10 STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Dated at the office of the secretary in Farmington, this 21st 

 day of September, 1903. 



(Signed) D. H. KNOWLTON, Secretary. 



Z. A. GILBERT, President. 



This communication was acknowledged by the secretary of 

 the commission, who had more or less correspondence with Pres- 

 ident Gilbert. The commission was invited to attend our annual 

 meeting and was represented there by the secretary. The action 

 of our society at this meeting seemed to eliminate this society 

 from any participation in the preparation for an exhibition at 

 so late a day. So far as the secretary knows the commission 

 made no further recognition of our communication. The com- 

 mission we learn, realizing that the fruit industry of the State 

 is of vast importance, have arranged to install an exhibition of 

 fruit, and the secretary can only say that so far as Maine fruit 

 is shown at St. Louis, the Pomological Society will not appear 

 as its representative. At the same time Maine fruit growers are 

 entitled to a good representation at St. Louis, and the secretary 

 is informed that it is the intention of the commission to install 

 and maintain a display of fruit that will go far in showing the 

 world of consumers that the land of the best apples is down in 

 Maine. 



The following letter from I\Ir. F. \\'. Taylor, Chief, Depart- 

 ment of Horticulture, under date of November 6th, was pre- 

 sented at the annual meeting. 



Mr. D. H. Knowlton, Secretary, Maine Pomological Society, 

 Auburn, Me.: 



Dear Sir : — I sincerely wish that it were possible for me to be 

 present and have the pleasure of meeting yourself and your 

 members and that I might see the fine exhibit which I am sure 

 you are making. I especially hope that you will have up for 

 proper decision the question of the help which your society is to 

 give in the participation of Maine in this exposition. 



Please convey to the society my compliments and best wishes 

 and express to them from me the hope that I may have the pleas- 

 ure of meeting them individually at this exposition. 



Very truly yours, 



F. W. TAYLOR, 

 Chief, Department Horticulture. 



