The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-11
Vermont MCrinO Shecp.Breeders' AsSo.
citation.
Eighth Annual Meeting-The Officers Cho.
sen and other business Transacted.

Eighth Annual Meeting-The Officers Cho.
sen and other business Transacted.
The eighth annual meeting of the above
organization began at Academy hall, IN
this village. on Wednesday. the 9th inst.
at II O'Clock. II. m. There was a very
large attendance of gentlemen from var
rious States.
The meeting was called to order by
Milo Is. Williamson OF Cornwall, presi-
dent of the association.
The first business was the hearing of
the reports of officers. Albert Chapman
of Middlebury, the secretary, reported
as follows
sECRETARY's REPORT.
The whole number that have applied to become
members the past year has been 1872 or this
| number, have been rejected, leaving lS6 tu he
added to the list OF members. OF the number OF
1920 members the LIST OF Jan, 1883, four have
withdrawn, leaving, with the lS6 to he added
| about 200 neutrality-suspicious. one or two morcI
| \ few new members have been added from
California, aud one from Australia. Of the new
members. ifty-fivc have been added from Yer
mont, II from New York, - from Michigan. 81
| from ohio, and the re nainder in smaller num-
| bers from other States Our association now has
members in no less than - States, Vermont hay
ing little more than half, or 600; New York, 60;
Michigan, 100; ONO, 2lS. and other States small
Ell numbers.
The committee on Pedigrees have held fifteen
meetings. There have been 1872 applications to
| have new locks recorded The committee on
nedigrees aud the secretary have accepted 1913
| tlCCks, Il large proportion being those made of
| the increase from registered sheep.
Tho receipts Tor the past yelr have been about
$500 larger than the year before, and the cNrcn-
diturUs somewhat larger, though not aS much
larger rs the increase of members.
The large expenditure for the second volume
leaves II much smaller amount Of cash in the
| treasury hut the property on handbook record
books, 2d volumes, office furniture and debts
due the observation-disclosures the assets quite equal
| to what they w'rc Jan /. 1883.
| As ii Is lnttnuCd to issue the 81 volume the
coming season, il will be necessary to collect
the membership fee for 1884 from old members,
which will he the first time 1t has been necessary
to collect 1T in four years it cannot be ielt to be
| II great burden upon the members.
| IT any of the members entitled to the I'd vol
ume have not received copy, il is ready to be
| delivered to them at the office of the secretary.
| The new tariff law that went into effect the
first OF July last has had depressing effect upon
| the wool market and also unOn the Merlno rhcep
breeding Interest of Vermont an elsewhere.
| These interests are too closely allied and de
pendent upon each other pot to have one
| suffer when the other is uniavorably affected.
| THIS association has done as much, or more, to
sustain the National WOol-Growers' association,
| not only by material assistance, but by sending
representatives to look after the wool growers
| interests ut conventions aud at Washington, to
| do all in our power to lcgitimately influence
Congress to uEnizc and protect their interests.
| No one can reproach Vermont or this association
| for lack OF Interest Or willingness to do our
| duty in these matters and we have every reason
! to believe that If the wool growers Of the whole
country had been as thoroughly alive To their in
| { rests, and had done rs much for the National
| WOol-GrOWcrs' association and been MS active in
| directing and sustaining its officers AS the breed
ers OF stud nocks, We should probably not have
been obliged to submit t. the depressing effect of
| the late legislation by Congress.
As requested by the Executive Board of this a
| ISOLATION, your secretary attended meeting of
the National League, of The different manulactur.
ing aud industrial interests Of the United States,
at Philadelphia, soon after our last annual meet
| ing; few weeks LATER in company with Col.
Meade, went to Washington and spent four days
in dong what we could to prevent uniavorabe
| legislation by Congress; and in September at.
tended, with your President and Director Earring
ton, the annual meeting OF tn National WOOL
| Growers association at Chicago, where, at the
earnest solicitation of some of our members,
from this and other States, rs well many that
were not members, he consent ia to accep, the
position of secretary OF the National ASSOCIATION
to winch he was elected. The position is one OF
responsibility and of many trying difficulties land
whether he can do anything to help the interests
| Of wool growers and sheep breeders remains to
| be seem Certainly no want of inclination on
| his part Will be lacking, nor Will he spare any
effort that he can lrgitlmately put forth to pro
mote their UrOsucrtY.
On motion of John l.. Buttolph of Mid
dlcbury. the report was accepted and
adopted.
Samuel James of Wcybridge, the arl-
ditor. presented his report. of which the
following is II summary: Cash on hand
Jan. |. 1883. S2.6Sl.I3: receipts during
1883, 50, S97. 10; total cash on hand and
receipts. SG.jSl .G2; expenses. S5,Sll so
balance of cash on hand, S7G9.S2. The
assets of the association are: Cash on
hand, S7G9.S2: 1913 flock records, l0l0
copies of 2nd VOL, etc. 81, 4l3.00; total
assets. 50. lS2S2.
On motion of II. f. Dean of West
Cornwall, the report was accepted, Mr..
ButtOlph obiecting to its adoption with
out discussion. Mr.. Buttolph then asked
concerning an item of Sl02.0i. for print
ng. He understood the 81 800 salary
voted the secretary last year was to cover
all expenses of the office.
Secl etary Chapman did not so under
stand the matter He also answered q
question of |. l.. Eells of Cornwall, rel
ative to the value of the copies of the
second volume of the Register now in
the possession of the association. The
report of the auditor was then adopted.
The secretary read memorial to Con
grcss. prepared by the National Wool
Growers association for signatures anC
submission to Congress; also one he nc
drawn up for the consideration of thi,
meeting.
l.. W. Poet of Cornwall moved the
adoption of that presented by Mr.. Chap
man.
Col. Lester b. Faulkner of Danville
y. Y, moved a substitute for Mr.. Peet''
motion. that " it is the judgment of this
association that the printed (Nationa
Wool-GrowcrsD circular proposed as ;
memorial to Congress ought not in it'
present form to be signdd by the mem
bcrs of the association, and that the sub
stitute proposed by the secretary be re
ferred to "A committee of three, to be ap
pointed by the chair and to advise there
on at the next session what ought to be
done"
Samuel James suggested that the com
= mittee be composed of D, instead of 3
members. The motion as amended wa
carried. and the chair appointed this com
mttec Col. Faulkner, VIM. Ball OF
Hamburger, Mich; l.. W. Poet of Corn
wall, Albert Chapman of Middlebury
Samuel James of Weybridge.
An adjournment to 80 p. IN. was had
on motion of Mr.Dean of West Cornwall
On the re-assembling of the associa
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