elected chairman pro tem.

The following accounts were examined and approved and orders drawn in
payment therefor.

Geo. W. Strand, treasurer, premiums annual meeting, 1914, $596.50.

Geo. W. Strand, treasurer, premiums summer meeting, 1915, $172.00.

A. W. Latham, expenses secretary's office from June 1, 1915, to Dec. 1,
1915, $1,064.30.

It was decided to present to the annual meeting of the society for
action the following named persons for honorary life membership: John
Bisbee, Madelia; J. R. Cummins, Minneapolis; S. H. Drum, Owatonna; F. W.
Kimball, Waltham; Chas. Haralson, Excelsior.

An appropriation of fifty-three dollars and 25-100 ($53.25) was made for
the benefit of the Minnesota Forestry Association.

Adjourned sine die,
CLARENCE WEDGE,
Chairman, pro tem.

A. W. LATHAM, Secretary.

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Record of meeting of the board held in West Hotel 12:30 p.m. Friday,
Dec. 10, 1915.

There were present at this meeting Thos. E. Cashman, LeRoy Cady,
Clarence Wedge, J. P. Andrews, R. A. Wright and A. W. Latham.

Thos. E. Cashman was elected chairman pro tem.

J. M. Underwood was elected chairman of the board for 1916, and A. W.
Latham was elected secretary at a salary of eighteen hundred dollars
($1,800.00) per annum. The salary of the treasurer was fixed at
twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per annum.

The board having under consideration the recommendation of grades of
apples for use in packing for market, a committee consisting of Clarence
Wedge, J. P. Andrews and R. A. Wright was appointed to take the question
under consideration with authority to act for the board.

The sum of eight hundred dollars ($800.00) was appropriated as a
revolving fund for the use of the secretary of the society during the
year 1916.

The following resolution was presented by Clarence Wedge and unanimously
adopted by the board.

"Resolved: That the board favors the exclusive distribution of
new varieties of fruits of probable commercial value
originating at the State Fruit-Breeding Farm to members of the
society and the trial stations of the state as at present
practiced.

"Resolved further--That when a variety of fruits originating at
the fruit breeding farm has been sufficiently tested to
establish its commercial value in the state, it shall be given
a name and the State Fruit-Breeding Farm shall cease to