Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-01-11
SECRETAEN's REPORT.

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SECRETARY : REPORT.
The report of your secretary from necesoi-
ty must bc brief. About 500 member, were
in good standing The last day Of 1855 while
BOO mad not paid their membership fees for
that year JjJ had sent in their blanks for
lS~N at thut time. to which quite Il number
have been added since. About 400 members
had not sent in their lambs. BY order or
advice oi the committee ON pcdigrees 80
members have been dropped from the rolls
and 1870 have received notice OF suspension
unless their membership fees for 1881 and
other fees are paid on or before 30 days from
December Il, loSS IS new meIubels have
been added during 1883 and II have with
drawn. There has been very marked re
ylval of confidence for the last two months
oi the year as evinced by the sending in of
about - lots OF lambs for the action ot the
committee, nearly all of their owners eX-
pressing their confidence in the sheep bust
ncs, in consequence Of the principle of pro
lection haVine been endorsed 10y the people in
the last election. 1t is also shown decidedly
! in the amount of receipts for the last month
| of the year 1888. which has exceeded the
receipts during amy other December for five
years past, and exceeds the average of the
past five by over Sl6j During the first
seven months of the year the receipts came
in very slowly and the treasurer was oblig
! cd to borrow money to meet maturing obi
/ cations which was not paid until September
but the later receipts nave enabled the assO
citation to pay every outstanding obligation
and leave a small balance in the treasury.
have been instructed 10y the Executive board
! to report for the consideration Of the meet
| ing au alteration in bylaw No. /, whicl
/ will be presented at such time as the meet
/ ing desires.
/ rhe secIetary's report was accepted anC
/ adopted, and the change in bylaw No.
recommended by him was later adopted j
| is intended to make the members he NOR,
| prompt in the payment pf their membership
and other fees. 1t will be seen that Secre
tary Chapman takes a hopeful view of tn,
immediate future of the sheep and wool bus
mess. and his confidence is matched 10y tina
of other prominent members of the associa
/ tlOn who were present.
The report OF the auditors was next pre-
scnted by John \. James of Weybridge
From the report the financial condition @
/ she association is found to be as follows
/ Cash on hand January !, lssS. ............ Sl3sS
feceiYed during the year r................9l 9l9,dI
Total. ..........................S s. i0s. e.
Expenditures for the year. S2lGl. 3
Balance in treasury Jan. l. 1850 sai6a
| Total assets january !, los9 ........ S24o96 6
After the acceptance and adoption of tn
auditors report, DR.. John II. Mead of We,
Rutland moved that the old officers he re
elected in body, for the ensuing year, anC
the motion was carried without opposition
The principal officers thus reelected arr
Lyman W. Pect of Cornwall, president
Albert Chapman of Middiehury, secretary
and Nirtulan Rich of Richville, treasurer.
f. n Bissell OF East Shorcham moved tina
a committee of three on resolutions be ap
pointed by the chair. The motion was adopt
ed. and Mr. BisSell. John H. Mead and Sec
retary Chapman were appointed as such com
mittee Later the committee through Mr.
Chapman reported a lengthy series of reso!u
tons, congratulating the country ON the ia
Yorable outlook Tor the sheep AN! wool trad
brought about by the result OF the elections
warning the incoming administration anC
Congress that there must be no free wool o
woollons and generally condemning the pres
ent administration ion alleged frauds and un
dery aluations at the custom houses, particu
LARRY on articles in the wool and wooller
schedules. The resolutions were adopte,
without dissent.
When the question OF the amount of salary
to be paid the secretary this year came III
John l.. Buttolph OF Middlebury moved tina
it be fixed at $1,000. The motion was no
seconded, and Z. \. Bis,ell moved that TN
salary be $500, and this motion prevaile
after some discussion, during which Secretar.
Chapman answered numerous questions i
regard 10 the work and needs OF the office.
Next there was some talk about the feasi
bility of getting out new volume of the re
ports early next year, and Mr.. Chapman
thought that the work could be got along )
that the volume could be then issued. Th
membership fee for this year was placed n
s.. and the meeting having completed il
business, adjourned at ~. 50 o clock.
PEI IGIOIIS lNTEI lGEMCE