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Poor fruit may for a time, through some deceit, bring good prices, but 

 such will uot continue. 



Mr. Haight: It takes years to baild up a reputation. I got low prices 

 when Mr. Stanhope got high ones for no better fruit; but it was my first 

 season and Mr. Stanhope had been long known on the market. Time 

 remedied this however. 



Thos. Wilde confirmed these views from his own experience. He had 

 known dishonest practices to drive men out of the market and out of fruit- 

 growing. 



Jas. F. Taylor: One can build up a reputation quickly or slowly, 

 according as he proceeds. Paste a guarantee label upon each package and 

 your good standing is soon established. You will, on this account, pres- 

 ently receive letters asking for direct shipments. '.'. 



THE RESOLUTIONS. 



The report of the committee on resolutions was submitted and adopted: 



It was with great pleasure that we anticipated a meeting of the State Horticultural 

 society with the peoi^le of Oceana county. We had heard of their fame as fruitgrowers, 

 and wished to see their faces and shake their hands. Now we have had this pleasure, 

 and are glad to extend to this people our grateful acknowledgement of their successful 

 beginning in the fruit production of Michigan. And to the people of Hart we are glad 

 to express our high appreciation of their good-will as extended to us through their gen- 

 erous entertainment at their homes, and also through their efficient committee of 

 arrangements which met delegates at the depot and have anticipated every want and 

 every work that could increase the interest of this meeting and insure its success. 



J. F. Taylor, 



Thomas Wilde. 



A TIME OF PEACE AND GOOD WILL. 



Upon motion of Mr. Peid, the society extended its condolence to Mr. 

 Allen of Goderich, whose attendance was prevented by serious illness of 

 his brother. 



Mr. Pearsall made remarks congratulatory upon the great success of the 

 meeting and' urging all to put thoroughly into practice what had been 

 learned, otherwise the object of the meeting would not be attained. 



Mr. Burnett expressed the greatest satisfaction with his experience at 

 the meeting, highly complimented the society, and especially its venerated 

 president; spoke of the duty Oceana owes to^the state society in return for 

 benefits here received, and cordially thanked the people of Hart for the 

 generous entertainment he had received. 



With the heartiest feelings of good will, the society closed one of its 

 most successful and valuable meetings. 



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PRESIDENT LYON CORRECTS FALSE IMPRESSIONS. 



South Haven, Dec. 27, 1889. 



To the Editor of the Allegan Gazette. 



In your report of the State Horticultural society's annual meeting, in 

 your issue of December 21, it is stated: 



"President Lyon made some disparaging remarks concerning the quality of the 

 Lewis [peach], whereupon said 



