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country, and I think the newspapers should be requested to speak 

 of them as such. 



Mr. Williams, of Iowa — I indorse what Mr. Masters has said. 

 I think if you would examine his manner of exhibiting, you would 

 find it a great help. 



Mr. Peffer, of Wisconsin — Sometimes in our exhibitions I have 

 seen forty or fifty exhibitors. Our system is a good deal as has 

 been described, but we have them arranged into so many classes. 

 The name and number must be on every card, so the committee can 

 go through a great lot in one day. This gives satisfaction. 



On motion the Society adjourned. 



Fourth Day — Friday. 



Forenoon Session, January 25. 



President Earle called the Society to order at 9 o'clock. 



The President — I will announce the name of Oliver Gibbs, Jr., 

 of Minnesota, as an addition to the Forestry Committee. That 

 committee, I understand, is ready to make a report. As you know 

 the chairman, ex Gov. Morton, had to leave on account of ill health ; 

 but the committee has prepared a report and will now give it, Mr. 

 Gibbs acting as chairman. 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FORESTRY. 



Your committee, to whom was referred the portions of President Earle's address 

 relative to the forests at the headwaters of our rivers, the resolutions of the Hor- 

 ticultural Society of Kansas and Minnesota on the timber culture act, and the res- 

 olution of this Society regarding the subject of experimental stations and the im- 

 portation of trees planted from other countries, beg leave to report recommending 

 the adoption of the following resolutions: 



Resolved, That voicing the opinions and wishes of the people of the West, and 

 speaking in behalf of the interests of the whole country, this Society calls upon 

 the United States government to establish in the West experimental stations in 

 horticulture and forestry, and equip them with land enough and means enough to 

 work out the problem of adaptations of trees and plants to the climate and soils of 

 the Mississppi basin and the method of culture to make forestry and fruitgrowing 

 successful therein ; that, as a matter of detail, we believe a board of forestry and 

 horticulture should be created in the West to direct and control such a station ; 



