MR. C. A. REED: You are right about that. But I would like to go on record in opposition to this movement. When pecans are recorded in the standard works the names stay. The rule is generally accepted that where the names have once been recorded no other name can be permitted. It is easy enough for us to vote to change a name but not so easy to change it in actual practice. How many of us will know these pecans that Prof. Smith has mentioned by any other names than those that have already been accepted. Suppose we do rename them, we shall have to explain that they are the old pecans under the new names.
MR. MCCOY: We remember well when we changed the name of the Green River. We decided that among ourselves here. The Posey pecan used to be the Grayville and you know when we changed it. I call it the Grayville yet because I got used to that. You changed it to Posey thinking it was from Posey County but it really is from Gibson County. I have no doubt many of these men here call it the Grayville, and then lots of men that hear me call it the Grayville ask me what I mean as they don't recognize it under the old name. I am in favor of changing these names. I named some of them and you know it, but I didn't always name them right and you have changed them here. Can't we do it again if it will sell them?
THE SECRETARY: What is the motion exactly?
THE PRESIDENT: As I understood it was to appoint a special committee to take up the matter, and consider changing these names.
THE SECRETARY: Why should we do that when we have already a committee on nomenclature? What is the use of a special committee?
MR. POTTER: The special committee will report quicker.
THE PRESIDENT: If it belongs to the committee on nomenclature to consider the matter it will be best to do it now, immediately. If the names are to be changed they ought not go another year, and if not to be changed it ought to be known. The chair will be glad to entertain a motion that the committee report tomorrow on it.
MR. POTTER: I make a motion that the matter be referred to the committee on nomenclature and that they be ordered to report tomorrow.
C. A. REED: I am the chairman of that committee and I could not report tomorrow so I will ask that if it is to be taken up by committee that a special committee be appointed.