Show relt and agri tol society SHIPMENTS DISCUSSED what the society did for the farmers last year addresses there was a large gathering of farmers at the leatine of tha utah county fruit and agricultural society in the second ward meeting house this morning president W H belaey congratulate yd the on tho large attendance and stated that the board of directors had decided to hear tha report of the secretary and to have the game and also other minor matters discussed at the coining aioo the election of officers and other important matters would go over lilt the afternoon aea bion the of the secretary and treasurer for ahe year was read it showed that the society had seventy siz carloads of produce fruits and vegetables and had received therefore it had to the farm era from four to nine beats per on potatoes and as much in proportion on all other produce shipped by it the liabilities exceed the asset by 65 37 covert had received for bia years work on motion the report was adopted adopt od A letter waa read croaa 0 B ale y complimenting the society on the good work it had done in the past and encouraging cou raging it to cont iune its labors he abated that 40 per cent of produce and vegetables chipped over his road had come through the society the utter was placed on file in answer to mr prestige Mr Covert stated that an assessment had been levied on all shipments in order to pay the running of the society the not haing sum chent to meet the running expenses A great many members had some thine to say in regard to the question of assessments thos leonard stated that ol 01 the objects of the society was to eel for cash and do try to do away with store pay and that great evil and prosperity destroyer scrip in hie opinion it ought to be made illegal to insua scrip the society had compelled certain merchants to pay half cash where they had bere tetora paid all scrip mr leonard stated that the rumor to the effect that the society was about to dias olvo was without foundation it bad just begun to feel its strength president WH Kelsey said some men had paid their assessments and had not received a cent of benefit they did not complain because they knew that the society waa a benefit to the county and was organized organ izad to perfect a system of abat would result in better prices both at home and abroad mr had cheerfully paid his and was ready to pay four times that amount at adv time if nee sary conrad spoke for harmony in the society and for the raisins of a common variety of fruits and produce mr johnann thought the society ought to raise bouey by getting com miggion on thip meata mr miller eaid be had done no ahsop ing but bad paid bis assessments assess menta ho thanked the prove press for giving so much attention to aba society on be half of the board of directors mr boyer waa a he believed in the organization be cause of the benefits that would to the members the society was a sort of infant mutual benefit association and all farberg in utah county and especially ia provo ought to ba mem bers on motion of mr covert a toto of thanks was tendered the president and board mr patten after several unsuccessful attempts at last got the and stated thai the shippers should pay all expenses after a few encouraging by president kelbey the meeting adjourned till this afternoon at which time the election of officers will take place and the society will try tc decide on a common variety of potatoes for export |