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relations of life the soul of honor. In tiie death of such men in the maturity 

 of their powers society suffers a great loss. We who knew him well will 

 never know a better man. 



The death of Colonel Mar^*hall P. Wilder, the venerable president of the 

 American Pomological Society, although not unexpected— for he was eighty- 

 eight years old— yet cast a certain sorrow over the entire horticultural 

 world. For half a century he had been at the head of American pomology. 

 His fame wa.s world-wide. Boston has been the home of many groat men, 

 but she had few citizens of such .stiitely presence as our noble friend. Presi- 

 dent Wilder had a kingly aspect and bearing, but he had a queenly heart, 

 as gentle and true as your own mother's. None knew him but to admire 

 him and to love him. He lived out a great and well-rounded life here, and 

 he has gone forward to those happy uplands where frosts wither not nor 

 blights destroy the immortal fruitage on the heavenly hills. 



DISCUSSION ON THE ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT EARLE. 



Mr. Johnson, cf Indiana — I move to refer the address of Pres- 

 ident Earle to a conimittec, witli in.structions to report upon .some of 

 its special features. Motion carried. 



The committee was made to consist of Mr. Johnson of Indiana, 

 Mr. Ohmer of Ohio, and Treasurer Evans of Missouri. 



Mr. Smith, of Wisconsin — I wish to give my heartiest indorse- 

 ment to what our President has said about packing and shipping. 

 I have had a great deal of experience in j)a('king and shipping both 

 fruit and vegetables, and though I have been in competition with 

 Chicago, where they can and do sell cheaper than I can, yet 1 have 

 held my own and built up a trade because I have always been very 

 careful what I packed and how I ])ack('d it. If I sent any fruit 

 which was not fully up to the standard I always j)acked sucii fruit 

 l)y itself and sold it as low grade, instructing the commi.ssion mer- 

 chants at the .same time to .sell it for what they coidd get and to 

 pay me whatever they thought it was worth. 1 have found this 

 .system to work well, and I have by this moans built up and kept 

 my trade. 



Mr. A'jvtnc//, of California — 1 rogrot th;it the J'rosidont has given 

 the weight of his name against technical and industrial .schools. 

 No doubt where he comes from tlicre may bo too mucii industrial 

 in proportion to literary and cla.ssic training, but in tiiis state it is 

 the reverse. \\'o have just commenced our industrial odiication 



