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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 Excerpt:...too fast on this. I advocated it at one time. Conditions are changing all the time, and I do not believe to-day that I really am clear as to whether we want to consolidate or not. I think possibly it is going to be the right thing, but let us take time to consider it. I see no harm in accepting the committee's report and letting it lie on the table for another year. I so move. Mr. Schroyer: Mr. President, if the remarks of Mr. Brazier are put in the shape of a motion, that it be laid on the table for another year, I should be glad to second that motion. Mr. Brazier: I did so move. Mr. Schroyer: And, in explanation of my seconding that motion, as an approval of the same, I want to say to you that it occurs to me right here that if this consolidation is effected and the attendance of these meetings is increased to the extent that it necessarily will be by that consolidation, that you will have a difficult time finding a place to meet. That is one of the thoughts that come to me. This room is now filled and has been filled at every session of this Association. Suppose there were three or four hundred more members here, while it may be true that we could get a room big enough to meet in, what are you going to do about hotels? I think we will overreach ourselves. Another thing, what are you going to do about attending these meetings--two long sessions a day, for four or five days of the week, and have these manufacturers come here with their exhibits and display the modern machinery, improvements on the old, modern appliances of all kinds, and which affords us the very best place in the world that we can go to, to see these appliances combined in such a way that we can get beneficial knowledge of those improvements in so short a time as we can right here--if you...