The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-25

Cil AlOtioh OI t<uWATO MOuIton. Sec
onded by w. j. Carter, the president
was authorized to make the usual APP
pointments OF rule and credential COM
mittees for the next congress and de-
sgnate the place of meeting Car
ried.
When taking up the matter of new
business President Welty said AS
new business, | want to present to this
congress matter that has been dis
cussed in and out of the press. First
Of al wish TO thank you for your vote
of confidence in my reelection and
just in a few words / wish to sum-
marixe some OF the work that this as
ISOLATION has done in the past two
years.
The FIRST step was taken to assist in
the publication of the year book. The
American Trotting Register associa-
ton felt that the other two assocla-
tons should Join in 1t. On behalf OF
this association wish the authority
vested in your officers we made an
agreement for the publication of the
Year book which is now joint pub
llcation and each association pays a
third of the expense. Our authority
has ended. That will be one OF the
matters Of new business-If you want
to have a committee to arrange for
the publication OF the Year book from
now on.
at the time that the last congress
met the American and National Trot-
/ ting association and agree, IL possible
on uniform Rules. That committee
met and adopted uniform rules and
] think it has been most gratifying to
all concerned. There were few rules
! that evidently. By your action at this
meeting, needed amending.
In addition thereto this association
has taken on other work. 1t mas taken
/ the initiative in many new situations
and the special one to which ] refer
is this. Something has been said about
matchmaking the three associations
or the two associations. Personally /
have expressed myself as favoring
amalgamation, I adhere to It. I be
| lleye it would be wise thing II it
could he done along fair lines. ! am
/ not for peace at any price but I am
for peace az the right price. I be-
lieve in amalgamatton along lines
! which would he for the benefit Of
1 horsemen in the future and l think It
/ can be accomplished. II would do
away with the expenses Of the over
! head
The associations would now per-
haps under uniform rules not he bene-
/ fted by the amaiEamation of the two
! associations. Perhaps there are some
who carry membership in both. They
might be interested in amalgamatton-
Put the members Of the different as
! sociations now have the same rules
and they are not. generally speaking,
very much concerned. It Is perhaps
I the officers who are responsible for
! the management financially OF the two
! or three associations who are more
/ particularly concerned. Bv amalga-
nation perhaps the three can be oper-
ated by one association.
( gsf iFv,
! has a very broad charter II includes
! not only all OF the territory in the
| United states but the surrounding or
! adjoining territory and provides for
the management by districts. II also
iprovides that the members control the
associations, II is not stock com
psny where company owns stocEand
they control IL. Every member j. a
voter in this association,
Now am told that the American
/ Trotting association la an incorporat-
! ed company although I am not certain
whether they are members or stock
holders or Just how they are fNed but
these matters viii have TO be con-
sidered thoroughly to see how the
I amalgamation could be made for the
best interests OF all concerned.
| TT would be six years before either
/ association could be eliminated en-
| tirely. Their corporate existence would
have to be kept UP for that period al
/ though one would not be active as
/ suspensions run for that period.
Either association. however. II the
! amalSamatiol is made could be Kept
/ in use although not active. ! see that
! a number of you have expressed your
! self In favor of amalgamation and |
! think il is due to us to make an honest
| effort toward that end. II it meets
| with your pleasure, ] would he pleas
/ ed to have the authority to appoint a
| committee to confer with like COM
| mittee from the other association so
| that we can meet and discuss propos-
ed plans of consolidation"
! It was moved by A. r. Sandles, sec
onded by G. A. Chapman, that a com
mittee of three be appointed, with the
president as chairman, and with the
power suggested by the president. Up
! on making the motion the president
I stated that this authority Is to confer
1 with the American Trotting associa-
ton. Said motion was carried and tho
president appointed f. W. Swisher. of
, Ohio, and DeForest Settle or New
+, York. as the other two members of
the committee.
/ On motion of w. J. Carter. seconded
| by T. M. Arrasmith, the matter Of the
Year book was referred to the board
of review at its May meeting. Car
ried
The president then stated: David
:, NJ Look, president of the American
Trotting Register association. advis-
ed me this morning that a resolution
was passed at their recent meeting
asking the cooperation OF the two as
fsociations in the registration OF horses
racing Under the present rules no
change could be made unless II was
by and with the consent of both as
sociations. am bringing this mat
ter UP and perhaps a committee--the
same committee that has the amalga-
nation matter on hand--could attend
to IT,"
On motion OF r, NJ striplin the mat
ter was referred TO the amalgamation
committee. Carried,
The following resolution was pres
ented by A. P. Sandies. seconded by
DeForest Settle. and carried
"whereas--Through the effort of w
III. Gocher and other representatives
of the National Trotting association
at Washington. D. c.. the 10 per cent
war tax on all agricultural fairs. or
ganized not for profit. was eliminated
in the senate AFTER having been passed
In the house OF representatives.
"Therefore-~Be II resolved that Mr.
Gocher and all who helped him in thu
good work done at Washington b.
commended for saving the state. dis.
trict and county agricultural fairs OF