Excerpt from Report of Fifth Annual Meeting: Held at Ottawa, February 4th and 5th, 1909
The opening meeting of the Association was called to order at 2 p.m., February 4, 1909.At the request of Vice-President Gigault, who did not care to act as Chairman in the absence of the President before an English-speaking audience, Mr. Geo. H. Clark, Seed Commissioner, was elected to preside.
Mr. Clark. - I am sure I shall be expressing the sentiments of all who are here when I say we are exceedingly sorry that Dr. Robertson has not been able to be with us this afternoon. The first Vice-President, Prof. Zavitz, will also be unable to reach here until this evening. I now declare the annual meeting of the Association open for business. The first order of business on the program is the reading and disposal of the minutes of the last meeting. I am reminded by the Secretary that the minutes of the fourth annual convention have been printed and distributed to members throughout Canada.
Moved by Prof. Klinck, seconded by Mr. Campbell, that the minutes be taken as read. - Carried.
The Chairman. - The next order of business is the reading and disposal of communications. I am advised by the Secretary that there are no communications to present to the meeting except a number of expressions of regret from certain officers and members who found it impossible to attend.
We will now have the report of the Board of Directors of this Association.
Report Of The Board Of Directors.
Presented by the Secretary.
Mr. President and Gentlemen, - Your Directors beg to report that the past Association year has been a successful and prosperous one. Not only has there been a gradual increase in the number of growers who have affiliated themselves with the Association, but there have been many evidences of the healthy effects which are being created by the application of those principles which are being so widely demonstrated throughout the country. Full details as to the exact standing of the Association will be given in the report of the Secretary-Treasurer.
A meeting of the Board was held this morning and the following recommendations prepared for presentation before this meeting:
1. That the annual meetings which are now held or which may be held in the various districts into which Canada has been divided and which heretofore have offered a medium through which subjects of vital interest to the grower might be discussed, be allowed to deal formally with any matters of business which may concern the members in the respective districts and that the place for the holding of these meetings be left to the discretion of the Executive Council.
2. That the Constitution be amended so that seed produced according to a system having for its basis the selection of individual plants as foundation stock may be given recognition by our Association. It was suggested further that this matter be dealt with later when the President and Prof. Zavitz will be present.
3. That application be made by the Association to the Department in the usual way for funds to enable it to carry on its work during the coming Association year.
4. That application be made to the Department to print the 5th annual report of the Association.
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