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St. Louis, Dec, lo, 1901. 

 Mr. L. A. Goodman, Kansas City, Mo. : 



Dear Sir — It affords us great pleasure to learn that the Missouri 

 State Horticultural Society endorsed the work of the Audubon So- 

 ciety, and pledges its support. Heroic measures must be adopted to 

 have laws enacted that will positively prevent the extermination of 

 wild bird and animal life. Those opposed to it, milliners, game deal- 

 ers, market and plume hunters have been successful so far, by the use 

 of money to prevent effective bird legislation. Enclosed please find 

 membership card. Accept our sincere thanks for your active interest 



in our cause. Yours to command, 



AUGUST REESE, 



Secretary. 



COMMITTEE ON FINAL RESOLUTIONS. 



To the Officers and Members of the Society : 



Your Committee on Final Resolutions would report as follows: 

 The Missouri State Horticultural Societ}^, in session at St. Joseph, 

 express their hearty thanks to the people of the city for the cordial 

 welcome tendered them through their mayor, ^Mr. John Combs ; to the 

 young ladies and gentlemen of the city and vicinity for the literary and 

 musical numbers so much enjoyed by us ; to the visiting members of 

 other State Societies for their presence, and very helpful part they 

 have taken in our program; to the St. Joseph Horticultural and Agri- 

 cultural Society for decorations and elaborate furnishings of this 

 spacious hall which have tended so much to our comfoft and pleasure 

 and to the newspapers of the State at large for the interest taken 

 in our society, and to the papers of the city, iii particular, for the gen- 

 erous notices of the daily meetings of the present session; to each and 

 all of the railroads of the State that so readily granted a fare and 

 a third for the round trip, and assure them that we patiently await 

 the time when their increased interest in fruit-growing along their 

 lines will induce them to as readily grant one fare for the round trip 



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from every station in the State; when they shall realize, as we do, 

 tliat a more general planting of fruit trees throughout the State Avill 

 conduce to a greater consequent improvement in the condition of the 

 farmers, and this in turn add much to the business of the roads them- 

 selves, 



G. W. HOPKINS. 



J. M. IRVINE, 

 C. H. DUTCHER, 



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