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with the machinery manufacturers, and perhaps it is proper to
appoint that committee now. That Committee has been appointed.
I will name the Auditing' Committee: Mr. Mcllvaine. Mr.
Coventry and Mr. Scott.
The By-Laws require the President to appoint a Nominating
Committee on the first day of the session. I appoint on that Com­
mittee Mr. Charles Farquhar, of Boston; Mr. W. R. Colcord, of
St. Louis: Mr. E. R. Churchill, of New York; Mr. George H.
Morris, of Cincinnati: Mr. \Y. B. Yost, of Cleveland: Mr. O. P.
Meckel, of Pittsburg: and Mr. \Y. E. Shipley, of Philadelphia.
Is it worth while to commence discussion of re-sale prices
tonight ? I see quite a number of our members have withdrawn
already. We do not wish to consider it at this time if you are
not interested in it.

M r. M c Il y a i n b : f do not believe it well to start this tonight.

T believe there will be a great deal said on i t ; some of the mem­
bers arrived last night tired, and I believe it would not be proper
to start this tonight as it is now half past five.
On motion duly seconded an adjournment was taken until
ten o’clock tomorrow morning.

MORNING SESSIO N .

F ebruary 15t h , 1906.

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment of yesterday.
P resident S trong : The meeting will come to order. The
first thing in order of business this morning is consideration of
re-sale prices. I presume it is only necessary for somebodv to
start this question. Mr. Pattison, what do you know about it?

M r. P a t t is o n : I think we had better hear from Mr.
McIntosh on that.
Mr. M cI n t o s h : Mr. President, Mr. Fernlcv, at my request,
drew up a resolution adopted by the National Hardware Asso­
ciation two years ago, after long discussion, and it has been
referred to a committee to consider very care full v. I beg leave to
offer the same resolution here :