespie agreed with this 
suggestion, and said that in Scotland 
there were far better facilities for the 
general public than there were in 
England. They in England ought to 
be like the importunate widow and 
keep hammering away. (Laughter.) 
In Scotland the railway companies 
granted return tickets at single fares 
to everybody throughout the Show 
week. The railway companies in 
Scotland were like the individuals in 
Scotland — they only did what they 
thought would benefit themselves. 
(Laughter.) The companies in Scot- 
land had found by experience that 
they did benefit themselves by the 
issue of these tickets. 
Mr. E. R. Berry Torr suggested 
the reduction of the fees charged for 
the privileges of Members. These had 
been fixed in days gone by, and were 
not up to modern requirements. If 
these fees were reduced it would do 
the Members a great deal of good. 
Mr. Richard Brown advocated a 
return to the system of dual judging 
instead of single judges. He did not 
for a moment make the slightest 
insinuation against the judges of this 
year or last year or any year. He 
knew that the Council had the best 
men that they could get, and that 
these men were recommended by the 
Councils of the Stud, Herd, and Flock 
Book Societies, and that they were 
above suspicion. But a judge by a 
mistake might make a great difference 
to an exhibitor, as it was not only a 
question of winning a prize, but the 
decision might make a difference to 
him of 100Z. or a 1,000Z. 
Mr. F. Street referred to the 
railway rates for the carriage of 
trussed straw as compared with 
pressed straw. The pressed straw 
cost 10s. 10 d. for carriage, but the 
trussed straw cost double that. He 
begged the Council to use their 
influence to induce the railway 
companies to carry trussed straw at 
the 2 -ton rate. 
Mr. Eldred Walker said he had 
been asked by a small meeting of 
exhibitors of cider to bring forward 
the question of the indifferent manner 
in which the produce was shown. 
All the cask cider had brass taps. 
On behalf of the cider makers, he 
also asked for a return to the dual 
system of judging. 
The President stated that all the 
suggestions made had been noted, and 
would be referred to the new Council 
for consideration. 
The proceedings then terminated. 
