ANNUAL AIEETING MAINE SEED IMPROVEMENT 



ASSOCIATION. 



W'atervilli:,, Maini:, November 21, 22, 23, 191 1. 



Tuesday Evening, City Hai,l, 7.30 o'clock. 



The opening meeting of the Maine Seed Improvement Asso- 

 ciation was cahed to order at 7.30 o'clock by Mr. E. C. Ward- 

 well, President of the Waterville Board of Trade, who in-tro- 

 duced Hon. Frank Redington, to speak the words of welcome 

 on the part of the city. Mr. Redington spoke enthusiastically 

 of Waterville's beauty, its progressiveness, and its advantages 

 as a convention city, and extended a very gracious and cordial 

 welcome to the Association as an organization, and to its mem- 

 bers as individuals. "You represent the people who produce 

 the food su])ply of the world ; we who are exchangers are of 

 small account compared with those who are producers. We 

 need Associations that grow things. If man is to progress he 

 must associate with other men and learn from them. He who 

 knows a thing and keeps it to himself is of no more benefit to 

 the world than he who knows nothing. Specialization seems to 

 be the thing toward which everything tends. Farmers generally 

 have generalized too much. It seems to me that farmers go into 

 farming on too small a scale. This plan is not in accord with 

 methods followed by business men. Co-operation has come to 

 stay ; we have it in almost all branches but we do not want 

 monopoly. Monopolies are good for those who monopolize but 

 may not be good for anyone else. Monopoly must be looked 

 after sharply. It is your duty to attend your meetings, extend 

 your support, and help th ^ State to keep in the front rank of 

 producers. Your Association is welcome, thrice welcome." 



The response to the address of welcome was given by Hon. 

 W. G. Hunton, President of the Association, who very appro- 

 priately referred to the fact that less than two years ago, on 



